7Art thou thefirstהֲרִאישׁ֣וֹןha.ri.yo.ShonH7223manאָ֭דָם'A.domH120that wasbornH3205? or wast thoubroughtH3205forthH3205beforeוְלִפְנֵ֖יve.lif.NeiH6440thehillsגְבָע֣וֹתge.va.'otH1389?
8Hast thouheardתִּשְׁמָ֑עtish.Ma'H8085thesecretH5475counselH5475ofGodאֱל֣וֹהַ'e.Lo.haH433? and dost thou restrainwisdomחָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahH2451to thyself?
9WhatH4100knowest thou, that weknowיָּ֭דַעְתָּYa.da'.taH3045notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808?whatH4100understandest thou,whichהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931isnotוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808inusנֵדָ֑עne.Da'H3045?
10Withusיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117arebothH1571the grayheaded and theveryH1571agedH3453menH3453,muchכַּבִּ֖ירka.BirH3524elderthanH1571thyfatherמֵאָבִ֣יךָme.'a.Vi.khaH1.
11Are theconsolationsתַּנְחֻמ֣וֹתtan.chu.MotH8575ofGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410tooמִ֭מְּךָMi.me.khaH4480smallהַמְעַ֣טham.'AtH4592for thee, and thewordוְ֝דָבָ֗רve.da.VarH1697that dealethgentlyלָאַ֥טla.'AtH328with thee?
13That thou turnest thyspiritרוּחֶ֑ךָru.Che.khaH7307againstאֶל־'el-H413Godאֵ֣ל'elH410, and lettest suchwordsמִלִּֽין׃mi.LinH4405goH3318outH3318of thymouthמִפִּ֣יךָmi.Pi.khaH6310.
14WhatH4100ismanאֱנ֥וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582, that he should becleanיִזְכֶּ֑הyiz.KehH2135? and hewhichH4100isbornיְל֣וּדye.LudH3205of awomanאִשָּֽׁה׃'i.ShahH802, that he should berighteousיִ֝צְדַּ֗קyitz.DakH6663?
15Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005, he puttethnoלֹ֣אlo'H3808trustיַאֲמִ֑יןya.'a.MinH539in hisholyבִּ֭קְדֹשָׁיוbik.do.shovH6918onesH6918; yea, theheavensוְ֝שָׁמַ֗יִםve.sha.Ma.yimH8064arenotלֹא־lo'-H3808clean in hissightבְעֵינָֽיו׃ve.'ei.NavH5869.
16HowH637muchH637lessH637one that isabominableנִתְעָ֥בnit.'AvH8581andcorruptוְֽנֶאֱלָ֑חve.ne.'e.LachH444, amanאִישׁ־'ish-H376that drinkethiniquityעַוְלָֽה׃'av.LahH5766likewaterכַמַּ֣יִםkha.Ma.yimH4325!
17I will shew thee,hearשְֽׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085thou me; and thatwhichוְזֶֽה־ve.zeh-H2088I haveseenחָ֝זִ֗יתִיcha.Zi.tiH2372I willdeclareוַאֲסַפֵּֽרָה׃va.'a.sa.Pe.rahH5608:
18(Whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834wiseחֲכָמִ֥יםcha.kha.MimH2450menH2450havetoldיַגִּ֑ידוּya.Gi.duH5046from theirfathersמֵאֲבוֹתָֽם׃me.'a.vo.TamH1, and havenotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808hidכִֽ֝חֲד֗וּkhi.cha.DuH3582it;
20Thewickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563manH7563travaileth with painallכָּל־kol-H3605hisdaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117, even thenumberוּמִסְפַּ֥רu.mis.ParH4557ofyearsשָׁ֝נִ֗יםSha.NimH8141that are laidupנִצְפְּנ֥וּnitz.pe.NuH6845for the oppressor.
21Asoundקוֹל־kol-H6963ofterrorsפְּחָדִ֥יםpe.cha.DimH6343is in hisearsבְּאָזְנָ֑יוbe.'a.ze.NavH241; inprosperityבַּ֝שָּׁל֗וֹםba.sha.LomH7965the spoiler shallcomeיְבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃ye.vo.'E.nuH935uponH935him:
22He believethnotלֹא־lo'-H3808that he shallreturnשׁ֭וּבSuvH7725outמִנִּי־mi.ni-H4480ofdarknessחֹ֑שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822, and he is waited for of theswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719:
23He wandereth abroad forbreadלַלֶּ֣חֶםla.Le.chemH3899, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that thedayיֽוֹם־yom-H3117ofdarknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822isreadyנָכ֖וֹןna.KhonH3559at hishandבְּיָד֣וֹbe.ya.DoH3027:
24Distressצַ֣רtzarH6862andanguishוּמְצוּקָ֑הu.me.tzu.KahH4691make him afraid; they prevail against him, as akingכְּמֶ֤לֶךְ׀ke.Me.lekhH4428readyעָתִ֬יד'a.TidH6264to the battle:
25Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588he hathstretchedנָטָ֣הna.TahH5186outH5186hishandיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027againstאֶל־'el-H413Godאֵ֣ל'elH410, and behavethhimselfH3027proudlyagainstוְאֶל־ve.'e.lo.Sha-H413theAlmightyשַׁ֝דַּ֗יSha.DaiH7706;
26He runnethuponאֵלָ֣יו'e.LavH413him with a stiffneckבְּצַוָּ֑ארbe.tza.VarH6677, with thethickבַּ֝עֲבִ֗יba.'a.ViH5672bosses of his bucklers:
27Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588he hathcoveredכִסָּ֣הkhi.SahH3680hisfaceפָנָ֣יוfa.NavH6440with hisfatnessH2459, andmadeוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213collops offatבְּחֶלְבּ֑וֹbe.chel.BoH2459on his flanks;
28And he hathdweltH3427indesolateנִכְחָד֗וֹתnikh.cha.DotH3582citiesעָ֘רִ֤ים'a.RimH5892, inhousesבָּ֭תִּיםBa.timH1004whichH834noלֹא־lo'-H3808maninhabitedH3427,whichH834werereadyהִתְעַתְּד֣וּhit.'a.te.DuH6257to becomeheapsלְגַלִּֽים׃le.ga.LimH1530.
29He shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808berichיֶ֭עְשַׁרYe'.sharH6238,neitherוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808shall hissubstanceחֵיל֑וֹchei.LoH2428continueיָק֣וּםya.KumH6965,neitherוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808shall their producebendיִטֶּ֖הyi.TehH5186to theearthלָאָ֣רֶץla.'A.retzH776.
30He shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808departH5493outמִנִּי־mi.ni-H4480ofdarknessחֹ֗שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822; theflameשַׁלְהָ֑בֶתshal.Ha.vetH7957shalldryתְּיַבֵּ֣שׁte.ya.BeshH3001upH3001his branches, and by thebreathבְּר֣וּחַbe.Ru.achH7307of hismouthפִּֽיו׃PivH6310shall hegoH5493awayH5493.
31LetH408himnotH408trustיַאֲמֵ֣ןya.'a.MenH539invanityבַּשָּׁ֣יוba.shovH7723,deceivingנִתְעָ֑הnit.'AhH8582himself: forvanityשָׁ֝֗וְאShav'H7723shall be his recompence.
32It shall beaccomplishedתִּמָּלֵ֑אti.ma.Le'H4390beforeבְּֽלֹא־be.lo'-H3808his time, and hisbranchוְ֝כִפָּת֗וֹve.khi.pa.ToH3712shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808begreenרַעֲנָֽנָה׃ra.'a.Na.nahH7488.
33He shall shakeoffH7993his unripe grape as thevineכַּגֶּ֣פֶןka.Ge.fenH1612, and shallcastH7993offH7993hisflowerנִצָּתֽוֹ׃ni.tza.ToH5328as theoliveכַּ֝זַּ֗יִתka.Za.yitH2132.
35Theyconceiveהָרֹ֣הha.RohH2029mischiefעָ֭מָל'A.molH5999, andbringH3205forthH3205iniquityאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205, and theirbellyוּ֝בִטְנָ֗םu.vit.NamH990preparethdeceitמִרְמָֽה׃ סmir.MahH4820.
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