2“Listenשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085carefullyשָׁ֭מוֹעַSha.mo.a'H8085to my speechמִלָּתִ֑יmi.la.TiH4405,And let thisH2088be your way ofconsolationתַּנְח֥וּמֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃tan.Chu.mo.tei.KhemH8575.
3Bearשָׂ֭אוּנִיSa.'u.niH5375with me that I may speakאֲדַבֵּ֑ר'a.da.BerH1696;Then afterוְאַחַ֖רve.'a.CharH310I have spokenדַּבְּרִ֣יda.be.RiH1696, you maymockתַלְעִֽיג׃tal.'IgH3932.
4As for me, ismy complaintשִׂיחִ֑יsi.ChiH7879to manלְאָדָ֣םle.'a.DamH120? Andwhyמַ֝דּ֗וּעַma.Du.a'H4069shouldI not be impatientתִקְצַ֥רtik.TzarH7114?
5Lookפְּנוּ־pe.nu-H6437at me, and be astonishedוְהָשַׁ֑מּוּve.ha.Sha.muH8074, Andputוְשִׂ֖ימוּve.Si.muH7760yourhandיָ֣דyadH3027overעַל־'al-H5921yourmouthפֶּֽה׃PehH6310.
6Even whenוְאִם־ve.'im-H518I rememberזָכַ֥רְתִּיza.Khar.tiH2142,I am disturbedוְנִבְהָ֑לְתִּיve.niv.Hal.tiH926, Andhorrorפַּלָּצֽוּת׃pa.la.TzutH6427takesH270holdוְאָחַ֥זve.'a.ChazH270of my fleshבְּ֝שָׂרִ֗יbe.sa.RiH1320.
7Whyמַדּ֣וּעַma.Du.a'H4069do the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563stillliveיִחְי֑וּyich.YuH2421,Continueעָ֝תְק֗וּ'a.te.KuH6275on, alsoגַּם־gam-H1571becomeגָּ֥בְרוּGa.ve.ruH1396veryH2428powerfulH2428?
8Theirdescendantsזַרְעָ֤םzar.'AmH2233are establishedנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559with them in their sightלִפְנֵיהֶ֣םlif.nei.HemH6440,And their offspringוְ֝צֶאֱצָאֵיהֶ֗םve.tze.'e.tza.'ei.HemH6631before their eyesלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.HemH5869,
9Their housesבָּתֵּיהֶ֣םba.tei.HemH1004are safeשָׁל֣וֹםsha.LomH7965from fearמִפָּ֑חַדmi.Pa.chadH6343,And the rodשֵׁ֖בֶטShe.vetH7626of Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433is not on them.
10His oxשׁוֹר֣וֹsho.RoH7794matesעִ֭בַּר'I.barH5674withoutH3808failיַגְעִ֑לyag.'IlH1602;His cowפָּ֝רָת֗וֹpa.ra.ToH6510calvesתְּפַלֵּ֥טte.fa.LetH6403and does not abortתְשַׁכֵּֽל׃te.sha.KelH7921.
11They sendיְשַׁלְּח֣וּye.sha.le.ChuH7971forth their littleH5759onesH5759like the flockכַ֭צֹּאןKha.tzonH6629,And their childrenוְ֝יַלְדֵיהֶ֗םve.yal.dei.HemH3206skipH7540aboutH7540.
12Theysingיִ֭שְׂאוּYis.'uH5375to the timbrelכְּתֹ֣ףke.TofH8596and harpוְכִנּ֑וֹרve.khi.NorH3658And rejoiceוְ֝יִשְׂמְח֗וּve.yis.me.ChuH8055at the soundלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of the fluteעוּגָֽב׃'u.GavH5748.
14They sayוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to Godלָ֭אֵלLa.'elH410, ‘Departס֣וּרsurH5493from us!We do not even desireחָפָֽצְנוּ׃cha.Fa.tze.nuH2654the knowledgeוְדַ֥עַתve.Da.'atH1847of Your waysדְּ֝רָכֶ֗יךָde.ra.Khei.khaH1870.
15Whoמַה־mah-H4100isthe Almightyשַׁדַּ֥יsha.DaiH7706,that we should serveנַֽעַבְדֶ֑נּוּna.'av.De.nuH5647Him, Andwhatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100would we gainנּ֝וֹעִ֗ילno.'IlH3276ifH3588we entreatנִפְגַּע־nif.ga'-H6293Him?’
16Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005,their prosperityטוּבָ֑םtu.VamH2898is not in their handבְיָדָ֣םve.ya.DamH3027; Thecounselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098of the wickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563is farרָ֣חֲקָהRa.cha.kahH7368from me.
17“HowH4100oftenH4100isthe lampנֵר־ner-H5216of the wickedרְשָׁ֘עִ֤יםre.Sha.'ImH7563putיִדְעָ֗ךְyid.'AkhH1846out, Or does theircalamityאֵידָ֑ם'ei.DamH343fallוְיָבֹ֣אve.ya.Vo'H935on them? DoesGod apportionיְחַלֵּ֥קye.cha.LekH2505destructionחֲ֝בָלִ֗יםcha.va.LimH2256in His angerבְּאַפּֽוֹ׃be.'a.PoH639?
18Are they asstrawכְּתֶ֥בֶןke.Te.venH8401beforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440the windר֑וּחַRu.achH7307, And likechaffוּ֝כְמֹ֗ץu.khe.MotzH4671which the stormסוּפָֽה׃su.FahH5492carriesH1589awayH1589?
19You say, ‘Godאֱל֗וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433storesH6845awayH6845a man’s iniquityאוֹנ֑וֹ'o.NoH205for his sonsלְבָנָ֥יוle.va.NavH1121.’ LetGod repayיְשַׁלֵּ֖םye.sha.LemH7999him so that he may knowוְיֵדָֽע׃ve.ye.Da'H3045it.
20Let hisown eyesעֵינָ֣יוei.novH5869seeיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200his decayכִּיד֑וֹki.DoH3589, And let himdrinkיִשְׁתֶּֽה׃yish.TehH8354of the wrathוּמֵחֲמַ֖תu.me.cha.MatH2534ofthe Almightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706.
21For whatמַה־mah-H4100does he careחֶפְצ֣וֹchef.TzoH2656for his householdבְּבֵית֣וֹbe.vei.ToH1004afterאַחֲרָ֑יו'a.cha.RavH310him,When the numberוּמִסְפַּ֖רu.mis.ParH4557of his monthsחֳדָשָׁ֣יוcho.da.ShavH2320is cutH2686offH2686?
22Can anyoneteachיְלַמֶּד־ye.la.med-H3925Godהַלְאֵ֥לhal.'ElH410knowledgeדָּ֑עַתDa.'atH1847, In that Hejudgesיִשְׁפּֽוֹט׃yish.PotH8199those on highרָמִ֥יםra.MimH7311?
23Oneזֶ֗הZehH2088diesיָ֭מוּתYa.mutH4191in his fullתֻּמּ֑וֹtu.MoH8537strengthבְּעֶ֣צֶםbe.'E.tzemH6106,Being whollyכֻּ֝לּ֗וֹku.LoH3605at easeH7600andsatisfiedוְשָׁלֵֽיו׃ve.sha.LeivH7961;
24Hissidesעֲ֭טִינָיו'A.ti.navH5845are filledמָלְא֣וּmal.'UH4390out with fatH2459, And themarrowוּמֹ֖חַu.Mo.achH4221of his bonesעַצְמוֹתָ֣יוatz.mo.TavH6106is moistיְשֻׁקֶּֽה׃ye.shu.KehH8248,
25While anotherוְזֶ֗הve.ZehH2088diesיָ֭מוּתYa.mutH4191with a bitterמָרָ֑הma.RahH4751soulבְּנֶ֣פֶשׁbe.Ne.feshH5315,Neverוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808eventastingאָ֝כַ֗ל'a.KhalH398anythinggoodH2899.
26Togetherיַ֭חַדYa.chadH3162theylieיִשְׁכָּ֑בוּyish.Ka.vuH7901downH7901in the dustעָפָ֣ר'a.FarH6083, Andwormsוְ֝רִמָּ֗הve.ri.MahH7415coverתְּכַסֶּ֥הte.kha.SehH3680them.
27“Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005,I knowיָ֭דַעְתִּיYa.da'.tiH3045your thoughtsמַחְשְׁבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םmach.she.vo.tei.KhemH4284,And the plansוּ֝מְזִמּ֗וֹתu.me.zi.MotH4209by which you would wrongתַּחְמֹֽסוּ׃tach.Mo.suH2554me.
28For you sayתֹֽאמְר֗וּto.me.RuH559, ‘Whereאַיֵּ֥ה'ai.YehH346is the houseבֵית־veit-H1004ofthe noblemanנָדִ֑יבna.DivH5081,And whereוְ֝אַיֵּ֗הve.'ai.YehH346is thetentאֹ֤הֶל׀'O.helH168,the dwellingמִשְׁכְּנ֬וֹתmish.ke.NotH4908placesH4908of the wickedרְשָׁעִֽים׃re.sha.'ImH7563?’
29Have you not askedשְׁ֭אֶלְתֶּםShe.'el.temH7592wayfaringע֣וֹבְרֵיov.reiH5674men,And do you not recognizeתְנַכֵּֽרוּ׃te.na.Ke.ruH5234theirwitnessוְ֝אֹתֹתָ֗םve.'o.to.TamH226?
30For thewickedרָ֑עRa'H7451is reservedיֵחָ֣שֶׂךְye.Cha.sekhH2820for the dayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117of calamityאֵ֭יד'eidH343;They will be ledH2986forthH2986atthe dayלְי֖וֹםle.YomH3117of furyעֲבָר֣וֹתa.va.RotH5678.
31Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310willconfrontיַגִּ֣יד עַל־ פָּנָ֣יוya.Gid 'al- pa.NavH5046H5921H6440him with his actionsדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870,And whoמִ֣יmiH4310will repayיְשַׁלֶּם־ye.sha.lem-H7999him for what he has doneעָ֝שָׂ֗ה'a.SahH6213?
32While he is carriedיוּבָ֑לyu.ValH2986to the graveלִקְבָר֣וֹתlik.va.RotH6913, Menwill keepיִשְׁקֽוֹד׃yish.KodH8245watchH8245overוְֽעַל־ve.'al-H5921histombגָּדִ֥ישׁga.DishH1430.
33Theclodsרִגְבֵ֫יrig.VeiH7263of the valleyנָ֥חַלNa.chalH5158willgentlyH4985coverH4985him; Moreover,allכָּל־kol-H3605menאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120willfollowיִמְשׁ֑וֹךְyim.ShokhH4900afterוְ֭אַחֲרָיוVe.'a.cha.ravH310him,While countlessאֵ֣ין מִסְפָּֽר׃'ein mis.ParH369H4557ones gobeforeוּ֝לְפָנָ֗יוu.le.fa.NavH6440him.
34Howוְ֭אֵיךְVe.'eikhH349then will you vainlyהָ֑בֶלHa.velH1892comfortתְּנַחֲמ֣וּנִיte.na.cha.Mu.niH5162me,For your answersוּ֝תְשֽׁוּבֹתֵיכֶ֗םu.te.shu.vo.tei.KhemH8666remainנִשְׁאַר־nish.'ar-H7604full offalsehoodמָֽעַל׃ סMa.'alH4604?”
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