2“OhH3863ifH3863onlyH3863my griefכַּעְשִׂ֑יka'.SiH3708were actuallyשָׁק֣וֹלsha.KolH8254weighedיִשָּׁקֵ֣לyi.sha.KelH8254And laidיִשְׂאוּ־yis.'u-H5375in the balancesבְּֽמֹאזְנַ֥יִםbe.mo.ze.Na.yimH3976togetherיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162with my disasterוְ֝הַוָּתִ֗יve.hai.ya.tiH1942!
4For thearrowsחִצֵּ֪יchi.TzeiH2671of the Almightyשַׁדַּ֡יsha.DaiH7706are withinH5973me,My spiritרוּחִ֑יru.ChiH7307drinksשֹׁתָ֣הsho.TahH8354theirpoisonחֲ֭מָתָםCha.ma.tomH2534; Theterrorsבִּעוּתֵ֖יbi.'u.TeiH1161of Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433lineH6186upH6186against me.
5Does thewildפֶּ֥רֶאPe.re'H6501donkeyH6501brayהֲיִֽנְהַק־ha.yin.hak-H5101overעֲלֵי־'a.lei-H5921hisgrassדֶ֑שֶׁאDe.she'H1877,Orאִ֥ם'imH518does the oxשּׁ֝֗וֹרShorH7794lowיִגְעֶה־yig.'e.ho-H1600overעַל־'al-H5921his feedבְּלִילֽוֹ׃be.li.LoH1098?
6Can somethingH8602tastelessH8602be eatenהֲיֵאָכֵ֣לha.ye.'a.KhelH398withoutמִבְּלִי־mi.be.li-H1097saltמֶ֑לַחMe.lachH4417,Orאִם־'im-H518isH3426thereH3426anyH3426tasteטַ֝֗עַםTa.'amH2940in thejuiceבְּרִ֣ירbe.RirH7388of an alkanetחַלָּמֽוּת׃cha.la.MutH2495plant?
7My soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315refusesמֵאֲנָ֣הme.'a.NahH3985to touchלִנְגּ֣וֹעַlin.Go.a'H5060them;They are like loathsomeכִּדְוֵ֥יkid.VeiH1741foodלַחְמִֽי׃lach.MiH3899to me.
8“Ohמִֽי־ יִ֭תֵּןmi- Yi.tenH4310H5414,that my requestשֶֽׁאֱלָתִ֑יshe.'e.la.TiH7596might comeתָּב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935toH935passH935,And that Godאֱלֽוֹהַּ׃'e.Lo.ahH433would grantיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414my hopeוְ֝תִקְוָתִ֗יve.tik.va.TiH8615!
9Oh,that Godאֱ֭לוֹהַּ'E.lo.ahH433woulddecideוְיֹאֵ֣לve.yo.'ElH2974to crushוִֽידַכְּאֵ֑נִיvi.da.ke.'E.niH1792me,That He would letH5425looseH5425His handיָ֝ד֗וֹya.DoH3027and cutוִֽיבַצְּעֵֽנִי׃Vi.va.tze.'E.niH1214me offH1214!
10But it is stillע֨וֹד׀odH5750my comfortנֶ֘חָ֤מָתִ֗יne.Cha.ma.TiH5165,And I rejoiceוַאֲסַלְּדָ֣הva.'a.sa.le.DahH5539in unsparingיַחְמ֑וֹלyach.MolH3808H2550painH2430, That I have notdeniedכִ֝חַ֗דְתִּיkhi.Chad.tiH3582the wordsאִמְרֵ֥י'im.ReiH561of the Holyקָדֽוֹשׁ׃ka.Do.oshH6918OneH6918.
11Whatמַה־mah-H4100is my strengthכֹּחִ֥יko.ChiH3581,that I should waitאֲיַחֵ֑ל'a.ya.ChelH3176?And whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100is my endקִּ֝צִּ֗יki.TziH7093, that I shouldendureאַאֲרִ֥יךְ נַפְשִֽׁי׃'a.'a.Rikh naf.ShiH748H5315?
12Is my strengthכֹּ֣חַKo.achH3581the strengthכֹּחִ֑יko.ChiH3581of stonesאֲבָנִ֣ים'a.va.NimH68,OrH518is my fleshבְּשָׂרִ֥יbe.sa.RiH1320bronzeנָחֽוּשׁ׃na.ChushH5153?
13Is it that myhelpעֶזְרָתִ֣י'ez.ra.TiH5833is not within me, And that agoodH8454outcomeH8454is drivenH5080awayH5080from me?
14“For thedespairingH4523manH4523there should bekindnessחָ֑סֶדCha.sedH2617from his friendמֵרֵעֵ֣הוּme.re.'E.huH7453; So that he does notabandonיַעֲזֽוֹב׃ya.'a.ZovH5800thefearוְיִרְאַ֖תve.yir.'AtH3374of the Almightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706.
15My brothersאַ֭חַי'A.chaiH251have actedבָּגְד֣וּba.ge.DuH898deceitfullyH898likeכְמוֹ־khe.mov-H3644awadiנָ֑חַלNa.chalH5158,Like the torrentsכַּאֲפִ֖יקka.'a.FikH650ofwadisנְחָלִ֣יםne.cha.LimH5158which drainH5674awayיַעֲבֹֽרוּ׃ya.'a.Vo.ruH5674,
16Which are darkenedהַקֹּדְרִ֥יםha.ko.de.RimH6937becauseמִנִּי־mi.ni-H4480of iceקָ֑רַחKa.rachH7140, Andinto which the snowשָֽׁלֶג׃Sha.legH7950meltsיִתְעַלֶּם־yit.'a.lem-H5956.
17Whenבְּ֭עֵתBe.'etH6256they dryH2215upH2215,they vanishנִצְמָ֑תוּnitz.Ma.tuH6789;When it isH2552hotH2552,they disappearנִדְעֲכ֥וּnid.'a.KhuH1846from their placeמִמְּקוֹמָֽם׃mi.me.ko.MamH4725.
18Thepathsאָרְח֣וֹת'a.re.ChotH734of their courseדַּרְכָּ֑םdar.KamH1870windH3943alongH3943,They goיַעֲל֖וּya.'a.LuH5927upH5927into wastelandבַתֹּ֣הוּva.To.huH8414and perishוְיֹאבֵֽדוּ׃ve.yo.Ve.duH6.
20Theywere putH954toH954shameH954,for they had trustedבָטָ֑חva.TachH982,They cameבָּ֥אוּBa.'uH935thereעָ֝דֶ֗יהָ'a.Dei.haH5704and were humiliatedוַיֶּחְפָּֽרוּ׃vai.yech.Pa.ruH2659.
21Indeedכִּֽי־ki-H3588,you have nowעַ֭תָּה'A.tahH6258becomeהֱיִ֣יתֶםhe.Yi.temH1961suchH3808,You seeתִּֽרְא֥וּtir.'UH7200terrorsחֲ֝תַ֗תcha.TatH2866and areH3372afraidוַתִּירָֽאוּ׃va.ti.Ra.'uH3372.
22Have I saidאָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559, ‘Giveהָ֣בוּHa.vuH3051me something,’Or, ‘OfferH7809aH7809bribeH7809for me from your wealthוּ֝מִכֹּחֲכֶ֗םu.mi.ko.cha.KhemH3581,’
23Or, ‘Saveוּמַלְּט֥וּנִיu.ma.le.Tu.niH4422me from the handמִיַּד־mi.yad-H3027of the enemyצָ֑רTzarH6862,’Or, ‘Redeemתִּפְדּֽוּנִי׃tif.Du.niH6299me from the handוּמִיַּ֖דu.mi.YadH3027of the tyrantsעָרִיצִ֣ים'a.ri.TzimH6184’?
24“Teachה֭וֹרוּנִיHo.ru.niH3384me, andI will beH2790silentאַחֲרִ֑ישׁ'a.cha.RishH2790;And showהָבִ֥ינוּha.Vi.nuH995me howוּמַה־u.ma.ho.Sha-H4100I have doneH7686wrongH7686.
25Howמַה־mah-H4100painfulנִּמְרְצ֥וּnim.re.TzuH4834are honestיֹ֑שֶׁרYo.sherH3476wordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561!But whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100does your argumentיּוֹכִ֖יחַyo.Khi.achH3198proveהוֹכֵ֣חַho.Khe.achH3198?
26Do you intendתַּחְשֹׁ֑בוּtach.ShouH2803to rebukeהַלְהוֹכַ֣חhal.ho.KhachH3198mywordsאִמְרֵ֥י'im.ReiH561, When thewordsH561of one in despairנֹאָֽשׁ׃no.'AshH2976belong to the windוּ֝לְר֗וּחַu.le.Ru.achH7307?
27You would evenאַף־'af-H637castתַּפִּ֑ילוּta.Pi.luH5307lots forthe orphansיָת֥וֹםya.TomH3490, Andbarterוְ֝תִכְר֗וּve.tikh.RuH3739overH5921your friendרֵֽיעֲכֶֽם׃Rei.'a.KhemH7453.
28Nowוְ֭עַתָּהVe.'a.tahH6258pleaseהוֹאִ֣ילוּho.'I.luH2974lookפְנוּ־fe.nu-H6437at me, And seeifאִם־'im-H518I amlyingאֲכַזֵּֽב׃'a.kha.ZevH3576to your faceפְּ֝נֵיכֶ֗םpe.nei.KhemH6440.
29Pleaseנָ֭אna'H4994turnשֻֽׁבוּ־shu.vu-H7725awayH7725,let there be noאַל־'al-H408injusticeH5767;Turnוְשׁ֥וּבוּve.shu.viH7725awayH7725,my righteousnessצִדְקִי־tzid.ki-H6664is stillע֝וֹדodH5750in it.
30IsH3426thereH3426injusticeH5767on my tongueבִּלְשׁוֹנִ֥יbil.sho.NiH3956? Doesmy palateחִ֝כִּ֗יchi.KiH2441not discernיָבִ֥יןya.VinH995disastersהַוּֽוֹת׃ha.VotH1942?
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