2“Howאָ֥ן'anH575longעַד־'ad-H5704will you sayתְּמַלֶּל־te.ma.lel-H4448theseH428thingsאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428, And thewordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561of your mouthפִֽיךָ׃Fi.khaH6310be a mightyכַּ֝בִּירKa.birH3524windוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307?
4Ifאִם־'im-H518your sonsבָּנֶ֥יךָba.Nei.khaH1121sinnedחָֽטְאוּ־cha.te.'u-H2398against Him,Then He turnedH7971them overH7971to thepowerבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of their wrongdoingפִּשְׁעָֽם׃pish.'AmH6588.
6Ifאִם־'im-H518you are pureזַ֥ךְzakhH2134and uprightוְיָשָׁ֗רve.ya.SharH3477,Surelyכִּי־ki-H3588nowעַ֭תָּה'A.tahH6258He will stirיָעִ֣ירya.'IrH5782Himself for youAnd restoreוְ֝שִׁלַּ֗םve.shi.LamH7999your righteousצִדְקֶֽךָ׃tzid.Ke.chaH6664estateנְוַ֣תne.VatH5116.
7Though your beginningרֵאשִׁיתְךָ֣re.shi.te.KhaH7225was insignificantמִצְעָ֑רmitz.'ArH4705, Yet yourendוְ֝אַחֲרִיתְךָ֗ve.'a.cha.ri.te.khaH319will increaseיִשְׂגֶּ֥הyis.GehH7685greatlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966.
8“Pleaseנָ֭אna'H4994inquireשְׁאַל־she.'al-H7592of pastרִישׁ֑וֹןri.ShonH7223generationsלְדֹ֣רle.DorH1755,And considerוְ֝כוֹנֵ֗ןve.kho.NenH3559the thingsH2714searchedלְחֵ֣קֶרle.Che.kerH2714outH2714by their fathersאֲבוֹתָֽם׃'a.vo.TamH1.
9For we are onlyof yesterdayתְמ֣וֹלte.MolH8543and knowנֵדָ֑עne.Da'H3045nothingוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808,BecauseH3588our daysיָמֵ֣ינוּya.Mei.nuH3117on earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776are as a shadowצֵ֖לtzelH6738.
10Will they not teachי֭וֹרוּךָYo.ru.khaH3384you andtellיֹ֣אמְרוּYo.me.ruH559you,And bringיוֹצִ֥אוּyo.Tzi.'uH3318forthH3318wordsמִלִּֽים׃mi.LimH4405from their mindsוּ֝מִלִּבָּ֗םu.mil.li.BamH3820?
11“Can papyrusגֹּ֭מֶאGo.me'H1573growH1342tallH1342withoutבְּלֹ֣אbe.Lo'H3808a marshבִצָּ֑הvi.TzahH1207?Can the rushesאָ֥חוּ'A.chuH260growיִשְׂגֶּה־yis.geh-H7685withoutבְלִי־ve.li-H1097waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325?
12While it is stillעֹדֶ֣נּוּ'o.De.nuH5750greenבְ֭אִבּוֹve.'i.boH3andnot cutH6998downH6998,Yet it withersיִיבָֽשׁ׃yi.VashH3001beforeוְלִפְנֵ֖יve.lif.NeiH6440anyכָל־khol-H3605otherplantחָצִ֣ירcha.TzirH2682.
13Soכֵּ֗ןKenH3651are the pathsאָ֭רְחוֹת'A.re.chotH734ofallכָּל־kol-H3605whoH7911forgetשֹׁ֣כְחֵיSho.khe.cheiH7911Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410; And thehopeוְתִקְוַ֖תve.tik.VatH8615of the godlessחָנֵ֣ףcha.NefH2611will perishתֹּאבֵֽד׃to.VedH6,
14Hisאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834confidenceכִּסְל֑וֹkis.LoH3689is fragileH6962,And his trustמִבְטַחֽוֹ׃miv.ta.ChoH4009is aspider’sעַ֝כָּבִ֗ישׁ'a.ka.VishH5908webוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004.
15He dependsיִשָּׁעֵ֣ןyi.sha.'EnH8172on hishouseבֵּ֭יתוֹbei.toH1004,but it does not standיַעֲמֹ֑דya.'a.ModH5975;He holdsיַחֲזִ֥יקya.cha.ZikH2388onH2388to it, but it does not endureיָקֽוּם׃ya.KumH6965.
16Heflourishesרָטֹ֣בra.ToH7373beforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440the sunשָׁ֑מֶשׁSha.meshH8121, And hisshootsיֹֽנַקְתּ֥וֹyo.nak.ToH3127spreadH3318outH3318overוְעַ֥לve.'AlH5921his gardenגַּ֝נָּת֗וֹga.na.ToH1593.
18Ifאִם־'im-H518he isremovedיְבַלְּעֶ֥נּוּye.val.le.'E.nuH1104fromhis placeמִמְּקוֹמ֑וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725,Then it will denyוְכִ֥חֶשׁve.Khi.cheshH3584him, saying, ‘I neverלֹ֣אlo'H3808sawרְאִיתִֽיךָ׃re.'i.Ti.khaH7200you.’
19Beholdהֶן־hen-H2005,thisה֭וּאhu'H1931is the joyמְשׂ֣וֹשׂme.SosH4885of His wayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870;And out of the dustוּ֝מֵעָפָ֗רu.me.'a.FarH6083othersאַחֵ֥ר'a.CherH312will springיִצְמָֽחוּ׃yitz.Ma.chuH6779.
20Beholdהֶן־hen-H2005,Godאֵ֭ל'elH410will not rejectיִמְאַס־yim.'as-H3988a person ofintegrityתָּ֑םTamH8535,NorH3808will Hehelpיַ֝חֲזִ֗יק בְּיַד־ya.cha.Zik be.yad-H2388H3027evildoersמְרֵעִֽים׃me.re.'ImH7489.
21He will yetעַד־'ad-H5704fillיְמַלֵּ֣הye.ma.LehH4390your mouthפִּ֑יךָPi.khaH6310with laughterשְׂח֣וֹקse.ChokH7814,And your lipsוּשְׂפָתֶ֥יךָu.se.fa.Tei.khaH8193with joyfulH8643shoutingתְרוּעָֽה׃te.ru.'AhH8643.
22Those who hateשֹׂנְאֶ֥יךָso.ne.'Ei.khaH8130you will beclothedיִלְבְּשׁוּ־yil.be.shu-H3847with shameבֹ֑שֶׁתVo.shetH1322, And thetentוְאֹ֖הֶלve.'O.helH168of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563will noH369longerexistH369.”
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