2“If one venturesהֲנִסָּ֬הha.ni.SahH5254a wordדָבָ֣רda.VarH1697with you, will you becomeH3811impatientתִּלְאֶ֑הtil.'EhH3811? Butwhoמִ֣יmiH4310canיוּכָֽל׃yu.KhalH3201refrainוַעְצֹ֥רva'.TzorH6113from speakingבְּ֝מִלִּ֗יןbe.mi.LinH4405?
3Beholdהִ֭נֵּהHi.nehH2009,you have taughtיִסַּ֣רְתָּyi.Sar.taH3256manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227,And you have strengthenedתְּחַזֵּֽק׃te.cha.ZekH2388weakרָפ֣וֹתra.FotH7504handsוְיָדַ֖יִםve.ya.Da.yimH3027.
4Your wordsמִלֶּ֑יךָmi.Lei.khaH4405have helpedH6965the stumblingכּ֭וֹשֵׁלKo.o.shelH3782toH6965standH6965,And you have strengthenedתְּאַמֵּֽץ׃te.'a.MetzH553feebleכֹּרְע֣וֹתko.re.'otH3766kneesוּבִרְכַּ֖יִםu.vir.Ka.yimH1290.
5But nowעַתָּ֨ה׀'a.TahH6258it comesתָּב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935to you, and youareH3811impatientוַתֵּ֑לֶאva.Te.le'H3811; Ittouchesתִּגַּ֥עti.Ga'H5060you, and you are horrifiedוַתִּבָּהֵֽל׃va.ti.ba.HelH926.
6Is yourfearיִ֭רְאָתְךָYir.'a.te.khaH3374of God notyour confidenceכִּסְלָתֶ֑ךָkis.la.Te.khaH3690,And the integrityוְתֹ֣םve.TomH8537of your waysדְּרָכֶֽיךָ׃de.ra.Khei.khaH1870your hopeתִּ֝קְוָתְךָ֗tik.va.te.chaH8615?
7“Rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142nowנָ֗אNa'H4994,whoמִ֤יmiH4310everperishedאָבָ֑ד'a.VadH6being innocentנָקִ֣יna.KiH5355?Or whereוְ֝אֵיפֹ֗הve.'ei.FohH375were the uprightיְשָׁרִ֥יםye.sha.RimH3477destroyedנִכְחָֽדוּ׃ni.Kha.duH3582?
8According to whatכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834I have seenרָ֭אִיתִיRa.'i.tiH7200, those whoplowחֹ֣רְשֵׁיCho.re.sheiH2790wrongdoingאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205And those who sowוְזֹרְעֵ֖יve.zo.re.'EiH2232troubleעָמָ֣ל'a.MalH5999harvestיִקְצְרֻֽהוּ׃yik.tze.Ru.huH7114it.
9Bythe breathמִנִּשְׁמַ֣תmi.nish.MatH5397of Godאֱל֣וֹהַ'e.Lo.haH433they perishיֹאבֵ֑דוּyo.Ve.duH6, And by theblastוּמֵר֖וּחַu.me.Ru.achH7307of His angerאַפּ֣וֹ'a.PoH639they comeיִכְלֽוּ׃yikh.LuH3615toH3615anH3615endH3615.
10Theroaringשַׁאֲגַ֣תsha.'a.GatH7581of the lionH743and the voiceוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963of the fiercelionשָׁ֑חַלSha.chalH7826,And the teethוְשִׁנֵּ֖יve.shi.NeiH8127of the youngכְפִירִ֣יםkhe.fi.RimH3715lionsH3715are brokenH5421outH5421.
11Thelionלַ֭יִשׁLa.yishH3918perishesאֹבֵ֣ד'o.VedH6for lackמִבְּלִי־mi.be.li-H1097of preyטָ֑רֶףTa.refH2964, And thecubsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of the lionessלָ֝בִ֗יאla.Vi'H3833are scatteredיִתְפָּרָֽדוּ׃yit.pa.Ra.duH6504.
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