2No doubtאָ֭מְנָם'A.me.nomH551but ye arethe peopleעָ֑ם'AmH5971,and wisdomחָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahH2451shall dieתָּמ֥וּתta.MutH4191with you.
3Butגַּם־gam-H1571I have understandingלֵבָ֨ב׀le.VavH3824as well as you; I amnot inferiorנֹפֵ֣לno.FelH5307to you: yea, who knoweth not such thingsH3644as these?
4I am asone mockedשְׂחֹ֤קse.ChokH7814of his neighbourלְרֵעֵ֨הוּ׀le.re.'E.huH7453,who callethקֹרֵ֣אko.Re'H7121upon Godלֶ֭אֱלוֹהַּLe.'e.lo.ahH433,and he answerethוַֽיַּעֲנֵ֑הוּvai.ya.'a.Ne.huH6030him: the justצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662uprightתָּמִֽים׃ta.MimH8549man islaughed to scornשְׂ֝ח֗וֹקSe.ChokH7814.
5He that is readyנָ֝כ֗וֹןna.KhonH3559to slipלְמ֣וֹעֲדֵיle.Mo.'a.deiH4571with hisfeetרָֽגֶל׃Ra.gelH7272is asa lampH3940despisedבּ֭וּזbuzH937in the thoughtלְעַשְׁתּ֣וּתle.'ash.TutH6248of him that is at easeשַׁאֲנָ֑ןsha.'a.NanH7600.
6The tabernaclesאֹֽהָלִ֨ים׀'o.ha.LimH168of robbersלְשֹׁ֥דְדִ֗יםle.Sho.de.DimH7703prosperיִשְׁלָ֤יוּyish.La.yuH7951,and they that provokeלְמַרְגִּ֣יזֵיle.mar.Gi.zeiH7264Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410are secureוּֽ֭בַטֻּחוֹתU.va.tu.chotH987;into whose handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433bringethהֵבִ֖יאhe.Vi'H935abundantly.
7Butוְֽאוּלָ֗םve.'u.LamH199askשְׁאַל־she.'al-H7592now the beastsבְהֵמ֣וֹתve.he.MotH929,and they shall teachוְתֹרֶ֑ךָּve.to.Re.kaH3384thee; and the fowlsוְע֥וֹףve.'ofH5775of the airהַ֝שָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and they shall tellוְיַגֶּד־ve.ya.ged-H5046thee:
8Or speakשִׂ֣יחַSi.achH7878to the earthלָאָ֣רֶץla.'A.retzH776,and it shall teachוְתֹרֶ֑ךָּve.to.Re.kaH3384thee: and the fishesדְּגֵ֣יde.GeiH1709of the seaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220shall declareוִֽיסַפְּר֥וּvi.sa.pe.RuH5608unto thee.
9Who knowethיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045not in all these that the handיַד־yad-H3027of Yhwhיְ֝הוָהYah.wehH3068hath wroughtעָ֣שְׂתָה'A.se.tahH6213this?
10In whose handבְּ֭יָדוֹbe.ya.doH3027isthe soulנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of every living thingחָ֑יChaiH2416,and the breathוְ֝ר֗וּחַve.Ru.achH7307of all mankindבְּשַׂר־ אִֽישׁ׃be.sar- 'IshH1320H376.
11Doth not the earאֹ֭זֶן'O.zenH241tryתִּבְחָ֑ןtiv.ChanH974wordsמִלִּ֣יןmi.LinH4405?and the mouthוְ֝חֵ֗ךְve.ChekhH2441tasteיִטְעַם־yit.'am-H2938his meatאֹ֣כֶל'O.khelH400?
12With the ancientבִּֽישִׁישִׁ֥יםbi.shi.ShimH3453iswisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451;and in lengthוְאֹ֖רֶךְve.'O.rekhH753of daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117understandingתְּבוּנָֽה׃te.vu.NahH8394.
13With him iswisdomחָכְמָ֣הchokh.mahH2451and strengthוּגְבוּרָ֑הu.ge.vu.RahH1369,he hath counselעֵצָ֥ה'e.TzahH6098and understandingוּתְבוּנָֽה׃u.te.vu.NahH8394.
14Behold, he breaketh downיַ֭הֲרוֹסYa.ha.rosH2040,and it cannot be built againיִבָּנֶ֑הyi.ba.NehH1129:he shutteth upיִסְגֹּ֥רyis.GorH5462a manאִ֝֗ישׁ'IshH376,and there can be no openingיִפָּתֵֽחַ׃yi.pa.Te.achH6605.
15Behold, he withholdethיַעְצֹ֣רya'.TzorH6113the watersבַּמַּ֣יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,and they dry upוְיִבָ֑שׁוּve.yi.Va.shuH3001:also he sendeth them outוִֽ֝ישַׁלְּחֵ֗םvi.sha.le.ChemH7971,and they overturnוְיַ֖הַפְכוּve.Ya.haf.khuH2015the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.
16With him isstrengthעֹ֣ז'ozH5797and wisdomוְתֽוּשִׁיָּ֑הve.tu.shi.YahH8454:the deceivedשֹׁגֵ֥גsho.GegH7683and the deceiverוּמַשְׁגֶּֽה׃u.mash.GehH7686are his.
17He leadethH3212counsellorsיוֹעֲצִ֣יםyo.'a.TzimH3289away spoiledשׁוֹלָ֑לsho.LalH7758,and maketh the judgesוְֽשֹׁפְטִ֥יםve.sho.fe.TimH8199foolsיְהוֹלֵֽל׃ye.ho.LelH1984.
18He loosethפִּתֵּ֑חַpi.Te.achH6605the bondמוּסַ֣רmu.SarH4148of kingsמְלָכִ֣יםme.la.KhimH4428,and girdethוַיֶּאְסֹ֥רvai.ye'.SorH631their loinsבְּמָתְנֵיהֶֽם׃be.ma.te.nei.HemH4975with a girdleאֵ֝ז֗וֹר'e.ZorH232.
20He removeth awayמֵסִ֣ירme.SirH5493the speechשָׂ֭פָהSa.fahH8193of the trustyלְנֶאֱמָנִ֑יםle.ne.'e.ma.NimH539,and taketh awayיִקָּֽח׃yi.KachH3947the understandingוְטַ֖עַםve.Ta.'amH2940of the agedזְקֵנִ֣יםze.ke.NimH2205.
21He pourethשׁוֹפֵ֣ךְsho.FekhH8210contemptבּ֭וּזbuzH937upon princesנְדִיבִ֑יםne.di.VimH5081,and weakenethרִפָּֽה׃ri.PahH7503the strengthוּמְזִ֖יחַu.me.Zi.achH4206of the mightyאֲפִיקִ֣ים'a.fi.KimH650.
22He discoverethמְגַלֶּ֣הme.ga.LehH1540deep thingsעֲ֭מֻקוֹת'A.mu.kotH6013out of darknessחֹ֑שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822,and bringeth outוַיֹּצֵ֖אvai.yo.Tze'H3318to lightלָא֣וֹרla.'orH216the shadow of deathצַלְמָֽוֶת׃tzal.Ma.vetH6757.
23He increasethמַשְׂגִּ֣יאmas.Gi'H7679the nationsלַ֭גּוֹיִםLa.go.yimH1471,and destroyethוַֽיְאַבְּדֵ֑םvay.'a.be.DemH6them: he enlargethשֹׁטֵ֥חַsho.Te.achH7849the nationsלַ֝גּוֹיִ֗םla.go.YimH1471,and straitenethוַיַּנְחֵֽם׃vai.yan.ChemH5148them again.
24He taketh awayמֵסִ֗ירme.SirH5493the heartלֵ֭בlevH3820of the chiefרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and causeth them to wanderוַ֝יַּתְעֵ֗םvai.yat.'EmH8582in a wildernessבְּתֹ֣הוּbe.To.huH8414where there isno wayדָֽרֶךְ׃Da.rekhH1870.
25They gropeיְמַֽשְׁשׁוּ־ye.mash.shu-H4959in the darkחֹ֥שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822without lightא֑וֹר'orH216,and he maketh them to staggerוַ֝יַּתְעֵ֗םvai.yat.'EmH8582like adrunkenכַּשִּׁכּֽוֹר׃ka.shi.KorH7910man.
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