1“But nowוְעַתָּ֤ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258thoseH6810who are youngerלְיָ֫מִ֥יםle.Ya.MimH6810H3117thanמִמֶּ֗נִּיmi.Me.niH4480Imockשָֽׂחֲק֣וּsa.cha.KuH7832me,Whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834fathersאֲבוֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1I refusedמָאַ֥סְתִּיma.'As.tiH3988to putלָ֝שִׁ֗יתla.ShitH7896with the dogsכַּלְבֵ֥יkal.VeiH3611of my flockצֹאנִֽי׃tzo.NiH6629.
2Indeedגַּם־gam-H1571,whatלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100good wasthe strengthכֹּ֣חַKo.achH3581of their handsיְ֭דֵיהֶםYe.dei.hemH3027to me?Vigorכָּֽלַח׃Ka.lachH3624had perishedאָ֣בַד'A.vadH6from them.
3From povertyבְּחֶ֥סֶרbe.Che.serH2639and famineוּבְכָפָ֗ןu.ve.kha.FanH3720they are gauntגַּ֫לְמ֥וּדgal.MudH1565,They who gnawהַֽעֹרְקִ֥יםha.'o.re.KimH6207at the dryצִיָּ֑הtzi.YahH6723ground by nightאֶ֝֗מֶשׁ'E.meshH570in wasteH7724and desolationוּמְשֹׁאָֽה׃u.me.sho.'AhH4875,
4Who pluckהַקֹּטְפִ֣יםha.ko.te.FimH6998saltweedמַלּ֣וּחַma.Lu.achH4408by the bushesשִׂ֑יחַSi.achH7880,And whose foodלַחְמָֽם׃lach.MamH3899is the rootוְשֹׁ֖רֶשׁve.Sho.reshH8328of the broomרְתָמִ֣יםre.ta.MimH7574shrubH7574.
5They are drivenיְגֹרָ֑שׁוּye.go.Ra.shuH1644from the communityגֵּ֥וgevH1460;They shoutיָרִ֥יעוּya.Ri.'uH7321againstעָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ'a.Lei.movH5921them as againsta thiefכַּגַּנָּֽב׃ka.ga.NavH1590,
6So that they liveלִשְׁכֹּ֑ןlish.KonH7931on the slopesבַּעֲר֣וּץba.'a.RutzH6178of ravinesנְחָלִ֣יםne.cha.LimH5158, Inholesחֹרֵ֖יcho.ReiH2356inthe groundעָפָ֣ר'a.FarH6083and amongthe rocksוְכֵפִֽים׃ve.khe.FimH3710.
7Amongבֵּין־bein-H996the bushesשִׂיחִ֥יםsi.ChimH7880theycryיִנְהָ֑קוּyin.Ha.kuH5101out;Underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478the weedsחָר֣וּלcha.RulH2738they are gatheredH5596togetherH5596.
8Worthlessנָ֭בָלNa.volH5036fellowsבְּֽנֵי־be.nei-H1121,evenגַּם־gam-H1571thoseבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121withoutבְלִי־ve.li-H1097a nameשֵׁ֑םShemH8034,They were castH5217outH5217from the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
9“And nowוְ֭עַתָּהVe.'a.tahH6258I have becomeהָיִ֑יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961theirtauntנְגִינָתָ֣םne.gi.na.TamH5058,And I have becomeוָאֱהִ֖יva.'e.HiH1961abywordלְמִלָּֽה׃le.mi.LahH4405to them.
10They loatheתִּֽ֭עֲבוּנִיTi.'a.vu.niH8581me andstandH7368aloofH7368from me, And they do notrefrainחָ֥שְׂכוּCha.se.khuH2820fromspittingרֹֽק׃RokH7536in my faceוּ֝מִפָּנַ֗יu.mi.pa.NaiH6440.
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