2Sufferכַּתַּר־ka.tar-H3803me a littleזְ֭עֵירZe.'eirH2191,and I will shewוַאֲחַוֶּ֑ךָּva.'a.cha.Ve.kaH2331thee that I haveyet to speakמִלִּֽים׃mi.LimH4405on God’sלֶאֱל֣וֹהַּle.'e.Lo.ahH433behalf.
3I will fetchאֶשָּׂ֣א'e.Sa'H5375my knowledgeדֵ֭עִיDe.'iH1843from afarלְמֵרָח֑וֹקle.me.ra.ChokH7350,and will ascribeאֶֽתֵּֽן־'e.ten-H5414righteousnessצֶֽדֶק׃Tze.dekH6664to my Makerוּ֝לְפֹעֲלִ֗יu.le.fo.'a.LiH6466.
4For trulyאָ֭מְנָם'A.me.nomH551my wordsמִלָּ֑יmi.LaiH4405shall not befalseשֶׁ֣קֶרShe.kerH8267:he that is perfectתְּמִ֖יםte.MimH8549in knowledgeדֵּע֣וֹתde.'otH1844is with thee.
5Behold, Godאֵ֣ל'elH410ismightyכַּ֭בִּירKa.birH3524,and despisethיִמְאָ֑סyim.'AsH3988not any: he ismightyכַּ֝בִּ֗ירka.BirH3524in strengthכֹּ֣חַֽKo.achH3581andwisdomלֵֽב׃LevH3820.
6He preserveth not the lifeיְחַיֶּ֥הye.chai.YehH2421of the wickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563:but givethיִתֵּֽן׃yi.TenH5414rightוּמִשְׁפַּ֖טu.mish.PatH4941to the poorעֲנִיִּ֣ים'a.ni.YimH6041.
7He withdrawethיִגְרַ֥עyig.Ra'H1639not his eyesעֵ֫ינָ֥יו'ei.NavH5869from the righteousמִצַּדִּ֗יקmi.tza.DikH6662:but with kingsמְלָכִ֥יםme.la.KhimH4428are theyon the throneלַכִּסֵּ֑אla.ki.Se'H3678;yea, he doth establishוַיֹּשִׁיבֵ֥םvai.yo.shi.VemH3427them for everלָ֝נֶ֗צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331,and they are exaltedוַיִּגְבָּֽהוּ׃vai.yig.Ba.huH1361.
8And if they beboundאֲסוּרִ֥ים'a.su.RimH631in fettersבַּזִּקִּ֑יםba.zi.KimH2131, andbe holdenיִ֝לָּכְד֗וּןyi.la.khe.DunH3920in cordsבְּחַבְלֵי־be.chav.lei-H2256of afflictionעֹֽנִי׃'O.niH6040;
9Then he shewethוַיַּגֵּ֣דvai.ya.GedH5046them their workפָּעֳלָ֑םpo.'o.LamH6467,and their transgressionsוּ֝פִשְׁעֵיהֶ֗םu.fish.'ei.HemH6588that they have exceededיִתְגַּבָּֽרוּ׃yit.ga.Ba.ruH1396.
10He openethוַיִּ֣גֶלvai.Yi.gelH1540also their earאָ֭זְנָם'A.ze.nomH241to disciplineלַמּוּסָ֑רla.mu.SarH4148,and commandethוַ֝יֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559that they returnיְשֻׁב֥וּןye.shu.VunH7725from iniquityמֵאָֽוֶן׃me.'A.venH205.
11If they obeyיִשְׁמְע֗וּyish.me.'UH8085and serveוְֽיַ֫עֲבֹ֥דוּve.Ya.'a.Vo.duH5647him,they shall spendיְכַלּ֣וּye.kha.LuH3615their daysיְמֵיהֶ֣םye.mei.HemH3117in prosperityבַּטּ֑וֹבba.TovH2896,and their yearsוּ֝שְׁנֵיהֶ֗םu.she.nei.HemH8141in pleasuresבַּנְּעִימִֽים׃ba.ne.'i.MimH5273.
12But if they obeyיִ֭שְׁמְעוּYish.me.'uH8085not, they shall perishיַעֲבֹ֑רוּya.'a.Vo.ruH5674by the swordבְּשֶׁ֣לַחbe.She.lachH7973,and they shall dieוְ֝יִגְוְע֗וּve.yig.ve.'UH1478without knowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847.
13But the hypocritesוְֽחַנְפֵי־ve.chan.fei-H2611in heartלֵ֭בlevH3820heap upיָשִׂ֣ימוּya.Si.muH7760wrathאָ֑ף'AfH639:they cryיְ֝שַׁוְּע֗וּye.sha.ve.'UH7768not when he bindethאֲסָרָֽם׃'a.sa.RamH631them.
14Theyנַפְשָׁ֑םnaf.ShamH5315dieתָּמֹ֣תta.MotH4191in youthבַּנֹּ֣עַרba.No.'arH5290,and their lifeוְ֝חַיָּתָ֗םve.chai.ya.TamH2416isamong the uncleanבַּקְּדֵשִֽׁים׃ba.ke.de.ShimH6945.
15He deliverethיְחַלֵּ֣ץye.cha.LetzH2502the poorעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041in his afflictionבְעָנְי֑וֹve.'a.ne.YoH6040,and openethוְיִ֖גֶלve.Yi.gelH1540their earsאָזְנָֽם׃'a.ze.NamH241in oppressionבַּלַּ֣חַץba.La.chatzH3906.
16Even so would he have removedהֲסִיתְךָ֨׀ha.si.te.KhaH5496thee out of the straitמִפִּי־ צָ֗רmi.pi- TzarH6862H6310intoa broad placeרַ֭חַבRa.chavH7338,whereתַּחְתֶּ֑יהָtach.Tei.haH8478there isno straitnessמוּצָ֣קmu.TzakH4164;and that which should be setוְנַ֥חַתve.Na.chatH5183on thy tableשֻׁ֝לְחָנְךָ֗Shul.cha.ne.KhaH7979should befullמָ֣לֵאMa.le'H4390of fatnessדָֽשֶׁן׃Da.shenH1880.
17But thou hast fulfilledמָלֵ֑אתָma.Le.taH4390the judgmentוְדִין־ve.din-H1779of the wickedרָשָׁ֥עra.Sha'H7563:judgmentדִּ֖יןdinH1779and justiceוּמִשְׁפָּ֣טu.mish.PatH4941take holdיִתְמֹֽכוּ׃yit.Mo.khuH8551on thee.
18Because there iswrathחֵ֭מָהChe.mahH2534, bewarelest he take thee awayיְסִֽיתְךָ֣ye.si.te.KhaH5496with hisstrokeבְסָ֑פֶקve.Sa.fekH5607:then a greatH7230ransomכֹּ֝֗פֶרKo.ferH3724cannot deliverיַטֶּֽךָּ׃ya.Te.kaH5186thee.
19Will he esteemהֲיַעֲרֹ֣ךְha.ya.'a.RokhH6186thy richesשׁ֭וּעֲךָShu.'a.khaH7769? no,not goldH1222,nor all the forcesמַאֲמַצֵּי־ma.'a.ma.tzei-H3981of strengthכֹֽחַ׃Kho.achH3581.
20Desireתִּשְׁאַ֥ףtish.'AfH7602not the nightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915,when peopleעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971are cut offלַעֲל֖וֹתla.'a.LotH5927in their place.
21Take heedהִ֭שָּׁמֶרHi.sha.merH8104,regardתֵּ֣פֶןTe.fenH6437not iniquityאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205:for this hast thou chosenבָּחַ֥רְתָּba.Char.taH977rather than afflictionמֵעֹֽנִי׃me.'O.niH6040.
22Behold, Godאֵ֭ל'elH410exaltethיַשְׂגִּ֣יבyas.GivH7682by his powerבְּכֹח֑וֹbe.kho.ChoH3581:who teachethH3384like him?
23Who hath enjoinedפָקַ֣דfa.KadH6485him his wayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870?or who can sayאָ֝מַ֗ר'a.MarH559,Thou hast wroughtפָּעַ֥לְתָּpa.'Al.taH6466iniquityעַוְלָֽה׃'av.LahH5766?
26Behold, Godאֵ֣ל'elH410isgreatשַׂ֭גִּיאSa.gi'H7689,and we knowנֵדָ֑עne.Da'H3045himnot, neither can the numberמִסְפַּ֖רmis.ParH4557of his yearsשָׁנָ֣יוsha.NavH8141be searched outחֵֽקֶר׃Che.kerH2714.
27For he maketh smallיְגָרַ֣עye.ga.Ra'H1639the dropsנִטְפֵי־nit.fei-H5198of waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325:they pour downיָזֹ֖קּוּya.Zo.kuH2212rainמָטָ֣רma.TarH4306according to the vapourלְאֵדֽוֹ׃le.'e.DoH108thereof:
28Which the cloudsשְׁחָקִ֑יםshe.cha.KimH7834do dropיִזְּל֥וּyi.ze.LuH5140anddistilיִ֝רְעֲפ֗וּyir.'a.FuH7491upon manאָדָ֬ם'a.DamH120abundantlyרָֽב׃RavH7227.
29Also can anyunderstandיָ֭בִיןYa.vinH995the spreadingsמִפְרְשֵׂי־mif.re.sei-H4666of the cloudsעָ֑ב'AvH5645, orthe noiseתְּ֝שֻׁא֗וֹתte.shu.'otH8663of his tabernacleסֻכָּתֽוֹ׃su.ka.ToH5521?
30Behold, he spreadethפָּרַ֣שׂpa.RasH6566his lightאוֹר֑וֹ'o.RoH216upon it, and coverethכִּסָּֽה׃ki.SahH3680the bottomוְשָׁרְשֵׁ֖יve.sha.re.SheiH8328of the seaהַיָּ֣םhai.YamH3220.
31For by them judgethיָדִ֣יןya.DinH1777he the peopleעַמִּ֑ים'a.MimH5971;he givethיִֽתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414meatאֹ֥כֶל'O.khelH400in abundanceלְמַכְבִּֽיר׃le.makh.BirH4342.
32With cloudsכַּפַּ֥יִםka.Pa.yimH3709he coverethכִּסָּה־ki.sah-H3680the lightא֑וֹר'orH216;and commandethוַיְצַ֖וvay.TzavH6680it not to shine by the cloudthat cometh betwixtבְמַפְגִּֽיעַ׃ve.maf.Gi.a'H6293.
33The noiseרֵע֑וֹre.'OH7452thereof shewethיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046concerning it, the cattleמִ֝קְנֶ֗הmik.NehH4735also concerning the vapourעוֹלֶֽה׃o.LehH5927.
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