1“But nowוְעַתָּ֤ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258thoseH6810youngerצְעִירִ֥יםtze.'i.RimH6810thanמִמֶּ֗נִּיmi.Me.niH4480Imockשָֽׂחֲק֣וּsa.cha.KuH7832me,Whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834fathersאֲבוֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1I disdainedמָאַ֥סְתִּיma.'As.tiH3988to putלָ֝שִׁ֗יתla.ShitH7896with the dogsכַּלְבֵ֥יkal.VeiH3611of my flockצֹאנִֽי׃tzo.NiH6629.
2Indeedגַּם־gam-H1571,whatלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100good wasthe strengthכֹּ֣חַKo.achH3581of their handsיְ֭דֵיהֶםYe.dei.hemH3027to me?Vigorכָּֽלַח׃Ka.lachH3624had perishedאָ֣בַד'A.vadH6from them.
3From wantבְּחֶ֥סֶרbe.Che.serH2639and famineוּבְכָפָ֗ןu.ve.kha.FanH3720they are gauntגַּ֫לְמ֥וּדgal.MudH1565Who gnawהַֽעֹרְקִ֥יםha.'o.re.KimH6207the dryצִיָּ֑הtzi.YahH6723ground by nightאֶ֝֗מֶשׁ'E.meshH570in wasteH7724and desolationוּמְשֹׁאָֽה׃u.me.sho.'AhH4875,
4Who pluckהַקֹּטְפִ֣יםha.ko.te.FimH6998mallowמַלּ֣וּחַma.Lu.achH4408by the bushesשִׂ֑יחַSi.achH7880,And whose foodלַחְמָֽם׃lach.MamH3899is the rootוְשֹׁ֖רֶשׁve.Sho.reshH8328of the broomרְתָמִ֣יםre.ta.MimH7574shrubH7574.
5They are drivenיְגֹרָ֑שׁוּye.go.Ra.shuH1644from the communityגֵּ֥וgevH1460;They shoutיָרִ֥יעוּya.Ri.'uH7321againstעָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ'a.Lei.movH5921them as againsta thiefכַּגַּנָּֽב׃ka.ga.NavH1590,
6So that they dwellלִשְׁכֹּ֑ןlish.KonH7931in dreadfulבַּעֲר֣וּץba.'a.RutzH6178valleysנְחָלִ֣יםne.cha.LimH5158,In holesחֹרֵ֖יcho.ReiH2356of the earthעָפָ֣ר'a.FarH6083and of the rocksוְכֵפִֽים׃ve.khe.FimH3710.
7Amongבֵּין־bein-H996the bushesשִׂיחִ֥יםsi.ChimH7880theycryיִנְהָ֑קוּyin.Ha.kuH5101out;Underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478the nettlesחָר֣וּלcha.RulH2738they are gatheredH5596togetherH5596.
8Foolsבְּֽנֵי־ נָ֭בָלbe.nei- Na.volH1121H5036,evenגַּם־gam-H1571thoseבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121withoutבְלִי־ve.li-H1097a nameשֵׁ֑םShemH8034,They were scourgedנִ֝כְּא֗וּni.ke.'UH5217from the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
9“And nowוְ֭עַתָּהVe.'a.tahH6258I have becomeהָיִ֑יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961theirtauntנְגִינָתָ֣םne.gi.na.TamH5058,I have even becomeוָאֱהִ֖יva.'e.HiH1961abywordלְמִלָּֽה׃le.mi.LahH4405to them.
10They abhorתִּֽ֭עֲבוּנִיTi.'a.vu.niH8581me andstandH7368aloofH7368from me, And they do notrefrainחָ֥שְׂכוּCha.se.khuH2820fromspittingרֹֽק׃RokH7536at my faceוּ֝מִפָּנַ֗יu.mi.pa.NaiH6440.
11Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588He has loosedפִ֭תַּחFi.tachH6605Hisbowstringיִתְרִ֣יyit.riH3499andafflictedוַיְעַנֵּ֑נִיvay.'a.Ne.niH6031me,They have castH7971offH7971the bridleוְ֝רֶ֗סֶןve.Re.senH7448beforeמִפָּנַ֥יmi.pa.NaiH4480H6440me.
12On the rightיָמִין֮ya.MinH3225handH3225theirbroodפִּרְחַ֪חpir.ChachH6526arisesיָ֫ק֥וּמוּya.Ku.muH6965; Theythrustשִׁלֵּ֑חוּshi.Le.chuH7971aside my feetרַגְלַ֥יrag.LaiH7272and buildוַיָּסֹ֥לּוּvai.ya.So.luH5549up againstH5921me their waysאָרְח֥וֹת'a.re.ChotH734of destructionאֵידָֽם׃'ei.DamH343.
13Theybreakנָתְס֗וּna.te.SuH5420up my pathנְֽתִיבָ֫תִ֥יne.ti.Va.TiH5410,They profitיֹעִ֑ילוּyo.'I.luH3276from my destructionלְהַוָּתִ֥יle.ha.va.TiH1942;Noלֹ֖אlo'H3808one restrainsעֹזֵ֣ר'o.ZerH5826them.
15Terrorsבַּלָּ֫ה֥וֹתba.La.HotH1091are turnedהָהְפַּ֥ךְha.he.PakhH2015againstעָלַ֗י'a.LaiH5921me;They pursueתִּרְדֹּ֣ףtir.DofH7291myhonorנְדִבָתִ֑יne.di.va.TiH5082as the windכָּ֭רוּחַKa.Ru.achH7307, And myprosperityיְשֻׁעָתִֽי׃ye.shu.'a.TiH3444has passedH5674awayעָבְרָ֥ה'a.ve.RahH5674like a cloudוּ֝כְעָ֗בu.khe.'AvH5645.
17At nightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915it piercesנִקַּ֣רni.KarH5365my bonesעֲ֭צָמַי'A.tza.maiH6106withinמֵעָלָ֑יme.'a.LaiH4480H5921me,And my gnawingוְ֝עֹרְקַ֗יve.'o.re.KaiH6207painstakeH7901noלֹ֣אlo'H3808restיִשְׁכָּבֽוּן׃yish.ka.VunH7901.
18By a greatH7230forceכֹּ֭חַKo.achH3581my garmentלְבוּשִׁ֑יle.vu.ShiH3830isdistortedיִתְחַפֵּ֣שׂyit.cha.PesH2664;It bindsיַֽאַזְרֵֽנִי׃Ya.'az.Re.niH247me about as the collarכְּפִ֖יke.FiH6310of my coatכֻתָּנְתִּ֣יkhu.ta.ne.TiH3801.
19He has castהֹרָ֥נִיho.Ra.niH3384me into themireלַחֹ֑מֶרla.Cho.merH2563,And I have becomeוָ֝אֶתְמַשֵּׁ֗לva.'et.ma.ShelH4911likeH4911dustכֶּעָפָ֥רke.'a.FarH6083and ashesוָאֵֽפֶר׃va.'E.ferH665.
20Icryאֲשַׁוַּ֣ע'a.sha.Va'H7768out to You for helpH7768,but You do not answerתַעֲנֵ֑נִיta.'a.Ne.niH6030me;I standעָ֝מַ֗דְתִּי'a.Mad.tiH5975up, and You turnH995Your attentionH995against me.
21You havebecomeתֵּהָפֵ֣ךְte.ha.FekhH2015cruelלְאַכְזָ֣רle.'akh.ZarH393to me;With the mightבְּעֹ֖צֶםbe.'O.tzemH6108of Your handיָדְךָ֣ya.de.KhaH3027Youpersecuteתִשְׂטְמֵֽנִי׃tis.te.Me.niH7852me.
22Youliftתִּשָּׂאֵ֣נִיti.sa.'E.niH5375me up to the windר֭וּחַRu.achH7307andcause me to rideתַּרְכִּיבֵ֑נִיtar.ki.Ve.niH7392;And You dissolveוּ֝תְמֹגְגֵ֗נִיu.te.mo.ge.Ge.niH4127me in a stormH8663.
23For I knowיָ֭דַעְתִּיYa.da'.tiH3045that Youwill bringתְּשִׁיבֵ֑נִיte.shi.Ve.niH7725me to deathמָ֣וֶתMa.vetH4194And to thehouseוּבֵ֖יתu.VeitH1004of meetingמוֹעֵ֣דmo.'EdH4150for allלְכָל־le.kholH3605livingחָֽי׃ChaiH2416.
24“Yetאַ֣ךְ'akhH389does not one in a heapבְ֭עִיVe.'iH5856of ruinsH5856stretchיִשְׁלַח־yish.lach-H7971out hishandיָ֑דYadH3027,Orאִם־'im-H518in his disasterבְּ֝פִיד֗וֹbe.fi.DoH6365thereforeH3651cryH7769out for helpH7769?
25Have I notweptבָ֭כִיתִיVa.khi.tiH1058for theone whose lifeי֑וֹםYomH3117is hardלִקְשֵׁה־lik.sheh-H7186?Was not my soulנַ֝פְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315grievedעָֽגְמָ֥ה'a.ge.MahH5701forthe needyלָאֶבְיֽוֹן׃la.'ev.YonH34?
26Whenכִּ֤יkiH3588Iexpectedקִ֭וִּיתִיKi.vi.tiH6960goodט֣וֹבTovH2896,then evilרָ֑עRa'H7451cameוַיָּ֣בֹאvai.Ya.vo'H935;When I waitedוַֽאֲיַחֲלָ֥הva.'a.ya.cha.LahH3176for lightלְ֝א֗וֹרle.'orH216,then darknessאֹֽפֶל׃'O.felH652cameוַיָּ֥בֹאvai.Ya.vo'H935.
27I am seethingרֻתְּח֥וּru.te.ChuH7570withinמֵעַ֖יme.'AiH4578and cannotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808relaxדָ֗מּוּDa.muH1826;Daysיְמֵי־ye.mei-H3117of afflictionעֹֽנִי׃'O.niH6040confrontקִדְּמֻ֥נִיki.de.Mu.niH6923me.
28I goהִ֭לַּכְתִּיHi.lakh.tiH1980aboutmourningקֹדֵ֣רko.DerH6937withoutבְּלֹ֣אbe.Lo'H3808comfort;I standקַ֖מְתִּיKam.tiH6965up in the assemblyבַקָּהָ֣לva.ka.HalH6951andcryאֲשַׁוֵּֽעַ׃'a.sha.Ve.a'H7768out for helpH7768.
29I have becomeהָיִ֣יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961a brotherאָ֭ח'achH251tojackalsH8565And a companionוְ֝רֵ֗עַve.Re.a'H7453of ostrichesלִבְנ֥וֹת יַעֲנָֽה׃liv.Not ya.'a.NahH1323H3284.
30Myskinע֭וֹרִיo.riH5785turnsH7835blackH7835on me, And mybonesוְעַצְמִי־ve.'atz.mi-H6106burnחָ֝֗רָהCha.rahH2787withfeverחֹֽרֶב׃Cho.revH2721.
31Therefore myharpכִּנֹּרִ֑יki.no.RiH3658is turnedוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961to mourningלְ֭אֵבֶלLe.'e.velH60,And my fluteוְ֝עֻגָבִ֗יve.'u.ga.ViH5748to the soundלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of those who weepבֹּכִֽים׃bo.KhimH1058.
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