2Therefore do my thoughtsשְׂעִפַּ֣יse.'i.PaiH5587cause me to answerיְשִׁיב֑וּנִיye.shi.Vu.niH7725, and for thisI make hasteח֣וּשִׁיChu.shiH2363.
3I have heardאֶשְׁמָ֑ע'esh.Ma'H8085the checkמוּסַ֣רmu.SarH4148of my reproachכְּלִמָּתִ֣יke.li.ma.TiH3639,and the spiritוְ֝ר֗וּחַve.Ru.achH7307of my understandingמִֽבִּינָתִ֥יmi.bi.na.TiH998causeth me to answerיַעֲנֵֽנִי׃ya.'a.Ne.niH6030.
4Knowestיָ֭דַעְתָּYa.da'.taH3045thou notthis of oldעַ֑ד'AdH5703,since manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120was placedשִׂ֖יםsimH7760upon earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776,
5That the triumphingרִנְנַ֣תri.NatH7445of the wickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563isshortמִקָּר֑וֹבmi.ka.RovH7138,and the joyוְשִׂמְחַ֖תve.sim.ChatH8057of the hypocriteחָנֵ֣ףcha.NefH2611butfor a momentרָֽגַע׃Ra.ga'H7281?
6Though his excellencyשִׂיא֑וֹsi.'OH7863mount upיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927to the heavensלַשָּׁמַ֣יִםla.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and his headוְ֝רֹאשׁ֗וֹve.ro.ShoH7218reachיַגִּֽיעַ׃ya.Gi.a'H5060unto the cloudsלָעָ֥בla.'AvH5645;
7Yethe shall perishיֹאבֵ֑דyo.VedH6for everלָנֶ֣צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331like his own dungכְּֽ֭גֶלֲלוֹke.ge.la.loH1561:they which have seenרֹ֝אָ֗יוro.'AvH7200him shall sayיֹאמְר֥וּyo.me.RuH559,Whereאַיּֽוֹ׃'ai.YoH335is he?
8He shall fly awayיָ֭עוּףYa.'ufH5774as a dreamכַּחֲל֣וֹםka.cha.LomH2472,and shall not be foundיִמְצָא֑וּהוּyim.tza.'U.huH4672:yea, he shall be chased awayוְ֝יֻדַּ֗דve.yu.DadH5074as a visionכְּחֶזְי֥וֹןke.chez.YonH2384of the nightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.
9The eyeעַ֣יִן'A.yinH5869also whichsawשְׁ֭זָפַתּוּShe.za.fa.tuH7805him shall see himno moreתוֹסִ֑יףto.SifH3254;neither shall his placeמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃me.ko.MoH4725any more beholdתְּשׁוּרֶ֥נּוּte.shu.Re.nuH7789him.
10His childrenבָּ֭נָיוBa.navH1121shall seek to pleaseיְרַצּ֣וּye.ra.TzuH7521the poorדַלִּ֑יםda.LimH1800,and his handsוְ֝יָדָ֗יוve.ya.DavH3027shall restoreתָּשֵׁ֥בְנָהta.She.ve.nahH7725their goodsאוֹנֽוֹ׃'o.NoH202.
11His bonesעַ֭צְמוֹתָיוAtz.mo.tavH6106are fullמָלְא֣וּmal.'UH4390of the sinof his youthעֲלוּמָ֑יוa.lu.movH5934,which shall lie downתִּשְׁכָּֽב׃tish.KavH7901with him in the dustעָפָ֥ר'a.FarH6083.
12Though wickednessרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451be sweetתַּמְתִּ֣יקtam.TikH4985in his mouthבְּפִ֣יוbe.FivH6310, thoughhe hideיַ֝כְחִידֶ֗נָּהyakh.chi.De.nahH3582it under his tongueלְשׁוֹנֽוֹ׃le.sho.NoH3956;
13Thoughhe spareיַחְמֹ֣לyach.MolH2550it, and forsakeיַֽעַזְבֶ֑נָּהya.'az.Ve.nahH5800it not; but keep it stillוְ֝יִמְנָעֶ֗נָּהve.yim.na.'E.nahH4513withinבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432his mouthחִכּֽוֹ׃chi.KoH2441:
14Yethis meatלַ֭חְמוֹlach.moH3899in his bowelsבְּמֵעָ֣יוbe.me.'AvH4578is turnedנֶהְפָּ֑ךְneh.PakhH2015, it isthe gallמְרוֹרַ֖תme.ro.RatH4846of aspsפְּתָנִ֣יםpe.ta.NimH6620withinבְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃be.kir.BoH7130him.
15He hath swallowed downבָּ֭לַעBa.la'H1104richesחַ֣יִלCha.yilH2428,and he shall vomit them up againוַיְקִאֶ֑נּוּvay.ki.'E.nuH6958:Godאֵֽל׃'ElH410shall cast them outיוֹרִשֶׁ֥נּוּyo.ri.She.nuH3423of his bellyמִ֝בִּטְנ֗וֹmi.bit.NoH990.
17He shall not seeיֵ֥רֶאYe.re'H7200the riversבִפְלַגּ֑וֹתvif.la.GotH6390,the floodsנַהֲרֵ֥יna.ha.ReiH5104,the brooksנַ֝חֲלֵ֗יna.cha.LeiH5158of honeyדְּבַ֣שׁde.VashH1706and butterוְחֶמְאָֽה׃ve.chem.'AhH2529.
18That which he labouredיָ֭גָעYa.go'H3022for shall he restoreמֵשִׁ֣יבme.ShivH7725, and shall not swallow itdownיִבְלָ֑עyiv.La'H1104: according to hissubstanceכְּחֵ֥ילke.CheilH2428shallthe restitutionתְּ֝מוּרָת֗וֹte.mu.ra.ToH8545be,and he shall not rejoiceיַעֲלֹֽס׃ya.'a.LosH5965therein.
19Because he hath oppressedרִ֭צַּץRi.tzatzH7533andhath forsakenעָזַ֣ב'a.ZavH5800the poorדַּלִּ֑יםda.LimH1800; becausehe hath violently taken awayגָּ֝זַ֗לga.ZalH1497an houseבַּ֥יִתBa.yitH1004which he buildedיִבֶנֵֽהוּ׃yi.ve.Ne.huH1129not;
20Surely he shall not feelיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045quietnessשָׁלֵ֣וsha.LevH7961in his bellyבְּבִטְנ֑וֹbe.vit.NoH990,he shall not saveיְמַלֵּֽט׃ye.ma.LetH4422of that which he desiredבַּ֝חֲמוּד֗וֹba.cha.mu.DoH2530.
21There shall none of his meatH400be leftשָׂרִ֥ידsa.RidH8300;therefore shall no man lookיָחִ֥ילya.ChilH2342for his goodsטוּבֽוֹ׃tu.VoH2898.
22In the fulnessבִּמְלֹ֣אותbim.LotH4390of his sufficiencyשִׂ֭פְקוֹSif.kovH5607he shall be in straitsיֵ֣צֶרYe.tzerH3334:every handיַ֖דyadH3027of the wickedעָמֵ֣ל'a.MelH6001shall comeתְּבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃te.vo.'E.nuH935upon him.
23Whenhe is about to fillלְמַלֵּ֬אle.ma.Le'H4390his bellyבִטְנ֗וֹvit.NoH990, Godshall castיְֽשַׁלַּח־ye.sha.lach-H7971the furyחֲר֣וֹןcha.RonH2740of his wrathאַפּ֑וֹ'a.PoH639upon him, and shall rainוְיַמְטֵ֥רve.yam.TerH4305itupon him while he is eatingבִּלְחוּמֽוֹ׃bil.chu.MoH3894.
24He shall fleeיִ֭בְרַחYiv.rachH1272from the ironבַּרְזֶ֑לbar.ZelH1270weaponמִנֵּ֣שֶׁקmi.Ne.shekH5402, andthe bowקֶ֣שֶׁתKe.shetH7198of steelנְחוּשָֽׁה׃ne.chu.ShahH5154shall strike him throughתַּ֝חְלְפֵ֗הוּtach.le.Fe.huH2498.
25It is drawnשָׁלַף֮sha.LafH8025,and cometh outוַיֵּצֵ֪אvai.ye.Tze'H3318of the bodyמִגֵּ֫וָ֥הmi.Ge.VahH1465;yea, the glittering swordוּ֭בָרָקU.va.rokH1300cometh outיַהֲלֹ֗ךְya.ha.LokhH1980of his gallמִֽמְּרֹרָת֥וֹmi.me.ro.ra.ToH4846:terrorsאֵמִֽים׃'e.MimH367are upon him.
26All darknessחֹשֶׁךְ֮cho.sheKhH2822shall behidטָמ֪וּןta.MunH2934in his secret placesלִצְפּ֫וּנָ֥יוlitz.Pu.NavH6845:a fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784not blownנֻפָּ֑חnu.PachH5301shall consumeתְּ֭אָכְלֵהוּTe.'a.khe.le.huH398him; it shall go illH3415with him that is leftשָׂרִ֣ידsa.RidH8300in his tabernacleבְּאָהֳלֽוֹ׃be.'o.ho.LoH168.
27The heavenשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064shall revealיְגַלּ֣וּye.ga.LuH1540his iniquityעֲוֹנ֑וֹa.vo.NoH5771;and the earthוְ֝אֶ֗רֶץve.'E.retzH776shall rise upמִתְקוֹמָ֘מָ֥הmit.ko.Ma.MahH6965against him.
28The increaseיְב֣וּלye.VulH2981of his houseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004shall departיִ֭גֶלYi.gelH1540, and his goodsshall flow awayנִ֝גָּר֗וֹתni.ga.RotH5064in the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of his wrathאַפּֽוֹ׃'a.PoH639.
29This isthe portionחֵֽלֶק־che.lek-H2506of a wickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120from Godמֵאֱלֹהִ֑יםme.'E.lo.HimH430,and the heritageוְנַחֲלַ֖תve.na.cha.LatH5159appointedאִמְר֣וֹ'im.RoH561unto him by Godמֵאֵֽל׃ פme.'ElH410.
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