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Psalms 49:5-12

5Wherefore should I fearאִ֭ירָא'I.ra'H3372in the daysבִּ֣ימֵיBi.meiH3117of evilרָ֑עRa'H7451, whenthe iniquityעֲוֹ֖ן'a.VonH5771of my heelsH6120shall compassיְסוּבֵּֽנִי׃ye.su.Be.niH5437me about?

6They that trustהַבֹּטְחִ֥יםha.bo.te.ChimH982in their wealthחֵילָ֑םchei.LamH2428,and boastיִתְהַלָּֽלוּ׃yit.ha.La.luH1984themselves in the multitudeוּבְרֹ֥בu.ve.RoH7230of their richesעָ֝שְׁרָ֗ם'a.she.RamH6239;

7None of themcanאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376by any meansפָדֹ֣הfa.DohH6299redeemיִפְדֶּ֣הyif.DehH6299his brotherאָ֗ח'AchH251,nor giveיִתֵּ֖ןyi.TenH5414to Godלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430a ransomכָּפְרֽוֹ׃ka.fe.RoH3724for him:

8(For the redemptionפִּדְי֥וֹןpid.YonH6306of their soulנַפְשָׁ֗םnaf.ShamH5315ispreciousוְ֭יֵקַרVe.ye.karH3365,and it ceasethוְחָדַ֥לve.cha.DalH2308for everלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769:)

9That he should still liveוִֽיחִי־vi.chi-H2421for everלָנֶ֑צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331, andnot seeיִרְאֶ֣הyir.'EhH7200corruptionהַשָּֽׁחַת׃ha.Sha.chatH7845.

10For he seethH7200thatwise menחֲכָ֘מִ֤יםcha.Kha.MimH2450dieיָמ֗וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191,likewiseיַ֤חַדYa.chadH3162the foolכְּסִ֣ילke.SilH3684and the brutish personוָבַ֣עַרva.Va.'arH1198perishיֹאבֵ֑דוּyo.Ve.duH6,and leaveוְעָזְב֖וּve.'a.ze.VuH5800their wealthחֵילָֽם׃chei.LamH2428to othersלַאֲחֵרִ֣יםla.'a.che.RimH312.

11Their inwardקִרְבָּ֤םkir.BamH7130thought is, thattheir housesבָּתֵּ֨ימוֹ׀ba.Tei.movH1004shall continuefor everלְֽעוֹלָ֗םle.'o.LamH5769, andtheir dwellingמִ֭שְׁכְּנֹתָםMish.ke.no.tomH4908places to allלְדֹ֣רle.DorH1755generationsוָדֹ֑רva.DorH1755;they callקָֽרְא֥וּka.re.'UH7121theirlandsאֲדָמֽוֹת׃'a.da.MotH127after their own namesבִ֝שְׁמוֹתָ֗םvish.mo.TamH8034.

12Nevertheless manוְאָדָ֣םve.'a.DamH120beingin honourבִּ֭יקָרBi.korH3366abidethיָלִ֑יןya.LinH3885not: he is likeנִמְשַׁ֖לnim.ShalH4911the beastsכַּבְּהֵמ֣וֹתka.be.he.MotH929thatperishנִדְמֽוּ׃nid.MuH1820.

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