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.
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