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?
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