1“Manאָ֭דָם'A.domH120,who is bornיְל֣וּדye.LudH3205of womanאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802, Isshort-livedקְצַ֥ר יָ֝מִ֗יםke.Tzar ya.MimH7116H3117andfullוּֽשְׂבַֽע־u.se.va'-H7649of turmoilרֹֽגֶז׃Ro.gezH7267.
2Like a flowerכְּצִ֣יץke.TzitzH6731he comesH3318outH3318and withersH4448.He also fleesוַיִּבְרַ֥חvai.yiv.RachH1272likea shadowכַּ֝צֵּ֗לka.TzelH6738and does not remainיַעֲמֽוֹד׃ya.'a.ModH5975.
3You alsoאַף־'af-H637openפָּקַ֣חְתָּpa.Kach.taH6491Your eyesעֵינֶ֑ךָ'ei.Ne.khaH5869on him Andbringתָבִ֖יאta.Vi'H935him into judgmentבְמִשְׁפָּ֣טve.mish.PatH4941with Yourself.
4Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310can makeיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414the cleanטָ֭הוֹרTa.horH2889out of the uncleanמִטָּמֵ֗אmi.ta.Me'H2931?Noלֹ֣אlo'H3808oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259!
5Sinceאִ֥ם'imH518his daysיָמָ֗יוya.MavH3117are determinedחֲרוּצִ֨ים׀cha.ru.TzimH2782, Thenumberמִֽסְפַּר־mis.par-H4557of his monthsחֳדָשָׁ֥יוcho.da.ShavH2320is with You; And You havesetעָ֝שִׂ֗יתָ'a.Si.taH6213his limitsחֻקָּ֥יוchu.kovH2706so that he cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808passיַעֲבֽוֹר׃ya.'a.VorH5674.
6Lookשְׁעֵ֣הshe.'EhH8159awayH8159from him so that he mayrestוְיֶחְדָּ֑לve.yech.DalH2308,Untilעַד־'ad-H5704hefulfillsיִ֝רְצֶ֗הyir.TzehH7521his dayיוֹמֽוֹ׃yo.MoH3117like a hiredכְּשָׂכִ֥ירke.sa.KhirH7916workerH7916.
7“For thereH3426isH3426hopeתִּ֫קְוָ֥הtik.VahH8615for a treeלָעֵ֗ץla.'EtzH6086,Whenאִֽם־'im-H518it is cutיִ֭כָּרֵתYi.ka.retH3772downH3772,that it will sproutיַחֲלִ֑יףya.cha.LifH2498againוְע֣וֹדve.'odH5750,And its shootsוְ֝יֹֽנַקְתּ֗וֹve.yo.nak.ToH3127will notfailתֶחְדָּֽל׃tech.DalH2308.
8Thoughאִם־'im-H518its rootsשָׁרְשׁ֑וֹsha.re.ShoH8328growH2204oldיַזְקִ֣יןyaz.KinH2204in the groundבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776,And its stumpגִּזְעֽוֹ׃giz.'OH1503diesיָמ֥וּתya.MutH4191in the dryH6083soilH6083,
9At the scentמֵרֵ֣יחַme.Rei.achH7381of waterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325it will flourishיַפְרִ֑חַyaf.Ri.achH6524And produceוְעָשָׂ֖הve.'a.SahH6213sprigsקָצִ֣ירka.TzirH7105likeכְּמוֹ־ke.mov-H3644a plantנָֽטַע׃Na.ta'H5194.
11Aswaterמַ֭יִםMa.yimH4325evaporatesאָֽזְלוּ־'a.ze.lu-H235from the seaיָ֑םYamH3220,And a riverוְ֝נָהָ֗רve.na.HarH5104becomesH2717parchedH2717and driedוְיָבֵֽשׁ׃ve.ya.VeshH3001upH3001,
12Soa manוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376liesH7901downשָׁכַ֗בsha.KhavH7901and does not riseיָ֫ק֥וּםya.KumH6965.Untilעַד־'ad-H5704the heavensשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064noH1115longerH1115existH1115,He will not awakeH7019norH3808be wokenיֵ֝עֹ֗רוּye.'O.ruH5782fromhis sleepמִשְּׁנָתָֽם׃mi.she.na.TamH8142.
13“OhH4310H5414thatH4310H5414You would hideתַּצְפִּנֵ֗נִיtatz.pi.Ne.niH6845me inSheolבִּשְׁא֬וֹלbish.'olH7585,That You would concealתַּ֭סְתִּירֵנִיTas.ti.re.niH5641meuntilעַד־'ad-H5704Your wrathאַפֶּ֑ךָ'a.Pe.khaH639returnsשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725to You,That You would setתָּ֤שִׁ֥יתta.ShitH7896a limitחֹ֣קchokH2706for me and rememberוְתִזְכְּרֵֽנִי׃ve.tiz.ke.Re.niH2142me!
14Ifאִם־'im-H518a manגֶּ֗בֶרGe.verH1397diesיָמ֥וּתya.MutH4191,will he liveהֲיִ֫חְיֶ֥הha.Yich.YehH2421again?Allכָּל־kol-H3605the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of my struggleצְבָאִ֣יtze.va.'IH6635I will waitאֲיַחֵ֑ל'a.ya.ChelH3176Untilעַד־'ad-H5704my reliefחֲלִיפָתִֽי׃cha.li.fa.TiH2487comesבּ֝֗וֹאBo'H935.
15You will callתִּ֭קְרָאTik.ra'H7121,and I will answerאֶֽעֱנֶ֑ךָּ'e.'e.Ne.kaH6030You;You will longתִכְסֹֽף׃tikh.SofH3700forthe workלְֽמַעֲשֵׂ֖הle.ma.'a.SehH4639of Your handsיָדֶ֣יךָya.Dei.khaH3027.
16For nowעַ֭תָּה'A.tahH6258Younumberתִּסְפּ֑וֹרtis.PorH5608my stepsצְעָדַ֣יtze.'a.DaiH6806, You do notobserveתִ֝שְׁמ֗וֹרtish.MorH8104my sinחַטָּאתִֽי׃cha.ta.TiH2403.
17My wrongdoingפִּשְׁעִ֑יpish.'IH6588issealedחָתֻ֣םcha.TumH2856upH2856in a bagבִּצְר֣וֹרbitz.RorH6872,And You coverוַ֝תִּטְפֹּ֗לva.tit.PolH2950overעַל־'al-H5921myguiltעֲוֹנִֽי׃'a.vo.NiH5771.
18“But the fallingנוֹפֵ֣לno.FelH5307mountainהַר־har-H2022crumblesH5034awayH5034,And the rockוְ֝צ֗וּרve.TzurH6697movesיֶעְתַּ֥קye'.TakH6275from its placeמִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃mi.me.ko.MoH4725;
19Waterמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325wearsH7833awayH7833stonesאֲבָנִ֤ים׀'a.va.NimH68,Its torrentsסְפִיחֶ֥יהָse.fi.Chei.haH5599washH7857awayH7857the dustעֲפַר־'a.far-H6083of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776; So Youdestroyהֶאֱבַֽדְתָּ׃he.'e.Vad.taH6a man’sאֱנ֣וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582hopeוְתִקְוַ֖תve.tik.VatH8615.
20You foreverלָ֭נֶצַחLa.ne.tzachH5331overpowerתִּתְקְפֵ֣הוּtit.ke.Fe.huH8630him and hedepartsוַֽיַּהֲלֹ֑ךְvai.ya.ha.LokhH1980; YouchangeH8132his appearanceפָ֝נָ֗יוfa.NavH6440and sendH7971him awayוַֽתְּשַׁלְּחֵֽהוּ׃Va.te.sha.le.Che.huH7971.
21His sonsבָ֭נָיוVa.navH1121achieveH3513honorיִכְבְּד֣וּyikh.be.DuH3513, buthe does not knowיֵדָ֑עye.Da'H3045it;Or they becomeH6819insignificantוְ֝יִצְעֲר֗וּve.yitz.'a.RuH6819,and he does not perceiveיָבִ֥יןya.VinH995it.
22Howeverאַךְ־'akh-H389, hisbodyבְּ֭שָׂרוֹbe.sa.roH1320painsיִכְאָ֑בyikh.'AvH3510him,And his soulוְ֝נַפְשׁ֗וֹve.naf.ShoH5315mournsתֶּאֱבָֽל׃ פte.'e.ValH56for himself.”
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