1Is therenot an appointed timeצָבָ֣אtza.Va'H6635to manלֶאֱנ֣וֹשׁle.'e.No.oshH582upon earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776? are nothis daysוְכִימֵ֖יve.khi.MeiH3117also like the daysיָמָֽיו׃ya.MavH3117of an hirelingשָׂכִ֣ירsa.KhirH7916?
2As a servantכְּעֶ֥בֶדke.'E.vedH5650earnestly desirethיִשְׁאַף־yish.'af-H7602the shadowצֵ֑לTzelH6738,and as an hirelingוּ֝כְשָׂכִ֗ירu.khe.sa.KhirH7916lookethיְקַוֶּ֥הye.ka.VehH6960for the reward ofhis workפָעֳלֽוֹ׃fo.'o.LoH6467:
3So am I made to possessהָנְחַ֣לְתִּיha.ne.Chal.tiH5157monthsיַרְחֵי־yar.chei-H3391of vanityשָׁ֑וְאShav'H7723,and wearisomeעָ֝מָ֗ל'a.MalH5999nightsוְלֵיל֥וֹתve.lei.LotH3915are appointedמִנּוּ־mi.nu-H4487to me.
4When I lie downשָׁכַ֗בְתִּיsha.Khav.tiH7901,I sayוְאָמַ֗רְתִּיve.'a.Mar.tiH559,When shall I ariseאָ֭קוּם'A.kumH6965,and the nightעָ֑רֶב'A.revH6153be goneH4059?and I am fullוְשָׂבַ֖עְתִּיve.sa.Va'.tiH7646of tossings to and froנְדֻדִ֣יםne.du.DimH5076unto the dawning of the dayנָֽשֶׁף׃Na.shefH5399.
5My fleshבְּשָׂרִ֣יbe.sa.RiH1320is clothedלָ֘בַ֤שׁla.VashH3847with wormsרִ֭מָּהRi.mahH7415and clodsוְג֣וּשׁve.gishH1487of dustעָפָ֑ר'a.FarH6083;my skinעוֹרִ֥יo.RiH5785is brokenרָ֝גַ֗עra.Ga'H7280,and become loathsomeוַיִּמָּאֵֽס׃vai.yi.ma.'EsH3988.
6My daysיָמַ֣יya.MaiH3117are swifterקַ֭לּוּKa.luH7043than a weaver’s shuttleאָ֑רֶג'A.regH708,and are spentוַ֝יִּכְל֗וּvai.yikh.LuH3615withoutבְּאֶ֣פֶסbe.'E.fesH657hopeתִּקְוָֽה׃tik.VahH8615.
7O rememberזְ֭כֹרZe.khorH2142that my lifeחַיָּ֑יchai.YaiH2416iswindר֣וּחַRu.achH7307:mine eyeעֵ֝ינִ֗י'ei.NiH5869shall no moreתָשׁ֥וּבta.ShuvH7725seeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.
8The eyeעֵ֣ין'einH5869of him that hath seenרֹ֑אִיRo.'iH7210me shall seeתְ֭שׁוּרֵנִיTe.shu.re.niH7789me no more:thine eyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869are upon me, and I am not.
9Asthe cloudעָ֭נָן'A.nonH6051is consumedכָּלָ֣הka.LahH3615and vanisheth awayH3212:so he that goeth downיוֹרֵ֥דyo.RedH3381to the graveשְׁ֝א֗וֹלShe.olH7585shall come upיַעֲלֶֽה׃ya.'a.LehH5927no more.
10He shall returnיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725no more to his houseלְבֵית֑וֹle.vei.ToH1004,neither shall his placeמְקֹמֽוֹ׃me.ko.MoH4725knowיַכִּירֶ֖נּוּya.ki.Re.nuH5234him any more.
11Therefore I will not refrainאֶחֱשָׂ֫ךְ'e.che.SakhH2820my mouthפִּ֥יpiH6310;I will speakאֲֽ֭דַבְּרָה'aDa.be.rahH1696in the anguishבְּצַ֣רbe.TzarH6862of my spiritרוּחִ֑יru.ChiH7307;I will complainאָ֝שִׂ֗יחָה'a.Si.chahH7878in the bitternessבְּמַ֣רbe.MarH4751of my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315.
12AmI a seaהֲֽיָם־hayam-H3220,or a whaleתַּנִּ֑יןta.NinH8577,that thou settestתָשִׂ֖יםta.SimH7760a watchמִשְׁמָֽר׃mish.MarH4929over me?
13When I sayאָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559,My bedעַרְשִׂ֑י'ar.SiH6210shall comfortתְּנַחֲמֵ֣נִיte.na.cha.Me.niH5162me, my couchמִשְׁכָּבִֽי׃mish.ka.ViH4904shall easeיִשָּׂ֥אyi.Sa'H5375my complaintבְ֝שִׂיחִ֗יve.si.ChiH7879;
14Then thou scarestוְחִתַּתַּ֥נִיve.chit.ta.Ta.niH2865me with dreamsבַחֲלֹמ֑וֹתva.cha.lo.MotH2472,and terrifiestתְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃te.va.'a.Ta.niH1204me through visionsוּֽמֵחֶזְיֹנ֥וֹתu.me.chez.yo.NotH2384:
15So that my soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315choosethוַתִּבְחַ֣רva.tiv.CharH977stranglingמַחֲנָ֣קma.cha.NakH4267, anddeathמָ֝֗וֶתMa.vetH4194rather than my lifeמֵֽעַצְמוֹתָֽי׃Me.'atz.mo.TaiH6106.
16I loatheמָ֭אַסְתִּיMa.'as.tiH3988it;I would not liveאֶֽחְיֶ֑ה'ech.YehH2421alwayלְעֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769:let me aloneחֲדַ֥לcha.DalH2308;for my daysיָמָֽי׃ya.MaiH3117arevanityהֶ֥בֶלHe.velH1892.
17What ismanאֱ֭נוֹשׁ'E.no.oshH582,that thou shouldest magnifyתְגַדְּלֶ֑נּוּte.gad.de.Le.nuH1431him? and that thou shouldest setתָשִׁ֖יתta.ShitH7896thine heartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820upon him?
18And thatthou shouldest visitוַתִּפְקְדֶ֥נּוּva.tif.ke.De.nuH6485him every morningלִבְקָרִ֑יםliv.ka.RimH1242, andtryתִּבְחָנֶֽנּוּ׃tiv.cha.Ne.nuH974him every momentלִ֝רְגָעִ֗יםlir.ga.'ImH7281?
19How longכַּ֭מָּהKa.mahH4100wilt thou not departתִשְׁעֶ֣הtish.'EhH8159from me, nor let me aloneתַ֝רְפֵּ֗נִיtar.Pe.niH7503till I swallow downבִּלְעִ֥יbil.'IH1104my spittleרֻקִּֽי׃ru.KiH7536?
20I have sinnedחָטָ֡אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398;what shall I doאֶפְעַ֨ל׀'ef.'AlH6466unto thee, O thou preserverנֹצֵ֪רno.TzerH5341of menהָאָ֫דָ֥םha.'A.DamH120?why hast thou setשַׂמְתַּ֣נִיsam.Ta.niH7760me as a markלְמִפְגָּ֣עle.mif.Ga'H4645against thee, so that I am a burdenלְמַשָּֽׂא׃le.ma.Sa'H4853to myself?
21And why dost thou not pardonתִשָּׂ֣אti.Sa'H5375my transgressionפִשְׁעִי֮fish.'IH6588,and take awayוְתַעֲבִ֪ירve.ta.'a.VirH5674mine iniquityעֲוֹ֫נִ֥י'a.Vo.NiH5771?for now shall I sleepאֶשְׁכָּ֑ב'esh.KavH7901in the dustלֶעָפָ֣רle.'a.FarH6083;and thou shalt seek me in the morningוְשִׁ֖חֲרְתַּ֣נִיve.Shi.char.Ta.niH7836, but I shall not be.
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