20The wickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563personH7563writhesH2342inH2342painמִתְחוֹלֵ֑לmit.cho.LelH2342allכָּל־kol-H3605hisdaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117, And theyearsשָׁ֝נִ֗יםSha.NimH8141reservedנִצְפְּנ֥וּnitz.pe.NuH6845for the ruthlessלֶעָרִֽיץ׃le.'a.RitzH6184are numberedוּמִסְפַּ֥רu.mis.ParH4557.
21Soundsקוֹל־kol-H6963ofterrorפְּחָדִ֥יםpe.cha.DimH6343are in his earsבְּאָזְנָ֑יוbe.'a.ze.NavH241; While he isat peaceבַּ֝שָּׁל֗וֹםba.sha.LomH7965the destroyerשׁוֹדֵ֥דsho.DedH7703comesיְבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃ye.vo.'E.nuH935upon him.
22He does not believeיַאֲמִ֣יןya.'a.MinH539that he willreturnשׁ֭וּבSuvH7725from darknessחֹ֑שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822,And he is destinedוְצָפ֖וּיve.tza.fuH6822forthe swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.
23He wandersH5074aboutH5074for foodלַלֶּ֣חֶםla.Le.chemH3899, saying, ‘Whereאַיֵּ֑ה'ai.YehH346is it?’He knowsיָדַ֓ע׀ya.Da'H3045that a dayיֽוֹם־yom-H3117ofdarknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822isat handבְּיָד֣וֹbe.ya.DoH3027.
24Distressצַ֣רtzarH6862and anguishוּמְצוּקָ֑הu.me.tzu.KahH4691terrifyיְֽ֭בַעֲתֻהוּYe.va.'a.tu.huH1204him,They overpowerתִּ֝תְקְפֵ֗הוּtit.ke.Fe.huH8630him like a kingכְּמֶ֤לֶךְ׀ke.Me.lekhH4428readyעָתִ֬יד'a.TidH6264for the attackלַכִּידֽוֹר׃la.ki.DorH3593,
25Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588he has reachedH5186outH5186with his handיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027againstאֶל־'el-H413Godאֵ֣ל'elH410, And isarrogantיִתְגַּבָּֽר׃yit.ga.BarH1396towardוְאֶל־ve.'e.lo.Sha-H413the Almightyשַׁ֝דַּ֗יSha.DaiH7706.
26He rushesיָר֣וּץya.RutzH7323headlongבְּצַוָּ֑ארbe.tza.VarH6677at Him With hismassiveבַּ֝עֲבִ֗י גַּבֵּ֥יba.'a.Vi ga.BeiH5672H1354shieldמָֽגִנָּֽיו׃Ma.gi.NavH4043.
27For he hascoveredכִסָּ֣הkhi.SahH3680his faceפָנָ֣יוfa.NavH6440with his fatבְּחֶלְבּ֑וֹbe.chel.BoH2459, Andputוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213fatפִּימָ֣הpi.MahH6371on his waistכָֽסֶל׃Kha.selH3689.
28He haslivedH7931inH7931desolateנִכְחָד֗וֹתnikh.cha.DotH3582citiesעָ֘רִ֤ים'a.RimH5892,In housesבָּ֭תִּיםBa.timH1004noלֹא־lo'-H3808one would inhabitיֵ֣שְׁבוּYe.she.vuH3427,Whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834are destinedH6257toH6257becomeH6257ruinsלְגַלִּֽים׃le.ga.LimH1530.
29Hewill not becomeH6238richיֶ֭עְשַׁרYe'.sharH6238,norH3808will his wealthחֵיל֑וֹchei.LoH2428endureיָק֣וּםya.KumH6965;And his propertyמִנְלָֽם׃min.LamH4512will not stretchיִטֶּ֖הyi.TehH5186outH5186on the earthלָאָ֣רֶץla.'A.retzH776.
30He will notescapeH5493from darknessחֹ֗שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822; Theflameשַׁלְהָ֑בֶתshal.Ha.vetH7957will dryתְּיַבֵּ֣שׁte.ya.BeshH3001upH3001his shootיֹֽ֭נַקְתּוֹyo.nak.toH3127,And he will goH5493awayH5493bythe breathבְּר֣וּחַbe.Ru.achH7307of His mouthפִּֽיו׃PivH6310.
31Let him nottrustיַאֲמֵ֣ןya.'a.MenH539in emptinessבַּשָּׁ֣יוba.shovH7723,deceivingנִתְעָ֑הnit.'AhH8582himself; For hisrewardתְמוּרָתֽוֹ׃te.mu.ra.ToH8545will be emptinessשָׁ֝֗וְאShav'H7723.
32It will be accomplishedתִּמָּלֵ֑אti.ma.Le'H4390beforeH3808his timeי֭וֹמוֹyo.moH3117,And his palmוְ֝כִפָּת֗וֹve.khi.pa.ToH3712branchH3712will not be greenH7487.
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