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?
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