10“Thereforeלָכֵ֤ן׀la.KhenH3651,listenשִׁמְע֫וּshim.'UH8085to me, you menH376of understandingלֵבָ֗בle.VavH3824.Farחָלִ֖לָהcha.Li.lahH2486be it from Godלָאֵ֥לla.'ElH410todo wickednessמֵרֶ֗שַׁעme.Re.sha'H7562,And from the Almightyוְשַׁדַּ֥יve.sha.DaiH7706to do wrongמֵעָֽוֶל׃me.'A.velH5766.
11For He paysיְשַׁלֶּם־ye.sha.lem-H7999a manאָ֭דָם'A.domH120according tohis workפֹ֣עַלFo.'alH6467, And makeshim findיַמְצִאֶֽנּוּ׃yam.tzi.'E.nuH4672it according to his wayוּֽכְאֹ֥רַחu.khe.'O.rachH734.
12Surelyאַף־ אָמְנָ֗ם'af- 'a.me.NamH637H551,Godאֵ֥ל'elH410will not actH7561wickedlyיַרְשִׁ֑יעַyar.Shi.a'H7561,And the Almightyוְ֝שַׁדַּ֗יve.sha.DaiH7706will not pervertיְעַוֵּ֥תye.'a.VetH5791justiceמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.
14Ifאִם־'im-H518He shoulddetermineיָשִׂ֣ים לִבּ֑וֹya.Sim li.BoH7760H3820to do so, If He shouldgatherיֶאֱסֹֽף׃ye.'e.SofH622to Himself His spiritרוּח֥וֹru.ChoH7307and His breathוְ֝נִשְׁמָת֗וֹve.nish.ma.ToH5397,
16“But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you haveunderstandingבִּ֥ינָהBi.nahH998,hearשִׁמְעָה־shim.'ah-H8085thisH2088;Listenהַ֝אֲזִ֗ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahH238to the soundלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of my wordsמִלָּֽי׃mi.LaiH4405.
17Shallone who hatesשׂוֹנֵ֣אso.Ne'H8130justiceמִשְׁפָּ֣טmish.PatH4941ruleיַחֲב֑וֹשׁya.cha.Vo.oshH2280? Andwill you condemnתַּרְשִֽׁיעַ׃tar.Shi.a'H7561the righteousצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662mightyכַּבִּ֣ירka.BirH3524OneH3524,
18Who saysהַאֲמֹ֣רha.'a.MorH559to a kingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428, ‘Worthlessבְּלִיָּ֑עַלbe.li.Ya.'alH1100oneH1100,’To noblesנְדִיבִֽים׃ne.di.VimH5081, ‘Wickedרָ֝שָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563onesH7563’;
19Whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834showsH5375noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808partialityפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH5375H6440to princesשָׂרִ֗יםsa.RimH8269Norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808regardsנִכַּר־ni.kar-H5234the richשׁ֭וֹעַSho.a'H7771aboveלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440the poorדָ֑לDalH1800,For they allכֻּלָּֽם׃ku.LamH3605are theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639of His handsיָדָ֣יוya.DavH3027?
21“ForHis eyesעֵ֭ינָיו'Ei.navH5869are upon the waysדַּרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870of a manאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376,And He seesיִרְאֶֽה׃yir.'EhH7200allוְֽכָל־ve.kholH3605his stepsצְעָדָ֥יוtze.'a.DavH6806.
23For He does not need toconsiderיָשִׂ֣יםya.SimH7760a manאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376furtherע֑וֹדodH5750,That he should goלַהֲלֹ֥ךְla.ha.LokhH1980beforeאֶל־'el-H413Godאֵ֝֗ל'ElH410in judgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ba.mish.PatH4941.
24He breaksיָרֹ֣עַya.Ro.a'H7489in piecesmightyכַּבִּירִ֣יםka.bi.RimH3524menH3524withoutלֹא־lo'-H3808inquiryחֵ֑קֶרChe.kerH2714,And setsוַיַּעֲמֵ֖דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975othersאֲחֵרִ֣ים'a.che.RimH312in their placeתַּחְתָּֽם׃tach.TamH8478.
25Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651Heknowsיַ֭כִּירYa.kirH5234their worksמַעְבָּֽדֵיהֶ֑םma'.ba.dei.HemH4566, AndHe overthrowsוְהָ֥פַךְve.Ha.fakhH2015themin the nightלַ֝֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915,And they are crushedוְיִדַּכָּֽאוּ׃ve.yid.da.Ka.'uH1792.
26Hestrikesסְפָקָ֗םse.fa.KamH5606them likeתַּֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478the wickedרְשָׁעִ֥יםre.sha.'ImH7563In a publicרֹאִֽים׃ro.'ImH7200placeבִּמְק֥וֹםbim.KomH4725,
27Becauseאֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־ כֵּ֭ן'a.Sher 'al- kenH834H5921H3651theyturnedH5493asideסָ֣רוּSa.ruH5493from followingמֵֽאַחֲרָ֑יוme.'a.cha.RavH310Him, AndhadH7919noלֹ֣אlo'H3808regardH7919for anyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605of His waysדְּ֝רָכָ֗יוde.ra.KhavH1870;
28So that they causedthe cryצַֽעֲקַת־tza.'a.kat-H6818of the poorדָּ֑לDalH1800to comeלְהָבִ֣יאle.ha.Vi'H935to Him, And that He mighthearיִשְׁמָֽע׃yish.Ma'H8085the cryוְצַעֲקַ֖תve.tza.'a.KatH6818of the afflictedעֲנִיִּ֣ים'a.ni.YimH6041--
29When He keepsH8252quietיַשְׁקִ֨ט׀yash.KitH8252,whoוּמִ֥יu.MiH4310then can condemnיַרְשִׁ֗עַyar.Shi.a'H7561?And when He hidesוְיַסְתֵּ֣רve.yas.TerH5641His faceפָּ֭נִיםPa.nimH6440,whoוּמִ֣יu.MiH4310then can beholdיְשׁוּרֶ֑נּוּye.shu.Re.nuH7789Him,That is, in regardH5921to bothיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162nationגּ֖וֹיGoyH1471and manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120?--
30SoH4480thatgodlessחָנֵ֗ףcha.NefH2611menאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120would not ruleמִ֭מְּלֹךְMi.me.lokhH4427NorH4480be snaresמִמֹּ֥קְשֵׁיmi.Mo.ke.sheiH4170of the peopleעָֽם׃'AmH5971.
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