2“Listenשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085carefullyשָׁ֭מוֹעַSha.mo.a'H8085to my speechמִלָּתִ֑יmi.la.TiH4405,And let thisH2088be your way ofconsolationתַּנְח֥וּמֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃tan.Chu.mo.tei.KhemH8575.
3Bearשָׂ֭אוּנִיSa.'u.niH5375with me that I may speakאֲדַבֵּ֑ר'a.da.BerH1696;Then afterוְאַחַ֖רve.'a.CharH310I have spokenדַּבְּרִ֣יda.be.RiH1696, you maymockתַלְעִֽיג׃tal.'IgH3932me.
4As for me, ismy complaintשִׂיחִ֑יsi.ChiH7879to a mortalלְאָדָ֣םle.'a.DamH120?Orוְאִם־ve.'im-H518whyמַ֝דּ֗וּעַma.Du.a'H4069shouldI not be impatientתִקְצַ֥רtik.TzarH7114?
5Lookפְּנוּ־pe.nu-H6437at me, and beH8074astonishedH8074, Andputוְשִׂ֖ימוּve.Si.muH7760yourhandיָ֣דyadH3027overעַל־'al-H5921yourmouthפֶּֽה׃PehH6310.
6Even whenוְאִם־ve.'im-H518I rememberזָכַ֥רְתִּיza.Khar.tiH2142,I amH926disturbedוְנִבְהָ֑לְתִּיve.niv.Hal.tiH926, Andhorrorפַּלָּצֽוּת׃pa.la.TzutH6427takesH270holdוְאָחַ֥זve.'a.ChazH270of my fleshבְּ֝שָׂרִ֗יbe.sa.RiH1320.
7Whyמַדּ֣וּעַma.Du.a'H4069do the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563stillliveיִחְי֑וּyich.YuH2421,GrowH6275oldH6275, andalsoגַּם־gam-H1571becomeגָּ֥בְרוּGa.ve.ruH1396veryH2428powerfulH2428?
8Theirdescendantsזַרְעָ֤םzar.'AmH2233endureנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559with them in their sightלִפְנֵיהֶ֣םlif.nei.HemH6440,And their offspringוְ֝צֶאֱצָאֵיהֶ֗םve.tze.'e.tza.'ei.HemH6631before their eyesלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.HemH5869,
9Their housesבָּתֵּיהֶ֣םba.tei.HemH1004are safeשָׁל֣וֹםsha.LomH7965from fearמִפָּ֑חַדmi.Pa.chadH6343, And therodשֵׁ֖בֶטShe.vetH7626of Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433is not on them.
10His oxשׁוֹר֣וֹsho.RoH7794matesעִ֭בַּר'I.barH5674withoutH3808failיַגְעִ֑לyag.'IlH1602;His cowפָּ֝רָת֗וֹpa.ra.ToH6510calvesתְּפַלֵּ֥טte.fa.LetH6403and does not miscarryתְשַׁכֵּֽל׃te.sha.KelH7921.
11They sendיְשַׁלְּח֣וּye.sha.le.ChuH7971outH7971their boysעֲוִילֵיהֶ֑ם'a.vi.lei.HemH5759like the flockכַ֭צֹּאןKha.tzonH6629,And their childrenוְ֝יַלְדֵיהֶ֗םve.yal.dei.HemH3206danceיְרַקֵּדֽוּן׃ye.ra.ke.DunH7540.
12Theysingיִ֭שְׂאוּYis.'uH5375with the tambourineכְּתֹ֣ףke.TofH8596and harpוְכִנּ֑וֹרve.khi.NorH3658,And rejoiceוְ֝יִשְׂמְח֗וּve.yis.me.ChuH8055at the soundלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of the fluteעוּגָֽב׃'u.GavH5748.
14Yet they sayוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to Godלָ֭אֵלLa.'elH410, ‘GoH5493awayH5493from us!We do not even desireחָפָֽצְנוּ׃cha.Fa.tze.nuH2654the knowledgeוְדַ֥עַתve.Da.'atH1847of Your waysדְּ֝רָכֶ֗יךָde.ra.Khei.khaH1870.
15Whoמַה־mah-H4100isthe Almightyשַׁדַּ֥יsha.DaiH7706,that we should serveנַֽעַבְדֶ֑נּוּna.'av.De.nuH5647Him, Andwhatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100would we gainנּ֝וֹעִ֗ילno.'IlH3276ifH3588we pleadנִפְגַּע־nif.ga'-H6293with Him?’
16Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005,their prosperityטוּבָ֑םtu.VamH2898is not in their handבְיָדָ֣םve.ya.DamH3027; Theadviceעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098of the wickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563isH7368farרָ֣חֲקָהRa.cha.kahH7368from me.
17“HowH4100oftenH4100isthe lampנֵר־ner-H5216of the wickedרְשָׁ֘עִ֤יםre.Sha.'ImH7563putH1846outH1846, Or does theirdisasterאֵידָ֑ם'ei.DamH343fallוְיָבֹ֣אve.ya.Vo'H935on them? DoesGod apportionיְחַלֵּ֥קye.cha.LekH2505destructionחֲ֝בָלִ֗יםcha.va.LimH2256in His angerבְּאַפּֽוֹ׃be.'a.PoH639?
18Are they asstrawכְּתֶ֥בֶןke.Te.venH8401beforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440the windר֑וּחַRu.achH7307, And likechaffוּ֝כְמֹ֗ץu.khe.MotzH4671which the stormסוּפָֽה׃su.FahH5492carriesH1589awayH1589?
19You say, ‘Godאֱל֗וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433savesH6845upH6845a person’swrongdoingאוֹנ֑וֹ'o.NoH205for his sonsלְבָנָ֥יוle.va.NavH1121.’ LetGod repayיְשַׁלֵּ֖םye.sha.LemH7999him so that he may knowוְיֵדָֽע׃ve.ye.Da'H3045it.
20Let hisown eyesעֵינָ֣יוei.novH5869seeיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200his destructionכִּיד֑וֹki.DoH3589, And let himdrinkיִשְׁתֶּֽה׃yish.TehH8354of the wrathוּמֵחֲמַ֖תu.me.cha.MatH2534ofthe Almightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706.
21For whatמַה־mah-H4100does he careחֶפְצ֣וֹchef.TzoH2656about his householdבְּבֵית֣וֹbe.vei.ToH1004afterאַחֲרָ֑יו'a.cha.RavH310him,When the numberוּמִסְפַּ֖רu.mis.ParH4557of his monthsחֳדָשָׁ֣יוcho.da.ShavH2320isH2686atH2686anH2686endH2686?
22Can anyoneteachיְלַמֶּד־ye.la.med-H3925Godהַלְאֵ֥לhal.'ElH410knowledgeדָּ֑עַתDa.'atH1847, In that Hejudgesיִשְׁפּֽוֹט׃yish.PotH8199those on highרָמִ֥יםra.MimH7311?
23Oneזֶ֗הZehH2088diesיָ֭מוּתYa.mutH4191in his fullתֻּמּ֑וֹtu.MoH8537strengthבְּעֶ֣צֶםbe.'E.tzemH6106,Being whollyכֻּ֝לּ֗וֹku.LoH3605undisturbedH7600and at easeוְשָׁלֵֽיו׃ve.sha.LeivH7961;
24Hissidesעֲ֭טִינָיו'A.ti.navH5845are filledמָלְא֣וּmal.'UH4390with fatH2459, And themarrowוּמֹ֖חַu.Mo.achH4221of his bonesעַצְמוֹתָ֣יוatz.mo.TavH6106isH8248wetH8248,
25While anotherוְזֶ֗הve.ZehH2088diesיָ֭מוּתYa.mutH4191with a bitterמָרָ֑הma.RahH4751soulבְּנֶ֣פֶשׁbe.Ne.feshH5315,Neverוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808eventastingאָ֝כַ֗ל'a.KhalH398anythinggoodH2899.
26Togetherיַ֭חַדYa.chadH3162theylieיִשְׁכָּ֑בוּyish.Ka.vuH7901downH7901in the dustעָפָ֣ר'a.FarH6083, Andmaggotsוְ֝רִמָּ֗הve.ri.MahH7415coverתְּכַסֶּ֥הte.kha.SehH3680them.
27“Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005,I knowיָ֭דַעְתִּיYa.da'.tiH3045your thoughtsמַחְשְׁבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םmach.she.vo.tei.KhemH4284,And the plotsוּ֝מְזִמּ֗וֹתu.me.zi.MotH4209you deviseתַּחְמֹֽסוּ׃tach.Mo.suH2554againstעָלַ֥י'a.LaiH5921me.
28For you sayתֹֽאמְר֗וּto.me.RuH559, ‘Whereאַיֵּ֥ה'ai.YehH346is the houseבֵית־veit-H1004ofthe noblemanנָדִ֑יבna.DivH5081,And whereוְ֝אַיֵּ֗הve.'ai.YehH346is thetentאֹ֤הֶל׀'O.helH168,the dwellingמִשְׁכְּנ֬וֹתmish.ke.NotH4908placesH4908of the wickedרְשָׁעִֽים׃re.sha.'ImH7563?’
29Have you not askedשְׁ֭אֶלְתֶּםShe.'el.temH7592travelersע֣וֹבְרֵי דָ֑רֶךְov.rei Da.rekhH5674H1870,And do you not examineתְנַכֵּֽרוּ׃te.na.Ke.ruH5234theirevidenceוְ֝אֹתֹתָ֗םve.'o.to.TamH226?
31Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310confrontsיַגִּ֣יד עַל־ פָּנָ֣יוya.Gid 'al- pa.NavH5046H5921H6440him with his actionsדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870,And whoמִ֣יmiH4310repaysיְשַׁלֶּם־ye.sha.lem-H7999him for what he has doneעָ֝שָׂ֗ה'a.SahH6213?
32When he is carriedיוּבָ֑לyu.ValH2986to the graveלִקְבָר֣וֹתlik.va.RotH6913, Peoplewill keepיִשְׁקֽוֹד׃yish.KodH8245watchH8245overוְֽעַל־ve.'al-H5921histombגָּדִ֥ישׁga.DishH1430.
33Theclodsרִגְבֵ֫יrig.VeiH7263of the valleyנָ֥חַלNa.chalH5158willgentlyH4985coverH4985him; Moreover,allכָּל־kol-H3605mankindאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120willfollowיִמְשׁ֑וֹךְyim.ShokhH4900afterוְ֭אַחֲרָיוVe.'a.cha.ravH310him,While countlessאֵ֣ין מִסְפָּֽר׃'ein mis.ParH369H4557others gobeforeוּ֝לְפָנָ֗יוu.le.fa.NavH6440him.
34So howוְ֭אֵיךְVe.'eikhH349dareH349you giveH5162me emptyהָ֑בֶלHa.velH1892comfortתְּנַחֲמ֣וּנִיte.na.cha.Mu.niH5162?For your answersוּ֝תְשֽׁוּבֹתֵיכֶ֗םu.te.shu.vo.tei.KhemH8666remainנִשְׁאַר־nish.'ar-H7604nothing butfalsehoodמָֽעַל׃ סMa.'alH4604!”
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