26It isgoodט֤וֹבTovH2896that a manshould both hopeוְיָחִיל֙ve.ya.ChilH2342H3175and quietly waitוְדוּמָ֔םve.du.MamH1748for the salvationלִתְשׁוּעַ֖תlit.shu.'AtH8668of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
27It isgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896for a manלַגֶּ֔בֶרla.Ge.verH1397that he bearיִשָּׂ֥אyi.Sa'H5375the yokeעֹ֖ל'olH5923in his youthבִּנְעוּרָֽיו׃ סbin.'u.RavH5271.
28He sittethיֵשֵׁ֤בye.ShevH3427aloneבָּדָד֙ba.DadH910and keepeth silenceוְיִדֹּ֔םve.yi.DomH1826,because he hath borneנָטַ֖לna.TalH5190it upon him.
29He puttethיִתֵּ֤ןyi.TenH5414his mouthפִּ֔יהוּPi.huH6310in the dustבֶּֽעָפָר֙be.'a.FarH6083;if so be there may beיֵ֥שׁyeshH3426hopeתִּקְוָֽה׃tik.VahH8615.
30He givethיִתֵּ֧ןyi.TenH5414hischeekלֶ֖חִיLe.chiH3895to him that smitethלְמַכֵּ֛הוּle.ma.Ke.huH5221him: he is filled fullיִשְׂבַּ֥עyis.Ba'H7646with reproachבְּחֶרְפָּֽה׃ סbe.cher.PahH2781.
31For the Lordאֲדֹנָֽי׃'a.do.NaiH136will not cast offיִזְנַ֛חyiz.NachH2186for everלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769:
32But though he cause griefהוֹגָ֔הho.GahH3013,yet will he have compassionוְרִחַ֖םve.ri.ChamH7355according to the multitudeכְּרֹ֥בke.RoH7230of his merciesחֲסָדָֽיו׃chas.dovH2617.
33For he doth not afflictעִנָּה֙'i.NahH6031willinglyמִלִּבּ֔וֹmi.li.BoH3820nor grieveוַיַּגֶּ֖הvai.ya.GehH3013the childrenבְנֵי־be.nei-H1121of menאִֽישׁ׃ ס'IshH376.
34To crushלְדַכֵּא֙le.da.Ke'H1792under his feetרַגְלָ֔יוrag.LavH7272all the prisonersאֲסִ֥ירֵי'a.Si.reiH615of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776,
35To turn asideלְהַטּוֹת֙le.ha.tOtH5186the rightמִשְׁפַּט־mish.pat-H4941of a manגָּ֔בֶרGa.verH1397before the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the most Highעֶלְיֽוֹן׃el.YonH5945,
36To subvertלְעַוֵּ֤תle.'a.VetH5791a manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120in his causeבְּרִיב֔וֹbe.ri.VoH7379,the Lordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136approvethרָאָֽה׃ סra.'AhH7200not.
37Who is he thatsaithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559, and it cometh to pass, whenthe Lordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136commandethצִוָּֽה׃tzi.VahH6680it not?
38Out of the mouthמִפִּ֤יmi.PiH6310of the most Highעֶלְיוֹן֙'el.yOnH5945proceedethתֵצֵ֔אte.Tze'H3318not evilהָרָע֖וֹתha.ra.'otH7451and goodוְהַטּֽוֹב׃ve.ha.TovH2896?
39Wherefore doth a livingחָ֔יChaiH2416manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120complainיִּתְאוֹנֵן֙yit.'o.NenH596,a manגֶּ֖בֶרGe.verH1397for the punishment of his sinsחֲטָאָֽיו׃ סchet.'ovH2399?
40Let us searchנַחְפְּשָׂ֤הnach.pe.SahH2664and tryוְֽנַחְקֹ֔רָהve.nach.Ko.rahH2713our waysדְרָכֵ֙ינוּ֙de.ra.Khei.nuH1870,and turn againוְנָשׁ֖וּבָהve.na.Shu.vahH7725to Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
41Let us lift upנִשָּׂ֤אni.Sa'H5375our heartלְבָבֵ֙נוּ֙le.va.Ve.nuH3824with ourhandsכַּפָּ֔יִםka.Pa.yimH3709unto Godאֵ֖ל'elH410in the heavensבַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064.
42Weנַ֤חְנוּNach.nuH5168have transgressedפָשַׁ֙עְנוּ֙fa.Sha'.nuH6586and have rebelledוּמָרִ֔ינוּu.ma.Ri.nuH4784:thou hast not pardonedסָלָֽחְתָּ׃ סsa.La.che.taH5545.
44Thou hast coveredסַכּ֤וֹתָהsa.Ko.tahH5526thyself with a cloudבֶֽעָנָן֙ve.'a.NanH6051, that ourprayerתְּפִלָּֽה׃te.fi.LahH8605should not pass throughמֵעֲב֖וֹרme.'a.VorH5674.
45Thou hast madeתְּשִׂימֵ֖נוּte.si.Me.nuH7760us asthe offscouringסְחִ֧יse.ChiH5501and refuseוּמָא֛וֹסu.ma.'osH3973in the midstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of the peopleהָעַמִּֽים׃ סha.'a.MimH5971.
47Fearפַּ֧חַדPa.chadH6343and a snareוָפַ֛חַתva.Fa.chatH6354is come upon us, desolationהַשֵּׁ֥אתha.ShetH7612and destructionוְהַשָּֽׁבֶר׃ve.ha.Sha.verH7667.
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