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?’
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