25Now my daysוְיָמַ֣יve.ya.MaiH3117are swifterקַ֭לּוּKa.luH7043than a postרָ֑ץRatzH7323:they flee awayבָּֽ֝רְח֗וּba.re.ChuH1272,they seeרָא֥וּra.'UH7200no goodטוֹבָֽה׃to.VahH2896.
26They are passed awayחָ֭לְפוּChal.fuH2498asעִם־'im-H5973the swiftאֵבֶ֑ה'e.VehH16shipsאֳנִיּ֣וֹת'o.ni.YotH591:as the eagleכְּ֝נֶ֗שֶׁרke.Ne.sherH5404thathastethיָט֥וּשׂya.TusH2907to the preyאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400.
27If I sayאָ֭מְרִי'A.me.riH559,I will forgetאֶשְׁכְּחָ֣ה'esh.ke.ChahH7911my complaintשִׂיחִ֑יsi.ChiH7879,I will leave offאֶעֶזְבָ֖ה'e.'ez.VahH5800my heavinessפָנַ֣יfa.NaiH6440,and comfortוְאַבְלִֽיגָה׃ve.'av.Li.gahH1082myself:
28I am afraidיָגֹ֥רְתִּיya.Go.re.tiH3025of all my sorrowsעַצְּבֹתָ֑י'a.tze.vo.TaiH6094,I knowיָ֝דַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that thou wilt not hold me innocentתְנַקֵּֽנִי׃te.na.Ke.niH5352.
29IfI be wickedאֶרְשָׁ֑ע'er.Sha'H7561,why then labourאִיגָֽע׃'i.Ga'H3021I in vainהֶ֣בֶלHe.velH1892?
30If I washהִתְרָחַ֥צְתִּיhit.ra.Chatz.tiH7364myself withשָׁ֑לֶגSha.legH7950snow waterבְמֵיve.movH1119H4325,and make my handsכַּפָּֽי׃ka.PaiH3709neverבְּבֹ֣רbe.VorH1253H1252so cleanוַ֝הֲזִכּ֗וֹתִיva.ha.zi.Ko.tiH2141;
31Yetאָ֭ז'azH227shalt thou plungeתִּטְבְּלֵ֑נִיtit.be.Le.niH2881me in the ditchבַּשַּׁ֣חַתba.Sha.chatH7845,and mine own clothesשַׂלְמוֹתָֽי׃sal.mo.TaiH8008shall abhorוְ֝תִֽעֲב֗וּנִיve.ti.'a.Vu.niH8581me.
32For he isnot a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376, as I am, thatI should answerאֶֽעֱנֶ֑נּוּ'e.'e.Ne.nuH6030him, andwe should comeנָב֥וֹאna.Vo'H935togetherיַ֝חְדָּ֗וyach.DavH3162in judgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ba.mish.PatH4941.
33Neither isיֵשׁ־yesh-H3426there any daysmanמוֹכִ֑יחַmo.Khi.achH3198betwixt us, thatmight layיָשֵׁ֖תya.ShetH7896his handיָד֣וֹya.DoH3027upon us bothשְׁנֵֽינוּ׃she.Nei.nuH8147.
34Let him takeH5493his rodשִׁבְט֑וֹshiv.ToH7626awayH5493from me, and let not his fearוְ֝אֵמָת֗וֹve.'e.ma.ToH367terrifyתְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃te.va.'a.Ta.niH1204me:
35Thenwould I speakאַֽ֭דַבְּרָה'A.da.be.rahH1696,and not fearאִירָאֶ֑נּוּ'i.ra.'E.nuH3372him; but it is not so with me.
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