5Seeing hisdaysיָמָ֗יוya.MavH3117aredeterminedחֲרוּצִ֨ים׀cha.ru.TzimH2782, thenumberמִֽסְפַּר־mis.par-H4557of hismonthsחֳדָשָׁ֥יוcho.da.ShavH2320is with thee, and thou hastappointedחֻקָּ֥יוchu.kovH2706his bounds that hecannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808passיַעֲבֽוֹר׃ya.'a.VorH5674;
6Lookשְׁעֵ֣הshe.'EhH8159awayH8159from him, that he mayrestוְיֶחְדָּ֑לve.yech.DalH2308,tillעַד־'ad-H5704he shall accomplish, as an hireling, hisdayיוֹמֽוֹ׃yo.MoH3117.
7For there ishopeתִּ֫קְוָ֥הtik.VahH8615of atreeלָעֵ֗ץla.'EtzH6086,ifאִֽם־'im-H518it becutיִ֭כָּרֵתYi.ka.retH3772downH3772, that it willsproutיַחֲלִ֑יףya.cha.LifH2498againוְע֣וֹדve.'odH5750, and that the tenderbranchH6086thereof willnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808ceaseתֶחְדָּֽל׃tech.DalH2308.
8Thoughאִם־'im-H518therootשָׁרְשׁ֑וֹsha.re.ShoH8328thereof waxoldיַזְקִ֣יןyaz.KinH2204in theearthH776, and thestockגִּזְעֽוֹ׃giz.'OH1503thereofdieיָמ֥וּתya.MutH4191in thegroundבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776;
9Yet through the scent ofwaterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325it willbudיַפְרִ֑חַyaf.Ri.achH6524, and put forth boughs like aplantנָֽטַע׃Na.ta'H5194.
10ButmanH120dieth, and wasteth away: yea,manH120giveth up the ghost, andwhereH346is he?
11As thewatersמַ֭יִםMa.yimH4325fail from theseaיָ֑םYamH3220, and theriverוְ֝נָהָ֗רve.na.HarH5104decayeth and driethupוְיָבֵֽשׁ׃ve.ya.VeshH3001;
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