20The wickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563man travailethמִתְחוֹלֵ֑לmit.cho.LelH2342with pain all hisdaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117,and the numberוּמִסְפַּ֥רu.mis.ParH4557of yearsשָׁ֝נִ֗יםSha.NimH8141is hiddenנִצְפְּנ֥וּnitz.pe.NuH6845to the oppressorלֶעָרִֽיץ׃le.'a.RitzH6184.
21A dreadfulפְּחָדִ֥יםpe.cha.DimH6343soundקוֹל־kol-H6963isin his earsבְּאָזְנָ֑יוbe.'a.ze.NavH241:in prosperityבַּ֝שָּׁל֗וֹםba.sha.LomH7965the destroyerשׁוֹדֵ֥דsho.DedH7703shall comeיְבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃ye.vo.'E.nuH935upon him.
22He believethיַאֲמִ֣יןya.'a.MinH539not that he shall returnשׁ֭וּבSuvH7725out of darknessחֹ֑שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822,and he is waitedוְצָפ֖וּיve.tza.fuH6822for of the swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.
23He wandereth abroadנֹ֘דֵ֤דno.DedH5074for breadלַלֶּ֣חֶםla.Le.chemH3899, saying, Where is it?he knowethיָדַ֓ע׀ya.Da'H3045that the dayיֽוֹם־yom-H3117of darknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822is readyנָכ֖וֹןna.KhonH3559at his handבְּיָד֣וֹbe.ya.DoH3027.
24Troubleצַ֣רtzarH6862and anguishוּמְצוּקָ֑הu.me.tzu.KahH4691shall make him afraidיְֽ֭בַעֲתֻהוּYe.va.'a.tu.huH1204;they shall prevailתִּ֝תְקְפֵ֗הוּtit.ke.Fe.huH8630against him, as a kingכְּמֶ֤לֶךְ׀ke.Me.lekhH4428readyעָתִ֬יד'a.TidH6264to the battleלַכִּידֽוֹר׃la.ki.DorH3593.
25For he stretcheth outנָטָ֣הna.TahH5186his handיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027against Godאֵ֣ל'elH410,and strengthenethיִתְגַּבָּֽר׃yit.ga.BarH1396himself against the Almightyשַׁ֝דַּ֗יSha.DaiH7706.
26He runnethיָר֣וּץya.RutzH7323upon him, even on hisneckבְּצַוָּ֑ארbe.tza.VarH6677,upon the thickבַּ֝עֲבִ֗יba.'a.ViH5672bossesגַּבֵּ֥יga.BeiH1354of his bucklersמָֽגִנָּֽיו׃Ma.gi.NavH4043:
27Because he coverethכִסָּ֣הkhi.SahH3680his faceפָנָ֣יוfa.NavH6440with his fatnessבְּחֶלְבּ֑וֹbe.chel.BoH2459,and makethוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213collops of fatפִּימָ֣הpi.MahH6371on hisflanksכָֽסֶל׃Kha.selH3689.
28And he dwellethוַיִּשְׁכּ֤וֹן׀vai.yish.KonH7931in desolateנִכְחָד֗וֹתnikh.cha.DotH3582citiesעָ֘רִ֤ים'a.RimH5892, andin housesבָּ֭תִּיםBa.timH1004which no man inhabitethיֵ֣שְׁבוּYe.she.vuH3427,which are readyהִתְעַתְּד֣וּhit.'a.te.DuH6257to become heapsלְגַלִּֽים׃le.ga.LimH1530.
29He shall not be richיֶ֭עְשַׁרYe'.sharH6238,neither shall his substanceחֵיל֑וֹchei.LoH2428continueיָק֣וּםya.KumH6965,neither shall he prolongיִטֶּ֖הyi.TehH5186the perfectionמִנְלָֽם׃min.LamH4512thereof upon the earthלָאָ֣רֶץla.'A.retzH776.
30He shall not departיָס֨וּר׀ya.SurH5493out of darknessחֹ֗שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822;the flameשַׁלְהָ֑בֶתshal.Ha.vetH7957shall dry upתְּיַבֵּ֣שׁte.ya.BeshH3001his branchesיֹֽ֭נַקְתּוֹyo.nak.toH3127,and by the breathבְּר֣וּחַbe.Ru.achH7307of his mouthפִּֽיו׃PivH6310shall he go awayוְ֝יָס֗וּרve.ya.SurH5493.
31Let not him that is deceivedנִתְעָ֑הnit.'AhH8582trustיַאֲמֵ֣ןya.'a.MenH539in vanityבַּשָּׁ֣יוba.shovH7723:for vanityשָׁ֝֗וְאShav'H7723shall be his recompenceתְמוּרָתֽוֹ׃te.mu.ra.ToH8545.
32It shall be accomplishedתִּמָּלֵ֑אti.ma.Le'H4390beforeH3808his timeי֭וֹמוֹyo.moH3117,and his branchוְ֝כִפָּת֗וֹve.khi.pa.ToH3712shall not be greenרַעֲנָֽנָה׃ra.'a.Na.nahH7488.
33He shall shake offיַחְמֹ֣סyach.MosH2554his unripe grapeבִּסְר֑וֹbis.RoH1154as the vineכַּגֶּ֣פֶןka.Ge.fenH1612,and shall cast offוְיַשְׁלֵ֥ךְve.yash.LekhH7993his flowerנִצָּתֽוֹ׃ni.tza.ToH5328as the oliveכַּ֝זַּ֗יִתka.Za.yitH2132.
34For the congregationעֲדַ֣ת'a.DatH5712of hypocritesחָנֵ֣ףcha.NefH2611shall bedesolateגַּלְמ֑וּדgal.MudH1565,and fireוְ֝אֵ֗שׁve.'EshH784shall consumeאָכְלָ֥ה'a.khe.LahH398the tabernaclesאָֽהֳלֵי־'o.ho.lei-H168of briberyשֹֽׁחַד׃Sho.chadH7810.
35They conceiveהָרֹ֣הha.RohH2029mischiefעָ֭מָל'A.molH5999,and bring forthוְיָ֣לֹדve.Ya.lodH3205vanityאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205,and their bellyוּ֝בִטְנָ֗םu.vit.NamH990preparethתָּכִ֥יןta.KhinH3559deceitמִרְמָֽה׃ סmir.MahH4820.
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