2Howאָ֥ן'anH575longעַד־'ad-H5704wilt thou speakתְּמַלֶּל־te.ma.lel-H4448these things? and how long shallthe wordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561of thy mouthפִֽיךָ׃Fi.khaH6310be likea strongכַּ֝בִּירKa.birH3524windוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307?
3Doth Godהַ֭אֵלHa.'elH410pervertיְעַוֵּ֣תye.'a.VetH5791judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941?or doth the Almightyשַׁ֝דַּ֗יSha.DaiH7706pervertיְעַוֵּֽת־ye.'a.vet-H5791justiceצֶֽדֶק׃Tze.dekH6664?
4If thy childrenבָּנֶ֥יךָba.Nei.khaH1121have sinnedחָֽטְאוּ־cha.te.'u-H2398against him, and he have cast them awayוַֽ֝יְשַׁלְּחֵ֗םvay.sha.le.ChemH7971forבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027their transgressionפִּשְׁעָֽם׃pish.'AmH6588;
5If thou wouldest seekתְּשַׁחֵ֣רte.sha.CherH7836unto Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410betimesH7836,and make thy supplicationתִּתְחַנָּֽן׃tit.cha.NanH2603to the Almightyשַׁ֝דַּ֗יSha.DaiH7706;
6If thou wertpureזַ֥ךְzakhH2134and uprightוְיָשָׁ֗רve.ya.SharH3477;surely now he would awakeיָעִ֣ירya.'IrH5782for thee, and make the habitationנְוַ֣תne.VatH5116of thy righteousnessצִדְקֶֽךָ׃tzid.Ke.chaH6664prosperousוְ֝שִׁלַּ֗םve.shi.LamH7999.
8For enquireשְׁאַל־she.'al-H7592,I pray thee, of the formerרִישׁ֑וֹןri.ShonH7223ageלְדֹ֣רle.DorH1755,and prepareוְ֝כוֹנֵ֗ןve.kho.NenH3559thyself to the searchלְחֵ֣קֶרle.Che.kerH2714of their fathersאֲבוֹתָֽם׃'a.vo.TamH1:
9(For we are but ofyesterdayתְמ֣וֹלte.MolH8543,and knowנֵדָ֑עne.Da'H3045nothing, because our daysיָמֵ֣ינוּya.Mei.nuH3117upon earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776area shadowצֵ֖לtzelH6738:)
10Shall not they teachי֭וֹרוּךָYo.ru.khaH3384thee, andtellיֹ֣אמְרוּYo.me.ruH559thee, and utterיוֹצִ֥אוּyo.Tzi.'uH3318wordsמִלִּֽים׃mi.LimH4405out of their heartוּ֝מִלִּבָּ֗םu.mil.li.BamH3820?
11Can the rushגֹּ֭מֶאGo.me'H1573grow upהֲיִֽגְאֶה־ha.yig.'eh-H1342without mireבִצָּ֑הvi.TzahH1207?canH7685the flagאָ֥חוּ'A.chuH260growיִשְׂגֶּה־yis.geh-H7685withoutבְלִי־ve.li-H1097waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325?
12Whilst it isyet in his greennessבְ֭אִבּוֹve.'i.boH3, andnot cut downיִקָּטֵ֑ףyi.ka.TefH6998,it witherethיִיבָֽשׁ׃yi.VashH3001beforeוְלִפְנֵ֖יve.lif.NeiH6440any otherherbחָצִ֣ירcha.TzirH2682.
13So arethe pathsאָ֭רְחוֹת'A.re.chotH734of all that forgetשֹׁ֣כְחֵיSho.khe.cheiH7911Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410;and the hypocrite’sחָנֵ֣ףcha.NefH2611hopeוְתִקְוַ֖תve.tik.VatH8615shall perishתֹּאבֵֽד׃to.VedH6:
14Whose hopeכִּסְל֑וֹkis.LoH3689shall be cut offיָק֥וֹטya.KotH6990,and whose trustמִבְטַחֽוֹ׃miv.ta.ChoH4009shall bea spider’sעַ֝כָּבִ֗ישׁ'a.ka.VishH5908webוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004.
15He shall leanיִשָּׁעֵ֣ןyi.sha.'EnH8172upon his houseבֵּ֭יתוֹbei.toH1004,but it shall not standיַעֲמֹ֑דya.'a.ModH5975:he shall holdיַחֲזִ֥יקya.cha.ZikH2388it fast, but it shall not endureיָקֽוּם׃ya.KumH6965.
16He isgreenרָטֹ֣בra.ToH7373beforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440the sunשָׁ֑מֶשׁSha.meshH8121,and his branchיֹֽנַקְתּ֥וֹyo.nak.ToH3127shooteth forthתֵצֵֽא׃te.Tze'H3318in his gardenגַּ֝נָּת֗וֹga.na.ToH1593.
18If he destroyיְבַלְּעֶ֥נּוּye.val.le.'E.nuH1104him from his placeמִמְּקוֹמ֑וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725, then itshall denyוְכִ֥חֶשׁve.Khi.cheshH3584him, saying,I have not seenרְאִיתִֽיךָ׃re.'i.Ti.khaH7200thee.
19Behold, this isthe joyמְשׂ֣וֹשׂme.SosH4885of his wayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870,and out of the earthוּ֝מֵעָפָ֗רu.me.'a.FarH6083shall othersאַחֵ֥ר'a.CherH312growיִצְמָֽחוּ׃yitz.Ma.chuH6779.
20Behold, Godאֵ֭ל'elH410will not cast awayיִמְאַס־yim.'as-H3988a perfectתָּ֑םTamH8535man,neither will he helpיַ֝חֲזִ֗יק בְּיַד־ya.cha.Zik be.yad-H3027H2388the evil doersמְרֵעִֽים׃me.re.'ImH7489:
21Till he fillיְמַלֵּ֣הye.ma.LehH4390thy mouthפִּ֑יךָPi.khaH6310with laughingשְׂח֣וֹקse.ChokH7814,and thy lipsוּשְׂפָתֶ֥יךָu.se.fa.Tei.khaH8193with rejoicingתְרוּעָֽה׃te.ru.'AhH8643.
22They that hateשֹׂנְאֶ֥יךָso.ne.'Ei.khaH8130thee shall be clothedיִלְבְּשׁוּ־yil.be.shu-H3847with shameבֹ֑שֶׁתVo.shetH1322;and the dwellingוְאֹ֖הֶלve.'O.helH168place of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563shall come to noughtאֵינֶֽנּוּ׃ פ'ei.Ne.nuH369.
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