2Hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085diligentlyשָׁ֭מוֹעַSha.mo.a'H8085my speechמִלָּתִ֑יmi.la.TiH4405,and let this be your consolationsתַּנְח֥וּמֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃tan.Chu.mo.tei.KhemH8575.
3Sufferשָׂ֭אוּנִיSa.'u.niH5375me that I may speakאֲדַבֵּ֑ר'a.da.BerH1696;and afterוְאַחַ֖רve.'a.CharH310that I have spokenדַּבְּרִ֣יda.be.RiH1696,mock onתַלְעִֽיג׃tal.'IgH3932.
4As for me, ismy complaintשִׂיחִ֑יsi.ChiH7879to manלְאָדָ֣םle.'a.DamH120? and if it were so,why should not my spiritרוּחִֽי׃ru.ChiH7307be troubledתִקְצַ֥רtik.TzarH7114?
5Markפְּנוּ־pe.nu-H6437me, and be astonishedוְהָשַׁ֑מּוּve.ha.Sha.muH8074,and layוְשִׂ֖ימוּve.Si.muH7760yourhandיָ֣דyadH3027upon yourmouthפֶּֽה׃PehH6310.
6Even when I rememberזָכַ֥רְתִּיza.Khar.tiH2142I am afraidוְנִבְהָ֑לְתִּיve.niv.Hal.tiH926,and tremblingפַּלָּצֽוּת׃pa.la.TzutH6427taketh hold onוְאָחַ֥זve.'a.ChazH270my fleshבְּ֝שָׂרִ֗יbe.sa.RiH1320.
7Wherefore do the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563liveיִחְי֑וּyich.YuH2421,become oldעָ֝תְק֗וּ'a.te.KuH6275,yea, are mightyגָּ֥בְרוּGa.ve.ruH1396in powerחָֽיִל׃Cha.yilH2428?
8Their seedזַרְעָ֤םzar.'AmH2233is establishedנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559in their sightלִפְנֵיהֶ֣םlif.nei.HemH6440with them, and their offspringוְ֝צֶאֱצָאֵיהֶ֗םve.tze.'e.tza.'ei.HemH6631before their eyesלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.HemH5869.
10Their bullשׁוֹר֣וֹsho.RoH7794genderethעִ֭בַּר'I.barH5674,and failethיַגְעִ֑לyag.'IlH1602not; their cowפָּ֝רָת֗וֹpa.ra.ToH6510calvethתְּפַלֵּ֥טte.fa.LetH6403,and casteth not her calfתְשַׁכֵּֽל׃te.sha.KelH7921.
11They send forthיְשַׁלְּח֣וּye.sha.le.ChuH7971their little onesעֲוִילֵיהֶ֑ם'a.vi.lei.HemH5759like a flockכַ֭צֹּאןKha.tzonH6629,and their childrenוְ֝יַלְדֵיהֶ֗םve.yal.dei.HemH3206danceיְרַקֵּדֽוּן׃ye.ra.ke.DunH7540.
12They takeיִ֭שְׂאוּYis.'uH5375the timbrelכְּתֹ֣ףke.TofH8596and harpוְכִנּ֑וֹרve.khi.NorH3658,and rejoiceוְ֝יִשְׂמְח֗וּve.yis.me.ChuH8055at the soundלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of the organעוּגָֽב׃'u.GavH5748.
13They spendיְכַלּ֣וּye.kha.luH1086H3615their daysיְמֵיהֶ֑םye.mei.HemH3117in wealthבַטּ֣וֹבva.TovH2896,and in a momentוּ֝בְרֶ֗גַעu.ve.Re.ga'H7281go downיֵחָֽתּוּ׃ye.Cha.tuH5181H2865to the graveשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585.
14Therefore they sayוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto Godלָ֭אֵלLa.'elH410,Departס֣וּרsurH5493from us; for we desireחָפָֽצְנוּ׃cha.Fa.tze.nuH2654not the knowledgeוְדַ֥עַתve.Da.'atH1847of thy waysדְּ֝רָכֶ֗יךָde.ra.Khei.khaH1870.
15What isthe Almightyשַׁדַּ֥יsha.DaiH7706,that we should serveנַֽעַבְדֶ֑נּוּna.'av.De.nuH5647him? and what profitנּ֝וֹעִ֗ילno.'IlH3276should we have, if we prayנִפְגַּע־nif.ga'-H6293unto him?
16Lo, their goodטוּבָ֑םtu.VamH2898isnot in their handבְיָדָ֣םve.ya.DamH3027:the counselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098of the wickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563is farרָ֣חֲקָהRa.cha.kahH7368from me.
17How oft is the candleנֵר־ner-H5216of the wickedרְשָׁ֘עִ֤יםre.Sha.'ImH7563put outיִדְעָ֗ךְyid.'AkhH1846! and how oftcomethוְיָבֹ֣אve.ya.Vo'H935their destructionאֵידָ֑ם'ei.DamH343upon them! Goddistributethיְחַלֵּ֥קye.cha.LekH2505sorrowsחֲ֝בָלִ֗יםcha.va.LimH2256in his angerבְּאַפּֽוֹ׃be.'a.PoH639.
18They are as stubbleכְּתֶ֥בֶןke.Te.venH8401beforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440the windר֑וּחַRu.achH7307,and as chaffוּ֝כְמֹ֗ץu.khe.MotzH4671that the stormסוּפָֽה׃su.FahH5492carrieth awayגְּנָבַ֥תּוּge.na.Va.tuH1589.
19Godאֱל֗וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433layeth upיִצְפֹּן־yitz.pon-H6845his iniquityאוֹנ֑וֹ'o.NoH205for his childrenלְבָנָ֥יוle.va.NavH1121:he rewardethיְשַׁלֵּ֖םye.sha.LemH7999him, and he shall knowוְיֵדָֽע׃ve.ye.Da'H3045it.
20His eyesעֵינָ֣יוei.novH5869shall seeיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200his destructionכִּיד֑וֹki.DoH3589,and he shall drinkיִשְׁתֶּֽה׃yish.TehH8354of the wrathוּמֵחֲמַ֖תu.me.cha.MatH2534of the Almightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706.
21For what pleasureחֶפְצ֣וֹchef.TzoH2656hathhe in his houseבְּבֵית֣וֹbe.vei.ToH1004afterאַחֲרָ֑יו'a.cha.RavH310him, when the numberוּמִסְפַּ֖רu.mis.ParH4557of his monthsחֳדָשָׁ֣יוcho.da.ShavH2320is cut off in the midstחֻצָּֽצוּ׃chu.Tza.tzuH2686?
22Shall anyteachיְלַמֶּד־ye.la.med-H3925Godהַלְאֵ֥לhal.'ElH410knowledgeדָּ֑עַתDa.'atH1847?seeing he judgethיִשְׁפּֽוֹט׃yish.PotH8199those that are highרָמִ֥יםra.MimH7311.
23One diethיָ֭מוּתYa.mutH4191in his fullתֻּמּ֑וֹtu.MoH8537strengthבְּעֶ֣צֶםbe.'E.tzemH6106,being wholly at easeשַׁלְאֲנַ֥ןshal.'a.NanH7946and quietוְשָׁלֵֽיו׃ve.sha.LeivH7961.
24His breastsעֲ֭טִינָיו'A.ti.navH5845are fullמָלְא֣וּmal.'UH4390of milkחָלָ֑בcha.LavH2461,and his bonesעַצְמוֹתָ֣יוatz.mo.TavH6106are moistenedיְשֻׁקֶּֽה׃ye.shu.KehH8248with marrowוּמֹ֖חַu.Mo.achH4221.
25And another diethיָ֭מוּתYa.mutH4191in the bitternessמָרָ֑הma.RahH4751of his soulבְּנֶ֣פֶשׁbe.Ne.feshH5315,and never eatethאָ֝כַ֗ל'a.KhalH398with pleasureבַּטּוֹבָֽה׃ba.to.VahH2896.
26They shall lie downיִשְׁכָּ֑בוּyish.Ka.vuH7901alikeיַ֭חַדYa.chadH3162in the dustעָפָ֣ר'a.FarH6083,and the wormsוְ֝רִמָּ֗הve.ri.MahH7415shall coverתְּכַסֶּ֥הte.kha.SehH3680them.
27Behold, I knowיָ֭דַעְתִּיYa.da'.tiH3045your thoughtsמַחְשְׁבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םmach.she.vo.tei.KhemH4284,and the devicesוּ֝מְזִמּ֗וֹתu.me.zi.MotH4209whichye wrongfully imagineתַּחְמֹֽסוּ׃tach.Mo.suH2554against me.
28For ye sayתֹֽאמְר֗וּto.me.RuH559, Where isthe houseבֵית־veit-H1004of the princeנָדִ֑יבna.DivH5081? and where arethe dwellingמִשְׁכְּנ֬וֹתmish.ke.NotH4908placesאֹ֤הֶל׀'O.helH168of the wickedרְשָׁעִֽים׃re.sha.'ImH7563?
29Have ye not askedשְׁ֭אֶלְתֶּםShe.'el.temH7592them that goע֣וֹבְרֵיov.reiH5674by the wayדָ֑רֶךְDa.rekhH1870?and do ye not knowתְנַכֵּֽרוּ׃te.na.Ke.ruH5234their tokensוְ֝אֹתֹתָ֗םve.'o.to.TamH226,
30That the wickedרָ֑עRa'H7451is reservedיֵחָ֣שֶׂךְye.Cha.sekhH2820to the dayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117of destructionאֵ֭יד'eidH343?they shall be brought forthיוּבָֽלוּ׃yu.Va.luH2986to the dayלְי֖וֹםle.YomH3117of wrathעֲבָר֣וֹתa.va.RotH5678.
31Who shall declareיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046his wayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870to his faceפָּנָ֣יוpa.NavH6440?and who shall repayיְשַׁלֶּם־ye.sha.lem-H7999him whathe hath doneעָ֝שָׂ֗ה'a.SahH6213?
32Yet shall he be broughtיוּבָ֑לyu.ValH2986to the graveלִקְבָר֣וֹתlik.va.RotH6913,and shall remainיִשְׁקֽוֹד׃yish.KodH8245in the tombגָּדִ֥ישׁga.DishH1430.
33The clodsרִגְבֵ֫יrig.VeiH7263of the valleyנָ֥חַלNa.chalH5158shall be sweetמָֽתְקוּ־ma.te.ku-H4985unto him, and every manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120shall drawיִמְשׁ֑וֹךְyim.ShokhH4900afterוְ֭אַחֲרָיוVe.'a.cha.ravH310him, as there areinnumerableמִסְפָּֽר׃mis.ParH4557beforeוּ֝לְפָנָ֗יוu.le.fa.NavH6440him.
34How then comfortתְּנַחֲמ֣וּנִיte.na.cha.Mu.niH5162ye me in vainהָ֑בֶלHa.velH1892,seeing in your answersוּ֝תְשֽׁוּבֹתֵיכֶ֗םu.te.shu.vo.tei.KhemH8666there remainethנִשְׁאַר־nish.'ar-H7604falsehoodמָֽעַל׃ סMa.'alH4604?
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