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.
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