3For I was enviousקִ֭נֵּאתִיKi.ne.tiH7065at the foolishבַּֽהוֹלְלִ֑יםba.ho.LimH1984, whenI sawאֶרְאֶֽה׃'er.'EhH7200the prosperityשְׁל֖וֹםshe.LomH7965of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563.
4For there areno bandsחַרְצֻבּ֥וֹתchar.tzu.BotH2784in their deathלְמוֹתָ֗םle.mo.TamH4194:but their strengthאוּלָֽם׃'u.LamH193isfirmוּבָרִ֥יאu.va.Ri'H1277.
5They arenot in troubleבַּעֲמַ֣לba.'a.MalH5999as othermenאֱנ֣וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582;neither are they plaguedיְנֻגָּֽעוּ׃ye.nu.Ga.'uH5060likeוְעִם־ve.'im-H5973othermenאָ֝דָ֗ם'a.DamH120.
6Therefore prideגַאֲוָ֑הga.'a.VahH1346compasseth them about as a chainעֲנָקַ֣תְמוֹ'a.na.Kat.movH6059;violenceחָמָ֥סcha.MasH2555coverethיַעֲטָף־ya.'a.ta.fo-H5848them asa garmentשִׁ֝֗יתShitH7897.
7Their eyesעֵינֵ֑מוֹ'ei.Ne.movH5869stand outיָ֭צָאYa.tza'H3318with fatnessמֵחֵ֣לֶבme.Che.levH2459:they have moreעָ֝בְר֗וּ'a.ve.RuH5674than heartלֵבָֽב׃le.VavH3824could wishמַשְׂכִּיּ֥וֹתmas.ki.YotH4906.
8They are corruptיָמִ֤יקוּ׀ya.Mi.kuH4167,and speakוִידַבְּר֣וּvi.da.be.RuH1696wickedlyבְרָ֣עve.Ra'H7451concerningoppressionעֹ֑שֶׁק'O.shekH6233:they speakיְדַבֵּֽרוּ׃ye.da.Be.ruH1696loftilyמִמָּר֥וֹםmi.ma.RomH4791.
9They setשַׁתּ֣וּsha.TuH8371their mouthפִּיהֶ֑םpi.HemH6310against the heavensבַשָּׁמַ֣יִםva.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and their tongueוּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗םu.le.sho.NamH3956walkethתִּֽהֲלַ֥ךְti.ha.LakhH1980through the earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.
10Therefore his peopleעַמּ֣וֹa.MoH5971returnיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725hitherהֲלֹ֑םha.LomH1988:and watersוּמֵ֥יu.MeiH4325of a fullמָ֝לֵ֗אma.Le'H4392cupare wrung outיִמָּ֥צוּyi.Ma.tzuH4680to them.
11And they sayוְֽאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559,How doth Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410knowיָדַֽע־ya.da'-H3045?and is thereוְיֵ֖שׁve.YeshH3426knowledgeדֵּעָ֣הde.'AhH1844in the most Highבְעֶלְיֽוֹן׃ve.'el.YonH5945?
12Behold, these arethe ungodlyרְשָׁעִ֑יםre.sha.'ImH7563,who prosperוְשַׁלְוֵ֥יve.shal.VeiH7961in the worldע֝וֹלָ֗םo.LamH5769;they increaseהִשְׂגּוּ־his.gu-H7685inrichesחָֽיִל׃Cha.yilH2428.
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