2“Ohל֗וּLuH3863that my griefכַּעְשִׂ֑יka'.SiH3708were actuallyשָׁק֣וֹלsha.KolH8254weighedיִשָּׁקֵ֣לyi.sha.KelH8254And laidיִשְׂאוּ־yis.'u-H5375in the balancesבְּֽמֹאזְנַ֥יִםbe.mo.ze.Na.yimH3976togetherיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162with my calamityוְ֝הַוָּתִ֗יve.hai.ya.tiH1942!
3For thenעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258it would beheavierיִכְבָּ֑דyikh.BadH3513thanH4480the sandמֵח֣וֹלme.CholH2344of the seasיַמִּ֣יםya.MimH3220;Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֝֗ן'al- KenH5921H3651my wordsדְּבָרַ֥יde.va.RaiH1697have beenH3886rashH3886.
5Does thewildפֶּ֥רֶאPe.re'H6501donkeyH6501brayהֲיִֽנְהַק־ha.yin.hak-H5101overעֲלֵי־'a.lei-H5921hisgrassדֶ֑שֶׁאDe.she'H1877,Orאִ֥ם'imH518does the oxשּׁ֝֗וֹרShorH7794lowיִגְעֶה־yig.'e.ho-H1600overעַל־'al-H5921his fodderבְּלִילֽוֹ׃be.li.LoH1098?
7My soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315refusesמֵאֲנָ֣הme.'a.NahH3985to touchלִנְגּ֣וֹעַlin.Go.a'H5060them;They are like loathsomeכִּדְוֵ֥יkid.VeiH1741foodלַחְמִֽי׃lach.MiH3899to me.
8“Ohמִֽי־ יִ֭תֵּןmi- Yi.tenH4310H5414that my requestשֶֽׁאֱלָתִ֑יshe.'e.la.TiH7596might comeתָּב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935to passH935,And that Godאֱלֽוֹהַּ׃'e.Lo.ahH433would grantיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414my longingוְ֝תִקְוָתִ֗יve.tik.va.TiH8615!
9Would that Godאֱ֭לוֹהַּ'E.lo.ahH433werewillingוְיֹאֵ֣לve.yo.'ElH2974to crushוִֽידַכְּאֵ֑נִיvi.da.ke.'E.niH1792me,That He would looseיַתֵּ֥רya.TerH5425His handיָ֝ד֗וֹya.DoH3027and cutוִֽיבַצְּעֵֽנִי׃Vi.va.tze.'E.niH1214me offH1214!
10But it is stillע֨וֹד׀odH5750my consolationנֶ֘חָ֤מָתִ֗יne.Cha.ma.TiH5165,And I rejoiceוַאֲסַלְּדָ֣הva.'a.sa.le.DahH5539in unsparingיַחְמ֑וֹלyach.MolH3808H2550painH2430, That I have notdeniedכִ֝חַ֗דְתִּיkhi.Chad.tiH3582the wordsאִמְרֵ֥י'im.ReiH561of the Holyקָדֽוֹשׁ׃ka.Do.oshH6918OneH6918.
11Whatמַה־mah-H4100is my strengthכֹּחִ֥יko.ChiH3581,that I should waitאֲיַחֵ֑ל'a.ya.ChelH3176?And whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100is my endקִּ֝צִּ֗יki.TziH7093, that I shouldendureאַאֲרִ֥יךְ נַפְשִֽׁי׃'a.'a.Rikh naf.ShiH748H5315?
12Is my strengthכֹּ֣חַKo.achH3581the strengthכֹּחִ֑יko.ChiH3581of stonesאֲבָנִ֣ים'a.va.NimH68,OrH518is my fleshבְּשָׂרִ֥יbe.sa.RiH1320bronzeנָחֽוּשׁ׃na.ChushH5153?
13Is it that myhelpעֶזְרָתִ֣י'ez.ra.TiH5833is not within me, And thatdeliveranceוְ֝תֻשִׁיָּ֗הve.tu.shi.YahH8454is drivenנִדְּחָ֥הni.de.ChahH5080from me?
14“For thedespairingH4523manH4523there should bekindnessחָ֑סֶדCha.sedH2617from his friendמֵרֵעֵ֣הוּme.re.'E.huH7453; So that he does notforsakeיַעֲזֽוֹב׃ya.'a.ZovH5800thefearוְיִרְאַ֖תve.yir.'AtH3374of the Almightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706.
15My brothersאַ֭חַי'A.chaiH251have actedבָּגְד֣וּba.ge.DuH898deceitfullyH898likeכְמוֹ־khe.mov-H3644awadiנָ֑חַלNa.chalH5158,Like the torrentsכַּאֲפִ֖יקka.'a.FikH650ofwadisנְחָלִ֣יםne.cha.LimH5158which vanishיַעֲבֹֽרוּ׃ya.'a.Vo.ruH5674,
16Which are turbidהַקֹּדְרִ֥יםha.ko.de.RimH6937becauseמִנִּי־mi.ni-H4480of iceקָ֑רַחKa.rachH7140Andinto which the snowשָֽׁלֶג׃Sha.legH7950meltsיִתְעַלֶּם־yit.'a.lem-H5956.
17Whenבְּ֭עֵתBe.'etH6256they becomeH2215waterlessH2215, theyare silentנִצְמָ֑תוּnitz.Ma.tuH6789,When it is hotבְּ֝חֻמּ֗וֹbe.chu.MoH2552,they vanishנִדְעֲכ֥וּnid.'a.KhuH1846from their placeמִמְּקוֹמָֽם׃mi.me.ko.MamH4725.
18Thepathsאָרְח֣וֹת'a.re.ChotH734of their courseדַּרְכָּ֑םdar.KamH1870windH3943alongH3943,They goיַעֲל֖וּya.'a.LuH5927up into nothingבַתֹּ֣הוּva.To.huH8414and perishוְיֹאבֵֽדוּ׃ve.yo.Ve.duH6.
20They weredisappointedבֹּ֥שׁוּBo.shuH954for they had trustedבָטָ֑חva.TachH982,They cameבָּ֥אוּBa.'uH935thereעָ֝דֶ֗יהָ'a.Dei.haH5704and were confoundedוַיֶּחְפָּֽרוּ׃vai.yech.Pa.ruH2659.
21Indeedכִּֽי־ki-H3588,you have nowעַ֭תָּה'A.tahH6258becomeהֱיִ֣יתֶםhe.Yi.temH1961suchH3808,You seeתִּֽרְא֥וּtir.'UH7200a terrorחֲ֝תַ֗תcha.TatH2866and are afraidוַתִּירָֽאוּ׃va.ti.Ra.'uH3372.
22Have I saidאָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559, ‘Giveהָ֣בוּHa.vuH3051me something,’Or, ‘OfferH7809a bribeH7809for me from your wealthוּ֝מִכֹּחֲכֶ֗םu.mi.ko.cha.KhemH3581,’
23Or, ‘Deliverוּמַלְּט֥וּנִיu.ma.le.Tu.niH4422me from the handמִיַּד־mi.yad-H3027of the adversaryצָ֑רTzarH6862,’Or, ‘Redeemתִּפְדּֽוּנִי׃tif.Du.niH6299me from the handוּמִיַּ֖דu.mi.YadH3027of the tyrantsעָרִיצִ֣ים'a.ri.TzimH6184’?
24“Teachה֭וֹרוּנִיHo.ru.niH3384me, andI will be silentאַחֲרִ֑ישׁ'a.cha.RishH2790;And showהָבִ֥ינוּha.Vi.nuH995me howוּמַה־u.ma.ho.Sha-H4100I have erredשָּׁ֝גִ֗יתִיSha.Gi.tiH7686.
25Howמַה־mah-H4100painfulנִּמְרְצ֥וּnim.re.TzuH4834are honestיֹ֑שֶׁרYo.sherH3476wordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561!But whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100does your argumentיּוֹכִ֖יחַyo.Khi.achH3198proveהוֹכֵ֣חַho.Khe.achH3198?
26Do you intendתַּחְשֹׁ֑בוּtach.ShouH2803to reproveהַלְהוֹכַ֣חhal.ho.KhachH3198mywordsאִמְרֵ֥י'im.ReiH561, When thewordsH561of one in despairנֹאָֽשׁ׃no.'AshH2976belong to the windוּ֝לְר֗וּחַu.le.Ru.achH7307?
27You would evenאַף־'af-H637castתַּפִּ֑ילוּta.Pi.luH5307lots forthe orphansיָת֥וֹםya.TomH3490Andbarterוְ֝תִכְר֗וּve.tikh.RuH3739overH5921your friendרֵֽיעֲכֶֽם׃Rei.'a.KhemH7453.
28Nowוְ֭עַתָּהVe.'a.tahH6258pleaseהוֹאִ֣ילוּho.'I.luH2974lookפְנוּ־fe.nu-H6437at me, And seeifאִם־'im-H518Ilieאֲכַזֵּֽב׃'a.kha.ZevH3576to your faceפְּ֝נֵיכֶ֗םpe.nei.KhemH6440.
29Desistשֻֽׁבוּ־shu.vu-H7725nowנָ֭אna'H4994,let there be noאַל־'al-H408injusticeH5767;Even desistוְשׁ֥וּבוּve.shu.viH7725,my righteousnessצִדְקִי־tzid.ki-H6664is yetע֝וֹדodH5750in it.
30Is thereהֲיֵשׁ־ha.yesh-H3426injusticeH5767on my tongueבִּלְשׁוֹנִ֥יbil.sho.NiH3956?Cannotלֹא־lo'-H3808my palateחִ֝כִּ֗יchi.KiH2441discernיָבִ֥יןya.VinH995calamitiesהַוּֽוֹת׃ha.VotH1942?
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