1Why, seeing timesעִתִּ֑ים'i.TimH6256are not hiddenנִצְפְּנ֣וּnitz.pe.NuH6845from the Almightyמִ֭שַּׁדַּיMi.sha.daiH7706,do they that knowוְ֝יֹדְעָ֗יוve.yo.de.'ovH3045him not seeחָ֥זוּCha.zuH2372his daysיָמָֽיו׃ya.MavH3117?
2Someremoveיַשִּׂ֑יגוּya.Si.guH5381the landmarksגְּבֻל֥וֹתge.vu.LotH1367;they violently take awayגָּ֝זְל֗וּga.ze.LuH1497flocksעֵ֥דֶר'E.derH5739,and feedוַיִּרְעֽוּ׃vai.yir.'UH7462thereof.
3They drive awayיִנְהָ֑גוּyin.Ha.guH5090the donkeyחֲמ֣וֹרcha.MorH2543of the fatherlessיְתוֹמִ֣יםye.to.MimH3490,they takeיַ֝חְבְּל֗וּyach.be.LuH2254the widow’sאַלְמָנָֽה׃'al.ma.NahH490oxשׁ֣וֹרShorH7794for a pledgeH2254.
4They turnיַטּ֣וּya.TuH5186the needyאֶבְיוֹנִ֣ים'ev.yo.NimH34out of the wayמִדָּ֑רֶךְmi.Da.rekhH1870:the poorעֲנִיֵּי־'a.ni.yei-H6035H6041of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776hideחֻ֝בְּא֗וּchu.be.'UH2244themselves togetherיַ֥חַדYa.chadH3162.
5Behold, aswild donkeysפְּרָאִ֨ים׀pe.ra.'ImH6501in the desertבַּֽמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057,go they forthיָצְא֣וּya.tze.'UH3318to their workבְּ֭פָעֳלָםBe.fo.'o.lomH6467;rising betimesמְשַׁחֲרֵ֣יme.sha.cha.ReiH7836for a preyלַטָּ֑רֶףla.Ta.refH2964:the wildernessעֲרָבָ֥ה'a.ra.VahH6160yieldethfoodלֶ֝֗חֶםLe.chemH3899for them and for theirchildrenלַנְּעָרִֽים׃la.ne.'a.RimH5288.
6They reapיִקְצ֑וֹרוּyak.tzi.ruH7114every onehis provenderבְּלִיל֣וֹbe.li.LoH1098in the fieldבַּ֭שָּׂדֶהBa.sa.dehH7704:and they gatherיְלַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃ye.la.Ke.shuH3953the vintageוְכֶ֖רֶםve.Khe.remH3754of the wickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563.
7They cause the nakedעָר֣וֹםa.RomH6174to lodgeיָ֭לִינוּYa.li.nuH3885without clothingלְב֑וּשׁle.VushH3830, that they haveno coveringכְּ֝ס֗וּתke.SutH3682in the coldבַּקָּרָֽה׃ba.ka.RahH7135.
8They are wetיִרְטָ֑בוּyir.Ta.vuH7372with the showersמִזֶּ֣רֶםmi.Ze.remH2230of the mountainsהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022,and embraceחִבְּקוּ־chi.be.ku-H2263the rockצֽוּר׃TzurH6697for want of a shelterמַ֝חְסֶ֗הmach.SehH4268.
9They pluckיִ֭גְזְלוּYig.ze.luH1497the fatherlessיָת֑וֹםya.TomH3490from the breastמִשֹּׁ֣דmi.ShodH7699,and take a pledgeיַחְבֹּֽלוּ׃yach.Bo.luH2254of the poorעָנִ֥י'a.NiH6041.
10They cause himto goהִ֭לְּכוּHi.le.khuH1980nakedעָר֣וֹםa.RomH6174without clothingלְב֑וּשׁle.VushH3830,and they take awayנָ֣שְׂאוּNa.se.'uH5375the sheafעֹֽמֶר׃'O.merH6016fromthe hungryוּ֝רְעֵבִ֗יםu.re.'e.VimH7457;
12Menמְתִ֨ים׀me.TimH4962groanיִנְאָ֗קוּyin.'A.kuH5008from out of the cityמֵ֘עִ֤ירme.'IrH5892,and the soulוְנֶֽפֶשׁ־ve.ne.fesh-H5315of the woundedחֲלָלִ֥יםcha.la.LimH2491crieth outתְּשַׁוֵּ֑עַte.sha.Ve.a'H7768:yet Godוֶ֝אֱל֗וֹהַּve.'e.Lo.ahH433layethיָשִׂ֥יםya.SimH7760not follyתִּפְלָֽה׃tif.LahH8604to them.
13They are of those that rebelבְּֽמֹרְדֵ֫י־be.mo.re.Dei-H4775against the lightא֥וֹר'orH216;they knowהִכִּ֥ירוּhi.Ki.ruH5234not the waysדְרָכָ֑יוde.ra.KhavH1870thereof, nor abideיָ֝שְׁב֗וּya.she.VuH3427in the pathsבִּנְתִיבֹתָֽיו׃bin.ti.vo.TavH5410thereof.
14The murdererרוֹצֵ֗חַro.Tze.achH7523risingיָ֘ק֤וּםya.KumH6965with the lightלָא֡וֹרla.'orH216killethיִֽקְטָל־yik.tol-H6991the poorעָנִ֥י'a.NiH6041and needyוְאֶבְי֑וֹןve.'ev.YonH34,and in the nightוּ֝בַלַּ֗יְלָהu.va.Lay.lahH3915is as a thiefכַגַּנָּֽב׃kha.ga.NavH1590.
15The eyeוְעֵ֤יןve.'EinH5869also of the adultererנֹאֵ֨ף׀no.'EfH5003waitethשָׁ֤מְרָֽהSha.me.rahH8104for the twilightנֶ֣שֶׁףNe.shefH5399,sayingלֵ֭אמֹרLe.morH559,No eyeעָ֑יִן'A.yinH5869shall seeתְשׁוּרֵ֣נִיte.shu.Re.niH7789me: and disguisethוְסֵ֖תֶר יָשִֽׂים׃ve.Se.ter ya.SimH7760H5643hisfaceפָּנִ֣יםpa.NimH6440.
16In the darkבַּחֹ֗שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822they dig throughחָתַ֥רcha.TarH2864housesבָּ֫תִּ֥יםba.TimH1004, whichthey had markedחִתְּמוּ־chi.te.mu-H2856for themselves in the daytimeיוֹמָ֥םyo.MamH3119:they knowיָ֥דְעוּYa.de.'uH3045not the lightאֽוֹר׃'orH216.
17For the morningבֹּ֣קֶרBo.kerH1242isto them even asיַחְדָּ֨ו׀yach.DavH3162the shadow of deathצַלְמָ֑וֶתtzal.Ma.vetH6757: if oneknowיַ֝כִּ֗ירya.KirH5234them, they are inthe terrorsבַּלְה֥וֹתbal.HotH1091of the shadow of deathצַלְמָֽוֶת׃tzal.Ma.vetH6757.
18He isswiftקַֽל־kal-H7031as the watersפְּנֵי־ מַ֗יִםpe.nei- Ma.yimH4325H6440;their portionחֶלְקָתָ֣םchel.ka.TamH2513is cursedתְּקֻלַּ֣לte.ku.LalH7043in the earthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776:he beholdethיִ֝פְנֶהYif.nehH6437not the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the vineyardsכְּרָמִֽים׃ke.ra.MimH3754.
19Droughtצִיָּ֤הtzi.YahH6723and heatחֹ֗םChomH2527consumeיִגְזְל֥וּyig.ze.LuH1497the snowשֶׁ֗לֶגShe.legH7950watersמֵֽימֵי־mei.mei-H4325: so doththe graveשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585those whichhave sinnedחָטָֽאוּ׃cha.Ta.'uH2398.
20The wombרֶ֨חֶם׀Re.chemH7358shall forgetיִשְׁכָּ֘חֵ֤הוּyish.Ka.Che.huH7911him; the wormרִמָּ֗הri.MahH7415shall feed sweetlyH4988on him; he shall be no more rememberedיִזָּכֵ֑רyi.za.KherH2142;and wickednessעַוְלָֽה׃'av.LahH5766shall be brokenוַתִּשָּׁבֵ֖רva.ti.sha.VerH7665as a treeכָּעֵ֣ץka.'EtzH6086.
21He evil entreatethרֹעֶ֣הro.'EhH7462the barrenעֲ֭קָרָה'A.ka.rahH6135thatbearethתֵלֵ֑דte.LedH3205not: and doeth not goodיְיֵטִֽיב׃ye.ye.TivH3190to the widowוְ֝אַלְמָנָ֗הve.'al.ma.NahH490.
22He drawethוּמָשַׁ֣ךְu.ma.ShakhH4900also the mightyאַבִּירִ֣ים'a.bi.RimH47with his powerבְּכֹח֑וֹbe.kho.ChoH3581:he riseth upיָ֝ק֗וּםya.KumH6965, and no manis sureיַאֲמִ֥יןya.'a.MinH539of lifeבַּֽחַיִּֽין׃Ba.chai.YinH2416.
23Thoughit be givenיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414him to bein safetyלָ֭בֶטַחLa.ve.tachH983,whereon he restethוְיִשָּׁעֵ֑ןve.yi.sha.'EnH8172;yet his eyesוְ֝עֵינֵ֗יהוּve.'ei.Nei.huH5869areupon their waysדַּרְכֵיהֶֽם׃dar.khei.HemH1870.
24They are exaltedר֤וֹמּוּRo.muH7426for a little whileמְּעַ֨ט׀me.'AtH4592,but are gone and brought lowוְֽהֻמְּכ֗וּve.hu.me.KhuH4355;they are taken outיִקָּפְצ֑וּןyi.ka.fe.TzunH7092of the wayH1870as all other,and cut offיִמָּֽלוּ׃yi.Ma.luH5243as the topsוּכְרֹ֖אשׁu.khe.RoshH7218of the heads of grainשִׁבֹּ֣לֶתshi.Bo.letH7641.
25And if it be not sonowאֵ֭פוֹ'e.foH645,who will makeוְיָשֵׂ֥םve.ya.SemH7760me a liarיַכְזִיבֵ֑נִיyakh.zi.Ve.niH3576,and makeH7760my speechמִלָּתִֽי׃ סmi.la.TiH4405nothing worthלְ֝אַ֗לle.'AlH408?
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