1“Whyמַדּ֗וּעַma.Du.a'H4069aretimesעִתִּ֑ים'i.TimH6256not storedנִצְפְּנ֣וּnitz.pe.NuH6845up by the Almightyמִ֭שַּׁדַּיMi.sha.daiH7706,And why do those who knowוְ֝יֹדְעָ֗יוve.yo.de.'ovH3045Him not seeחָ֥זוּCha.zuH2372His daysיָמָֽיו׃ya.MavH3117?
3They driveיִנְהָ֑גוּyin.Ha.guH5090awayH5090the donkeysחֲמ֣וֹרcha.MorH2543of theorphansיְתוֹמִ֣יםye.to.MimH3490;They takeיַ֝חְבְּל֗וּyach.be.LuH2254thewidow’sאַלְמָנָֽה׃'al.ma.NahH490oxשׁ֣וֹרShorH7794for a pledgeH2254.
4They pushH5186the needyאֶבְיוֹנִ֣ים'ev.yo.NimH34asideיַטּ֣וּya.TuH5186from the roadמִדָּ֑רֶךְmi.Da.rekhH1870; ThepoorH6041of the landאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776are made to hideחֻ֝בְּא֗וּchu.be.'UH2244themselves altogetherיַ֥חַדYa.chadH3162.
5Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005, aswildפְּרָאִ֨ים׀pe.ra.'ImH6501donkeysH6501in the wildernessבַּֽמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057Theygoיָצְא֣וּya.tze.'UH3318forthH3318seekingמְשַׁחֲרֵ֣יme.sha.cha.ReiH7836foodלַטָּ֑רֶףla.Ta.refH2964in their activityבְּ֭פָעֳלָםBe.fo.'o.lomH6467, Asbreadלֶ֝֗חֶםLe.chemH3899for theirchildrenלַנְּעָרִֽים׃la.ne.'a.RimH5288in the desertעֲרָבָ֥ה'a.ra.VahH6160.
6They harvestיִקְצ֑וֹרוּyak.tzi.ruH7114their fodderבְּלִיל֣וֹbe.li.LoH1098in the fieldבַּ֭שָּׂדֶהBa.sa.dehH7704And gleanיְלַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃ye.la.Ke.shuH3953the vineyardוְכֶ֖רֶםve.Khe.remH3754of the wickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563.
7They spendיָ֭לִינוּYa.li.nuH3885the nightH3885nakedעָר֣וֹםa.RomH6174,withoutמִבְּלִ֣יmi.be.LiH1097clothingלְב֑וּשׁle.VushH3830,And haveH369noH369coveringכְּ֝ס֗וּתke.SutH3682against the coldבַּקָּרָֽה׃ba.ka.RahH7135.
8They are wetיִרְטָ֑בוּyir.Ta.vuH7372with the mountainהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022rainsמִזֶּ֣רֶםmi.Ze.remH2230And hugחִבְּקוּ־chi.be.ku-H2263the rockצֽוּר׃TzurH6697for wantוּֽמִבְּלִ֥יu.mi.be.LiH1097of a shelterמַ֝חְסֶ֗הmach.SehH4268.
9Others snatchיִ֭גְזְלוּYig.ze.luH1497theorphanיָת֑וֹםya.TomH3490from the breastמִשֹּׁ֣דmi.ShodH7699,And againstוְֽעַל־ve.'al-H5921the poorעָנִ֥י'a.NiH6041they takeיַחְבֹּֽלוּ׃yach.Bo.luH2254a pledgeH2254.
10They cause the poorto goהִ֭לְּכוּHi.le.khuH1980about nakedעָר֣וֹםa.RomH6174withoutבְּלִ֣יbe.LiH1097clothingלְב֑וּשׁle.VushH3830,And they takeH5375awayH5375the sheavesעֹֽמֶר׃'O.merH6016from the hungryוּ֝רְעֵבִ֗יםu.re.'e.VimH7457.
12From the cityמֵ֘עִ֤ירme.'IrH5892menמְתִ֨ים׀me.TimH4962groanיִנְאָ֗קוּyin.'A.kuH5008,And the soulsוְנֶֽפֶשׁ־ve.ne.fesh-H5315of the woundedחֲלָלִ֥יםcha.la.LimH2491cryתְּשַׁוֵּ֑עַte.sha.Ve.a'H7768out;Yet Godוֶ֝אֱל֗וֹהַּve.'e.Lo.ahH433does not payH7760attentionH7760to follyתִּפְלָֽה׃tif.LahH8604.
13“Othersהֵ֤מָּה׀He.mahH1992have beenהָיוּ֮ha.YuH1961with those who rebelבְּֽמֹרְדֵ֫י־be.mo.re.Dei-H4775against the lightא֥וֹר'orH216;They do not want to knowהִכִּ֥ירוּhi.Ki.ruH5234its waysדְרָכָ֑יוde.ra.KhavH1870NorH3808abideיָ֝שְׁב֗וּya.she.VuH3427in its pathsבִּנְתִיבֹתָֽיו׃bin.ti.vo.TavH5410.
14The murdererרוֹצֵ֗חַro.Tze.achH7523arisesיָ֘ק֤וּםya.KumH6965at dawnלָא֡וֹרla.'orH216; Hekillsיִֽקְטָל־yik.tol-H6991the poorעָנִ֥י'a.NiH6041and the needyוְאֶבְי֑וֹןve.'ev.YonH34,And at nightוּ֝בַלַּ֗יְלָהu.va.Lay.lahH3915he is as a thiefכַגַּנָּֽב׃kha.ga.NavH1590.
15The eyeוְעֵ֤יןve.'EinH5869of theadultererנֹאֵ֨ף׀no.'EfH5003waitsשָׁ֤מְרָֽהSha.me.rahH8104for the twilightנֶ֣שֶׁףNe.shefH5399,Sayingלֵ֭אמֹרLe.morH559, ‘Noלֹא־lo'-H3808eyeעָ֑יִן'A.yinH5869will seeתְשׁוּרֵ֣נִיte.shu.Re.niH7789me.’ And hedisguisesוְסֵ֖תֶר יָשִֽׂים׃ve.Se.ter ya.SimH7760H5643his faceפָּנִ֣יםpa.NimH6440.
16In the darkבַּחֹ֗שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822theydigחָתַ֥רcha.TarH2864into housesבָּ֫תִּ֥יםba.TimH1004, Theyshutחִתְּמוּ־chi.te.mu-H2856themselves up by dayיוֹמָ֥םyo.MamH3119;They do not knowיָ֥דְעוּYa.de.'uH3045the lightאֽוֹר׃'orH216.
17For the morningבֹּ֣קֶרBo.kerH1242is the sameH3164to him as thickH6757darknessצַלְמָ֑וֶתtzal.Ma.vetH6757,For he is familiarיַ֝כִּ֗ירya.KirH5234with theterrorsבַּלְה֥וֹתbal.HotH1091of thickH6757darknessצַלְמָֽוֶת׃tzal.Ma.vetH6757.
18“They areinsignificantקַֽל־kal-H7031on the surfaceפְּנֵי־pe.nei-H6440of the waterמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325;Their portionחֶלְקָתָ֣םchel.ka.TamH2513iscursedתְּקֻלַּ֣לte.ku.LalH7043on the earthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776.They do not turnיִ֝פְנֶהYif.nehH6437towardדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870thevineyardsכְּרָמִֽים׃ke.ra.MimH3754.
19Droughtצִיָּ֤הtzi.YahH6723and heatחֹ֗םChomH2527consumeיִגְזְל֥וּyig.ze.LuH1497the snowשֶׁ֗לֶגShe.legH7950watersמֵֽימֵי־mei.mei-H4325, So doesSheolשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585those whohave sinnedחָטָֽאוּ׃cha.Ta.'uH2398.
20Amotherרֶ֨חֶם׀Re.chemH7358will forgetיִשְׁכָּ֘חֵ֤הוּyish.Ka.Che.huH7911him; Thewormרִמָּ֗הri.MahH7415feedsH4985sweetlyH4985till he isnoלֹֽא־lo'-H3808longerע֥וֹדodH5750rememberedיִזָּכֵ֑רyi.za.KherH2142.And wickednessH5767will be brokenוַתִּשָּׁבֵ֖רva.ti.sha.VerH7665like a treeכָּעֵ֣ץka.'EtzH6086.
22But He dragsוּמָשַׁ֣ךְu.ma.ShakhH4900off the valiantאַבִּירִ֣ים'a.bi.RimH47byHis powerבְּכֹח֑וֹbe.kho.ChoH3581;He risesיָ֝ק֗וּםya.KumH6965, butnoוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808one hasH539assuranceH539of lifeH2425.
23He providesיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414themwith securityלָ֭בֶטַחLa.ve.tachH983,and they are supportedוְיִשָּׁעֵ֑ןve.yi.sha.'EnH8172; And Hiseyesוְ֝עֵינֵ֗יהוּve.'ei.Nei.huH5869are on their waysדַּרְכֵיהֶֽם׃dar.khei.HemH1870.
24They are exaltedר֤וֹמּוּRo.muH7426alittleמְּעַ֨ט׀me.'AtH4592whileH4592,then they are goneוְֽאֵינֶ֗נּוּve.'ei.Ne.nuH369; Moreover, they arebroughtH4355lowH4355and like everythingכַּכֹּ֥לka.KolH3605gatheredיִקָּפְצ֑וּןyi.ka.fe.TzunH7092up;Even like the headsוּכְרֹ֖אשׁu.khe.RoshH7218of grainשִׁבֹּ֣לֶתshi.Bo.letH7641they are cutH4448offH4448.
25Now ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518it is not soאֵ֭פוֹ'e.foH645,whoמִ֣יmiH4310can proveH3576me a liarיַכְזִיבֵ֑נִיyakh.zi.Ve.niH3576,And makeוְיָשֵׂ֥םve.ya.SemH7760my speechמִלָּתִֽי׃ סmi.la.TiH4405worthlessלְ֝אַ֗לle.'AlH408?”
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