4Do you knowיָ֭דַעְתָּYa.da'.taH3045thisH2088fromancientH5703timesH5703,From the establishmentשִׂ֖יםsimH7760of mankindאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120on earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776,
5That therejoicingרִנְנַ֣תri.NatH7445of the wickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563is shortמִקָּר֑וֹבmi.ka.RovH4480H7138, Andthe joyוְשִׂמְחַ֖תve.sim.ChatH8057of the godlessחָנֵ֣ףcha.NefH2611momentaryעֲדֵי־ רָֽגַע׃'a.dei- Ra.ga'H5704H7281?
6Thoughאִם־'im-H518his arroganceשִׂיא֑וֹsi.'OH7863reachesיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927the heavensלַשָּׁמַ֣יִםla.sha.Ma.yimH8064,And his headוְ֝רֹאשׁ֗וֹve.ro.ShoH7218touchesיַגִּֽיעַ׃ya.Gi.a'H5060the cloudsלָעָ֥בla.'AvH5645,
7Heperishesיֹאבֵ֑דyo.VedH6foreverלָנֶ֣צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331like his refuseכְּֽ֭גֶלֲלוֹke.ge.la.loH1561;Those who have seenרֹ֝אָ֗יוro.'AvH7200himwill sayיֹאמְר֥וּyo.me.RuH559, ‘Whereאַיּֽוֹ׃'ai.YoH335is he?’
8He fliesיָ֭עוּףYa.'ufH5774awayH5774like adreamכַּחֲל֣וֹםka.cha.LomH2472,and they cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808findיִמְצָא֑וּהוּyim.tza.'U.huH4672him;Like a visionכְּחֶזְי֥וֹןke.chez.YonH2384of the nightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915he ischasedH5074awayוְ֝יֻדַּ֗דve.yu.DadH5074.
9Theeyeעַ֣יִן'A.yinH5869which sawשְׁ֭זָפַתּוּShe.za.fa.tuH7805him sees him noוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808longer, Andhis placeמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃me.ko.MoH4725noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808longerע֝֗וֹדodH5750beholdsתְּשׁוּרֶ֥נּוּte.shu.Re.nuH7789him.
10Hissonsבָּ֭נָיוBa.navH1121favorיְרַצּ֣וּye.ra.TzuH7521the poorדַלִּ֑יםda.LimH1800,And his handsוְ֝יָדָ֗יוve.ya.DavH3027giveH7725backתָּשֵׁ֥בְנָהta.She.ve.nahH7725his wealthאוֹנֽוֹ׃'o.NoH202.
11Hisbonesעַ֭צְמוֹתָיוAtz.mo.tavH6106are fullמָלְא֣וּmal.'UH4390of his youthfulH5934strengthH5934,But it liesתִּשְׁכָּֽב׃tish.KavH7901downH7901with himin the dustעָפָ֥ר'a.FarH6083.
12“Thoughאִם־'im-H518evilH7463tastesH4985sweetתַּמְתִּ֣יקtam.TikH4985in his mouthבְּפִ֣יוbe.FivH6310Andhe hidesיַ֝כְחִידֶ֗נָּהyakh.chi.De.nahH3582it underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478his tongueלְשׁוֹנֽוֹ׃le.sho.NoH3956,
13Though hedesiresיַחְמֹ֣לyach.MolH2550it and will not letH5800it goH5800,But holdsוְ֝יִמְנָעֶ֗נָּהve.yim.na.'E.nahH4513it in hismouthחִכּֽוֹ׃chi.KoH2441,
14Yethis foodלַ֭חְמוֹlach.moH3899in his stomachבְּמֵעָ֣יוbe.me.'AvH4578is changedנֶהְפָּ֑ךְneh.PakhH2015To thevenomמְרוֹרַ֖תme.ro.RatH4846of cobrasפְּתָנִ֣יםpe.ta.NimH6620withinבְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃be.kir.BoH7130him.
15He swallowsבָּ֭לַעBa.la'H1104richesחַ֣יִלCha.yilH2428, But willvomitH7006them upH7006;Godאֵֽל׃'ElH410will expelיוֹרִשֶׁ֥נּוּyo.ri.She.nuH3423them from his bellyמִ֝בִּטְנ֗וֹmi.bit.NoH990.
17He does not lookיֵ֥רֶאYe.re'H7200atthe streamsבִפְלַגּ֑וֹתvif.la.GotH6390,The riversנַהֲרֵ֥יna.ha.ReiH5104flowingנַ֝חֲלֵ֗יna.cha.LeiH5158with honeyדְּבַ֣שׁde.VashH1706and curdsוְחֶמְאָֽה׃ve.chem.'AhH2529.
18Hereturnsמֵשִׁ֣יבme.ShivH7725the productH3022ofH3022his laborH3022And cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808swallowיִבְלָ֑עyiv.La'H1104it;As to the richesכְּחֵ֥ילke.CheilH2428of his tradingתְּ֝מוּרָת֗וֹte.mu.ra.ToH8545,He cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808even enjoyיַעֲלֹֽס׃ya.'a.LosH5965them.
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