2Hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085diligentlyשָׁ֭מוֹעַSha.mo.a'H8085myspeechמִלָּתִ֑יmi.la.TiH4405; andletוּתְהִי־u.te.hi-H1961this be yourconsolationsתַּנְח֥וּמֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃tan.Chu.mo.tei.KhemH8575.
3Sufferשָׂ֭אוּנִיSa.'u.niH5375meH310, and I also willspeakאֲדַבֵּ֑ר'a.da.BerH1696; andafterH310that I havespokenדַּבְּרִ֣יda.be.RiH1696,mockתַלְעִֽיג׃tal.'IgH3932on.
4As formeH3808, is mycomplaintשִׂיחִ֑יsi.ChiH7879tomanלְאָדָ֣םle.'a.DamH120? andwhyמַ֝דּ֗וּעַma.Du.a'H4069should InotH3808be impatient?
5MarkH7760meאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413, and beastonishedוְהָשַׁ֑מּוּve.ha.Sha.muH8074, andlayH7760yourhandיָ֣דyadH3027uponעַל־'al-H5921yourmouthפֶּֽה׃PehH6310.
6Evenוְאִם־ve.'im-H518when Irememberזָכַ֥רְתִּיza.Khar.tiH2142I am troubled, andhorrorפַּלָּצֽוּת׃pa.la.TzutH6427takethholdוְאָחַ֥זve.'a.ChazH270on myfleshבְּ֝שָׂרִ֗יbe.sa.RiH1320.
7Wherefore do thewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563liveיִחְי֑וּyich.YuH2421,becomeגָּ֥בְרוּGa.ve.ruH1396oldעָ֝תְק֗וּ'a.te.KuH6275, yea, waxmightyH2428inpowerH2428?
8TheirseedH2233isestablishedנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559with them in theirsightH5869, and theiroffspringזַרְעָ֤םzar.'AmH2233beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֣םlif.nei.HemH6440theireyesלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.HemH5869.
10Theirbullשׁוֹר֣וֹsho.RoH7794gendereth, and failethnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808; theircowפָּ֝רָת֗וֹpa.ra.ToH6510calveth, and castethnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808herיַגְעִ֑לyag.'IlH1602calf.
11Theysendיְשַׁלְּח֣וּye.sha.le.ChuH7971forthH7971theirlittleH5759onesH5759like aflockכַ֭צֹּאןKha.tzonH6629, and theirchildrenוְ֝יַלְדֵיהֶ֗םve.yal.dei.HemH3206danceיְרַקֵּדֽוּן׃ye.ra.ke.DunH7540.
13TheyspendH1086theirdaysיְמֵיהֶ֑םye.mei.HemH3117inprosperityבַטּ֣וֹבva.TovH2896, and in amomentוּ֝בְרֶ֗גַעu.ve.Re.ga'H7281theygoH5181downH5181toSheolשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585.
14Yet theysaidH559untoGodלָ֭אֵלLa.'elH410,Departס֣וּרsurH5493fromusH559; for wedesireחָפָֽצְנוּ׃cha.Fa.tze.nuH2654notלֹ֣אlo'H3808theknowledgeוְדַ֥עַתve.Da.'atH1847of thywaysדְּ֝רָכֶ֗יךָde.ra.Khei.khaH1870.
17HowH4100oft is it that thelampנֵר־ner-H5216of thewickedרְשָׁ֘עִ֤יםre.Sha.'ImH7563isputוְיָבֹ֣אve.ya.Vo'H935outH4100? that theircalamityאֵידָ֑ם'ei.DamH343comethuponעָלֵ֣ימוֹ'a.Lei.movH5921them? that God distributeth sorrows in hisangerבְּאַפּֽוֹ׃be.'a.PoH639?
18That they are as stubblebeforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440thewindר֑וּחַRu.achH7307, and aschaffוּ֝כְמֹ֗ץu.khe.MotzH4671that the storm carriethawayגְּנָבַ֥תּוּge.na.Va.tuH1589?
19Ye say,Godאֱל֗וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433layethupיִצְפֹּן־yitz.pon-H6845hisiniquityאוֹנ֑וֹ'o.NoH205for hischildrenלְבָנָ֥יוle.va.NavH1121. Let him recompense it untohimselfH3045, that he mayknowוְיֵדָֽע׃ve.ye.Da'H3045it.
20Let hisownעֵינָ֣יוei.novH5869eyesH5869seeיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200his destruction, and let himdrinkיִשְׁתֶּֽה׃yish.TehH8354of thewrathוּמֵחֲמַ֖תu.me.cha.MatH2534of theAlmightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706.
21Forwhatמַה־mah-H4100pleasureחֶפְצ֣וֹchef.TzoH2656hath he in hishouseבְּבֵית֣וֹbe.vei.ToH1004afterאַחֲרָ֑יו'a.cha.RavH310him, when thenumberוּמִסְפַּ֖רu.mis.ParH4557of hismonthsחֳדָשָׁ֣יוcho.da.ShavH2320is cut off in the midst?
22Shall anyteachיְלַמֶּד־ye.la.med-H3925Godהַלְאֵ֥לhal.'ElH410knowledgeדָּ֑עַתDa.'atH1847? seeing he judgeththoseוְ֝ה֗וּאve.Hu'H1931that arehighרָמִ֥יםra.MimH7311.
23One dieth in hisfullH3605strengthבְּעֶ֣צֶםbe.'E.tzemH6106, beingwhollyH3605ateaseוְשָׁלֵֽיו׃ve.sha.LeivH7961andquietH7961:
24His breasts arefullמָלְא֣וּmal.'UH4390ofmilkחָלָ֑בcha.LavH2461, and themarrowוּמֹ֖חַu.Mo.achH4221of hisbonesעַצְמוֹתָ֣יוatz.mo.TavH6106is moistened.
26Theylieיִשְׁכָּ֑בוּyish.Ka.vuH7901downH7901alikeיַ֭חַדYa.chadH3162in thedustעָפָ֣ר'a.FarH6083, and thewormוְ֝רִמָּ֗הve.ri.MahH7415covereth them.
27Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005, Iknowיָ֭דַעְתִּיYa.da'.tiH3045yourthoughtsמַחְשְׁבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םmach.she.vo.tei.KhemH4284, and thedevicesוּ֝מְזִמּ֗וֹתu.me.zi.MotH4209which ye wrongfully imagineagainstH5921meH5921.
30That theevilרָ֑עRa'H7451man isreservedיֵחָ֣שֶׂךְye.Cha.sekhH2820to thedayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117ofcalamityאֵ֭יד'eidH343? that they areledH2986forthH2986to thedayלְי֖וֹםle.YomH3117ofwrathעֲבָר֣וֹתa.va.RotH5678?
31Who shalldeclareיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046hiswayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870to hisfaceפָּנָ֣יוpa.NavH6440? and who shallrepayיְשַׁלֶּם־ye.sha.lem-H7999himwhatH4310he hathdoneעָ֝שָׂ֗ה'a.SahH6213?
32Yet shall he be borne to thegraveH6913, and shallkeepיִשְׁקֽוֹד׃yish.KodH8245watchH8245over thetombH6913.
33Theclodsרִגְבֵ֫יrig.VeiH7263of thevalleyנָ֥חַלNa.chalH5158shall besweetמָֽתְקוּ־ma.te.ku-H4985unto him, andallכָּל־kol-H3605menאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120shalldrawיִמְשׁ֑וֹךְyim.ShokhH4900afterוְ֭אַחֲרָיוVe.'a.cha.ravH310him, as there wereinnumerableמִסְפָּֽר׃mis.ParH4557beforeוּ֝לְפָנָ֗יוu.le.fa.NavH6440him.
34Howוְ֭אֵיךְVe.'eikhH349thencomfortתְּנַחֲמ֣וּנִיte.na.cha.Mu.niH5162yemeH5162invainהָ֑בֶלHa.velH1892, seeing in youranswersוּ֝תְשֽׁוּבֹתֵיכֶ֗םu.te.shu.vo.tei.KhemH8666there remaineth onlyfalsehoodמָֽעַל׃ סMa.'alH4604?
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