11Why diedאָמ֑וּת'a.MutH4191I not from the wombמֵרֶ֣חֶםme.Re.chemH7358? why did I notgive up the ghostוְאֶגְוָֽע׃ve.'eg.Va'H1478when I came outיָצָ֣אתִיya.Tza.tiH3318of the bellyמִבֶּ֖טֶןmi.Be.tenH990?
12Why did the kneesבִרְכָּ֑יִםvir.Ka.yimH1290preventקִדְּמ֣וּנִיki.de.Mu.niH6923me? or why the breastsשָּׁ֝דַ֗יִםSha.Da.yimH7699that I should suckאִינָֽק׃'i.NakH3243?
13For now should I have lain stillשָׁכַ֣בְתִּיsha.Khav.tiH7901and been quietוְאֶשְׁק֑וֹטve.'esh.KotH8252,I should have sleptיָ֝שַׁ֗נְתִּיya.Shan.tiH3462:then had I been at restיָנ֬וּחַֽya.Nu.achH5117,
14With kingsמְ֭לָכִיםMe.la.khimH4428and counsellorsוְיֹ֣עֲצֵיve.Yo.'a.tzeiH3289of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,which builtהַבֹּנִ֖יםha.bo.NimH1129desolate placesחֳרָב֣וֹתcho.ra.VotH2723for themselves;
15Or with princesשָׂ֭רִיםSa.rimH8269that had goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091,who filledהַֽמְמַלְאִ֖יםha.mal.'ImH4390their housesבָּתֵּיהֶ֣םba.tei.HemH1004with silverכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701:
16Or as an hiddenטָ֭מוּןTa.munH2934untimely birthכְנֵ֣פֶלkhe.Ne.felH5309I had not been; as infantsכְּ֝עֹלְלִ֗יםke.'o.le.LimH5768whichnever sawרָ֥אוּRa.'uH7200lightאֽוֹר׃'orH216.
17There the wickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563ceaseחָ֣דְלוּCha.de.luH2308fromtroublingרֹ֑גֶזRo.gezH7267;and there the wearyיְגִ֣יעֵי כֹֽחַ׃ye.Gi.'ei Kho.achH3581H3019be at restיָ֝נ֗וּחוּya.Nu.chuH5117.
18Therethe prisonersאֲסִירִ֣ים'a.si.RimH615restשַׁאֲנָ֑נוּsha.'a.Na.nuH7599togetherיַ֭חַדYa.chadH3162;they hearשָׁ֝מְע֗וּSham.'UH8085not the voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of the oppressorנֹגֵֽשׂ׃no.GesH5065.
19The smallקָטֹ֣ןka.TonH6996and greatוְ֭גָדוֹלVe.ga.dolH1419are there; and the servantוְ֝עֶ֗בֶדve.'E.vedH5650isfreeחָפְשִׁ֥יcha.fe.ShiH2670from his masterמֵאֲדֹנָֽיו׃me.'a.do.NavH113.
20Wherefore is lightא֑וֹר'orH216givenיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414to him that is in miseryלְעָמֵ֣לle.'a.MelH6001,and lifeוְ֝חַיִּ֗יםve.chai.YimH2416unto the bitterלְמָ֣רֵיle.Ma.reiH4751insoulנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315;
21Which longהַֽמְחַכִּ֣יםham.cha.KimH2442for deathלַמָּ֣וֶתla.Ma.vetH4194, but it comethnot; and digוַֽ֝יַּחְפְּרֻ֗הוּvai.yach.pe.Ru.huH2658for it more than for hid treasuresמִמַּטְמוֹנִֽים׃mi.mat.mo.NimH4301;
22Which rejoiceהַשְּׂמֵחִ֥יםha.se.me.ChimH8056exceedinglyגִ֑ילGilH1524, andare gladיָ֝שִׂ֗ישׂוּya.Si.suH7797,when they can findיִמְצְאוּ־yim.tze.'u-H4672the graveקָֽבֶר׃Ka.verH6913?
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