1Manאָ֭דָם'A.domH120that isbornיְל֣וּדye.LudH3205of a womanאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802isof fewקְצַ֥רke.TzarH7116daysיָ֝מִ֗יםya.MimH3117,and fullוּֽשְׂבַֽע־u.se.va'-H7649of troubleרֹֽגֶז׃Ro.gezH7267.
2He cometh forthיָ֭צָאYa.tza'H3318like a flowerכְּצִ֣יץke.TzitzH6731,and is cut downוַיִּמָּ֑לvai.yi.MalH5243:he fleethוַיִּבְרַ֥חvai.yiv.RachH1272also as a shadowכַּ֝צֵּ֗לka.TzelH6738,and continuethיַעֲמֽוֹד׃ya.'a.ModH5975not.
3And dost thou openפָּקַ֣חְתָּpa.Kach.taH6491thine eyesעֵינֶ֑ךָ'ei.Ne.khaH5869upon such an oneזֶ֭הzehH2088,and bringestתָבִ֖יאta.Vi'H935me into judgmentבְמִשְׁפָּ֣טve.mish.PatH4941with thee?
4Who can bringיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414a cleanטָ֭הוֹרTa.horH2889thingout of an uncleanמִטָּמֵ֗אmi.ta.Me'H2931?not oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259.
5Seeingאִ֥ם'imH518his daysיָמָ֗יוya.MavH3117aredeterminedחֲרוּצִ֨ים׀cha.ru.TzimH2782,the numberמִֽסְפַּר־mis.par-H4557of his monthsחֳדָשָׁ֥יוcho.da.ShavH2320arewith thee, thou hast appointedעָ֝שִׂ֗יתָ'a.Si.taH6213his boundsחֻקָּ֥יוchu.kovH2706that he cannot passיַעֲבֽוֹר׃ya.'a.VorH5674;
6Turnשְׁעֵ֣הshe.'EhH8159from him, that he may restוְיֶחְדָּ֑לve.yech.DalH2308,till he shall accomplishיִ֝רְצֶ֗הyir.TzehH7521,as an hirelingכְּשָׂכִ֥ירke.sa.KhirH7916,his dayיוֹמֽוֹ׃yo.MoH3117.
7For there isיֵ֥שׁyeshH3426hopeתִּ֫קְוָ֥הtik.VahH8615of a treeלָעֵ֗ץla.'EtzH6086,if it be cut downיִ֭כָּרֵתYi.ka.retH3772,that it will sprout againיַחֲלִ֑יףya.cha.LifH2498,and that the tender branchוְ֝יֹֽנַקְתּ֗וֹve.yo.nak.ToH3127thereof will not ceaseתֶחְדָּֽל׃tech.DalH2308.
8Though the rootשָׁרְשׁ֑וֹsha.re.ShoH8328thereof wax oldיַזְקִ֣יןyaz.KinH2204in the earthבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776,and the stockגִּזְעֽוֹ׃giz.'OH1503thereof dieיָמ֥וּתya.MutH4191in the groundוּ֝בֶעָפָ֗רu.ve.'a.FarH6083;
9Yetthrough the scentמֵרֵ֣יחַme.Rei.achH7381of waterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325it will budיַפְרִ֑חַyaf.Ri.achH6524,and bring forthוְעָשָׂ֖הve.'a.SahH6213boughsקָצִ֣ירka.TzirH7105like a plantנָֽטַע׃Na.ta'H5194.
10But manוְגֶ֣בֶרve.Ge.verH1397diethיָ֭מוּתYa.mutH4191,and wasteth awayוַֽיֶּחֱלָ֑שׁvai.ye.che.LashH2522:yea, manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120giveth up the ghostוַיִּגְוַ֖עvai.yig.Va'H1478, and where is he?
11Asthe watersמַ֭יִםMa.yimH4325failאָֽזְלוּ־'a.ze.lu-H235from the seaיָ֑םYamH3220,and the floodוְ֝נָהָ֗רve.na.HarH5104decayethיֶחֱרַ֥בye.che.RavH2717and drieth upוְיָבֵֽשׁ׃ve.ya.VeshH3001:
12So manוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376lieth downשָׁכַ֗בsha.KhavH7901,and risethיָ֫ק֥וּםya.KumH6965not: till the heavensשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064beno moreבִּלְתִּ֣יbil.TiH1115,they shall not awakeיָקִ֑יצוּya.Ki.tzuH6974,nor be raised outיֵ֝עֹ֗רוּye.'O.ruH5782of their sleepמִשְּׁנָתָֽם׃mi.she.na.TamH8142.
13O thatיִתֵּ֨ן׀yi.TenH5414thou wouldest hideתַּצְפִּנֵ֗נִיtatz.pi.Ne.niH6845me in the graveבִּשְׁא֬וֹלbish.'olH7585,that thou wouldest keep me secretתַּ֭סְתִּירֵנִיTas.ti.re.niH5641,until thy wrathאַפֶּ֑ךָ'a.Pe.khaH639be pastשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725,that thou wouldest appointתָּ֤שִׁ֥יתta.ShitH7896me a set timeחֹ֣קchokH2706,and rememberוְתִזְכְּרֵֽנִי׃ve.tiz.ke.Re.niH2142me!
14If a manגֶּ֗בֶרGe.verH1397dieיָמ֥וּתya.MutH4191,shall he liveהֲיִ֫חְיֶ֥הha.Yich.YehH2421again?all the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of my appointed timeצְבָאִ֣יtze.va.'IH6635will I waitאֲיַחֵ֑ל'a.ya.ChelH3176,till my changeחֲלִיפָתִֽי׃cha.li.fa.TiH2487comeבּ֝֗וֹאBo'H935.
15Thou shalt callתִּ֭קְרָאTik.ra'H7121,and I will answerאֶֽעֱנֶ֑ךָּ'e.'e.Ne.kaH6030thee: thou wilt have a desireתִכְסֹֽף׃tikh.SofH3700to the workלְֽמַעֲשֵׂ֖הle.ma.'a.SehH4639of thine handsיָדֶ֣יךָya.Dei.khaH3027.
16For now thou numberestתִּסְפּ֑וֹרtis.PorH5608my stepsצְעָדַ֣יtze.'a.DaiH6806:dost thou not watchתִ֝שְׁמ֗וֹרtish.MorH8104over my sinחַטָּאתִֽי׃cha.ta.TiH2403?
17My transgressionפִּשְׁעִ֑יpish.'IH6588issealed upחָתֻ֣םcha.TumH2856in a bagבִּצְר֣וֹרbitz.RorH6872,and thou sewest upוַ֝תִּטְפֹּ֗לva.tit.PolH2950mine iniquityעֲוֹנִֽי׃'a.vo.NiH5771.
18And surelyוְ֭אוּלָםVe.'u.lomH199the mountainהַר־har-H2022fallingנוֹפֵ֣לno.FelH5307cometh to noughtיִבּ֑וֹלyi.BolH5034,and the rockוְ֝צ֗וּרve.TzurH6697is removedיֶעְתַּ֥קye'.TakH6275out of his placeמִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃mi.me.ko.MoH4725.
19The watersמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325wearשָׁ֥חֲקוּSha.cha.kuH7833the stonesאֲבָנִ֤ים׀'a.va.NimH68:thou washest awayתִּשְׁטֹֽף־tish.tof-H7857the things which growסְפִיחֶ֥יהָse.fi.Chei.haH5599outof the dustעֲפַר־'a.far-H6083of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776;and thou destroyestהֶאֱבַֽדְתָּ׃he.'e.Vad.taH6the hopeוְתִקְוַ֖תve.tik.VatH8615of manאֱנ֣וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582.
20Thou prevailestתִּתְקְפֵ֣הוּtit.ke.Fe.huH8630for everלָ֭נֶצַחLa.ne.tzachH5331against him, and he passethוַֽיַּהֲלֹ֑ךְvai.ya.ha.LokhH1980:thou changestמְשַׁנֶּ֥הme.sha.NehH8138his countenanceפָ֝נָ֗יוfa.NavH6440,and sendest him awayוַֽתְּשַׁלְּחֵֽהוּ׃Va.te.sha.le.Che.huH7971.
21His sonsבָ֭נָיוVa.navH1121come to honourיִכְבְּד֣וּyikh.be.DuH3513,and he knowethיֵדָ֑עye.Da'H3045itnot; and they are brought lowוְ֝יִצְעֲר֗וּve.yitz.'a.RuH6819,but he perceivethיָבִ֥יןya.VinH995it not of them.
22But his fleshבְּ֭שָׂרוֹbe.sa.roH1320upon him shall have painיִכְאָ֑בyikh.'AvH3510,and his soulוְ֝נַפְשׁ֗וֹve.naf.ShoH5315within him shall mournתֶּאֱבָֽל׃ פte.'e.ValH56.
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