23For he will not layיָשִׂ֣יםya.SimH7760upon manאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376more than right;that he should enterלַהֲלֹ֥ךְla.ha.LokhH1980into judgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ba.mish.PatH4941with Godאֵ֝֗ל'ElH410.
24He shall break in piecesיָרֹ֣עַya.Ro.a'H7489mighty menכַּבִּירִ֣יםka.bi.RimH3524without numberחֵ֑קֶרChe.kerH2714,and setוַיַּעֲמֵ֖דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975othersאֲחֵרִ֣ים'a.che.RimH312in their stead.
25Therefore he knowethיַ֭כִּירYa.kirH5234their worksמַעְבָּֽדֵיהֶ֑םma'.ba.dei.HemH4566,and he overturnethוְהָ֥פַךְve.Ha.fakhH2015themin the nightלַ֝֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915,so that they are destroyedוְיִדַּכָּֽאוּ׃ve.yid.da.Ka.'uH1792.
26He strikethסְפָקָ֗םse.fa.KamH5606them asתַּֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478wicked menרְשָׁעִ֥יםre.sha.'ImH7563in the openבִּמְק֥וֹםbim.KomH4725sightרֹאִֽים׃ro.'ImH7200of others;
27Because they turned backסָ֣רוּSa.ruH5493from himמֵֽאַחֲרָ֑יוme.'a.cha.RavH310,and would not considerהִשְׂכִּֽילוּ׃his.Ki.luH7919any of his waysדְּ֝רָכָ֗יוde.ra.KhavH1870:
28So that they cause the cryצַֽעֲקַת־tza.'a.kat-H6818of the poorדָּ֑לDalH1800to comeלְהָבִ֣יאle.ha.Vi'H935unto him, and he hearethיִשְׁמָֽע׃yish.Ma'H8085the cryוְצַעֲקַ֖תve.tza.'a.KatH6818of the afflictedעֲנִיִּ֣ים'a.ni.YimH6041.
29When he giveth quietnessיַשְׁקִ֨ט׀yash.KitH8252,who then can make troubleיַרְשִׁ֗עַyar.Shi.a'H7561?and when he hidethוְיַסְתֵּ֣רve.yas.TerH5641hisfaceפָּ֭נִיםPa.nimH6440,who then can beholdיְשׁוּרֶ֑נּוּye.shu.Re.nuH7789him? whether it be doneagainst a nationגּ֖וֹיGoyH1471,or against a manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120onlyיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162:
30That the hypocriteאָדָ֥ם חָנֵ֗ף'a.Dam cha.NefH2611H120reignמִ֭מְּלֹךְMi.me.lokhH4427not, lest the peopleעָֽם׃'AmH5971be ensnaredמִמֹּ֥קְשֵׁיmi.Mo.ke.sheiH4170.
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