2AsGodאֵ֭ל'elH410livethחַי־chai-H2416, whohath taken awayהֵסִ֣ירhe.SirH5493my judgmentמִשְׁפָּטִ֑יmish.pa.TiH4941;and the Almightyוְ֝שַׁדַּ֗יve.sha.DaiH7706, whohath vexedהֵמַ֥רhe.MarH4843my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315;
3All the whileע֣וֹדodH5750my breathנִשְׁמָתִ֣יnish.ma.TiH5397isin me, and the spiritוְר֖וּחַve.Ru.achH7307of Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433isin my nostrilsבְּאַפִּֽי׃be.'a.PiH639;
4My lipsשְׂפָתַ֣יse.fa.TaiH8193shall not speakתְּדַבֵּ֣רְנָהte.da.Be.re.nahH1696wickednessעַוְלָ֑ה'av.LahH5766,nor my tongueוּ֝לְשׁוֹנִ֗יu.le.sho.NiH3956utterיֶהְגֶּ֥הyeh.GehH1897deceitרְמִיָּֽה׃re.mi.YahH7423.
5God forbidחָלִ֣ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486that I should justifyאַצְדִּ֪יק'atz.DikH6663you: till I dieאֶגְוָ֑ע'eg.Va'H1478I will not removeאָסִ֖יר'a.SirH5493mine integrityתֻּמָּתִ֣יtu.ma.TiH8538from me.
6My righteousnessבְּצִדְקָתִ֣יbe.tzid.ka.TiH6666I holdהֶ֭חֱזַקְתִּיHe.che.zak.tiH2388fast, and will not let it goאַרְפֶּ֑הָ'ar.Pe.haH7503:my heartלְ֝בָבִ֗יle.va.ViH3824shall not reproachיֶחֱרַ֥ףye.che.RafH2778meso long as I liveמִיָּמָֽי׃mi.ya.MaiH3117.
7Let mine enemyאֹ֣יְבִ֑י'o.ye.ViH341be as the wickedכְ֭רָשָׁעKhe.ra.sho'H7563,and he that riseth upוּמִתְקוֹמְמִ֥יu.mit.ko.MiH6965against me as the unrighteousכְעַוָּֽל׃khe.'a.ValH5767.
8For what isthe hopeתִּקְוַ֣תtik.VatH8615of the hypocriteחָ֭נֵףCha.nefH2611,though he hath gainedיִבְצָ֑עyiv.Tza'H1214,when Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433taketh awayיֵ֖שֶׁלYe.shelH7953his soulנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315?
10Will he delightיִתְעַנָּ֑גyit.'a.NagH6026himself in the Almightyשַׁדַּ֥יsha.DaiH7706?will he alwaysעֵֽת׃'EtH6256callיִקְרָ֖אyik.Ra'H7121upon Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433?
11I will teachאוֹרֶ֣ה'o.RehH3384you by the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410: that which iswith the Almightyשַׁ֝דַּ֗יSha.DaiH7706will I not concealאֲכַחֵֽד׃'a.kha.ChedH3582.
12Behold, all ye yourselves have seenחֲזִיתֶ֑םcha.zi.TemH2372it;why then are ye thus altogetherהֶ֣בֶלHe.velH1892vainתֶּהְבָּֽלוּ׃teh.Ba.luH1891?
13This isthe portionחֵֽלֶק־che.lek-H2506of a wickedרָשָׁ֥ע׀ra.Sha'H7563manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120with Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410,and the heritageוְֽנַחֲלַ֥תve.na.cha.LatH5159of oppressorsעָ֝רִיצִ֗ים'a.ri.TzimH6184, whichthey shall receiveיִקָּֽחוּ׃yi.Ka.chuH3947of the Almightyמִשַּׁדַּ֥יmi.sha.DaiH7706.
14If his childrenבָנָ֣יוva.NavH1121be multipliedיִרְבּ֣וּyir.BuH7235, it isforלְמוֹ־le.mov-H3926the swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719:and his offspringוְ֝צֶאֱצָאָ֗יוve.tze.'e.tza.'AvH6631shall not be satisfiedיִשְׂבְּעוּ־yis.be.'u-H7646with breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.
15Those that remainשְׂ֭רִידָיוse.ri.dovH8300of him shall be buriedיִקָּבֵ֑רוּyi.ka.Ve.ruH6912in deathבַּמָּ֣וֶתba.Ma.vetH4194:and his widowsוְ֝אַלְמְנֹתָ֗יוve.'al.me.no.TavH490shall not weepתִבְכֶּֽינָה׃tiv.Kei.nahH1058.
16Though he heap upיִצְבֹּ֣רyitz.BorH6651silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701as the dustכֶּעָפָ֣רke.'a.FarH6083,and prepareיָכִ֥יןya.KhinH3559raimentמַלְבּֽוּשׁ׃mal.BushH4403as the clayוְ֝כַחֹ֗מֶרve.kha.Cho.merH2563;
17He may prepareיָ֭כִיןYa.khinH3559it,but the justוְצַדִּ֣יקve.tza.DikH6662shall put itonיִלְבָּ֑שׁyil.BashH3847,and the innocentנָקִ֥יna.KiH5355shall divideיַחֲלֹֽק׃ya.cha.LokH2505the silverוְ֝כֶ֗סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701.
18He buildethבָּנָ֣הba.NahH1129his houseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004as a mothכָעָ֣שׁkha.'AshH6211,and as a boothוּ֝כְסֻכָּ֗הu.khe.su.KahH5521thatthe keeperנֹצֵֽר׃no.TzerH5341makethעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213.
19The richעָשִׁ֣יר'a.ShirH6223man shall lie downיִ֭שְׁכַּבYish.kavH7901,but he shall not be gatheredיֵאָסֵ֑ףye.'a.SefH622:he openethפָּקַ֣חpa.KachH6491his eyesעֵינָ֖יו'ei.NavH5869, and he is not.
20Terrorsבַּלָּה֑וֹתba.la.HotH1091take holdתַּשִּׂיגֵ֣הוּta.si.Ge.huH5381on him as watersכַ֭מַּיִםKha.ma.yimH4325,a tempestסוּפָֽה׃su.FahH5492stealeth him awayגְּנָבַ֥תּוּge.na.Va.tuH1589in the nightלַ֝֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915.
21The eastקָדִ֣יםka.DimH6921wind carrieth him awayיִשָּׂאֵ֣הוּyi.sa.'E.huH5375,and he departethH3212:and as a storm hurlethוִֽ֝ישָׂעֲרֵ֗הוּvi.sa.'a.Re.huH8175him out of his placeמִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃mi.me.ko.MoH4725.
22For Godshall castוְיַשְׁלֵ֣ךְve.yash.LekhH7993upon him, and not spareיַחְמֹ֑לyach.MolH2550:he would fainבָּר֥וֹחַba.Ro.achH1272fleeיִבְרָֽח׃yiv.RachH1272out of his handמִ֝יָּד֗וֹmi.ya.DoH3027.
23Menshall clapיִשְׂפֹּ֣קyis.PokH5606their handsכַפֵּ֑ימוֹkha.Pei.movH3709at him, and shall hissוְיִשְׁרֹ֥קve.yish.RokH8319him out of his placeמִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃mi.me.ko.MoH4725.
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