2AsGodאֵ֭ל'elH410liveth, who hathtakenH5493awayהֵסִ֣ירhe.SirH5493myrightמִשְׁפָּטִ֑יmish.pa.TiH4941; and theAlmightyוְ֝שַׁדַּ֗יve.sha.DaiH7706, who hath vexed mysoulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315;
3(For mylifeע֣וֹדodH5750is yetwholeH3605inmeH3605, and thespiritוְר֖וּחַve.Ru.achH7307ofGodאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433is in mynostrilsבְּאַפִּֽי׃be.'a.PiH639;)
7LetH1961mineenemyאֹ֣יְבִ֑י'o.ye.ViH341be as thewickedכְ֭רָשָׁעKhe.ra.sho'H7563, andletH1961him that risethupוּמִתְקוֹמְמִ֥יu.mit.ko.MiH6965againstmeH1961be as the unrighteous.
11I willteachאוֹרֶ֣ה'o.RehH3384youH834concerning thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410; thatwhichH834is with theAlmightyשַׁ֝דַּ֗יSha.DaiH7706will Inotלֹ֣אlo'H3808concealאֲכַחֵֽד׃'a.kha.ChedH3582.
12Beholdהֵן־hen-H2005,allH3605ye yourselves haveseenחֲזִיתֶ֑םcha.zi.TemH2372it;whyוְלָמָּה־ve.la.mah-H4100then are ye becomealtogetherH3605vainהֶ֣בֶלHe.velH1892?
13This is theportionחֵֽלֶק־che.lek-H2506of awickedרָשָׁ֥ע׀ra.Sha'H7563manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120withGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410, and theheritageוְֽנַחֲלַ֥תve.na.cha.LatH5159of oppressors,whichזֶ֤ה׀zehH2088theyreceiveיִקָּֽחוּ׃yi.Ka.chuH3947from theAlmightyמִשַּׁדַּ֥יmi.sha.DaiH7706.
14Ifאִם־'im-H518hischildrenבָנָ֣יוva.NavH1121bemultipliedיִרְבּ֣וּyir.BuH7235, it is for theswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719; and hisoffspringוְ֝צֶאֱצָאָ֗יוve.tze.'e.tza.'AvH6631shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808besatisfiedיִשְׂבְּעוּ־yis.be.'u-H7646withbreadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.
15Those thatremainH3808of him shall beburiedיִקָּבֵ֑רוּyi.ka.Ve.ruH6912indeathבַּמָּ֣וֶתba.Ma.vetH4194, and hiswidowsוְ֝אַלְמְנֹתָ֗יוve.'al.me.no.TavH490shall makenoH3808lamentation.
16Thoughאִם־'im-H518heheapH6083upיִצְבֹּ֣רyitz.BorH6651silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701as thedustכֶּעָפָ֣רke.'a.FarH6083, andprepareיָכִ֥יןya.KhinH3559raimentמַלְבּֽוּשׁ׃mal.BushH4403as the clay;
17He mayprepareיָ֭כִיןYa.khinH3559it, but thejustוְצַדִּ֣יקve.tza.DikH6662shallputיִלְבָּ֑שׁyil.BashH3847it on, and theinnocentנָקִ֥יna.KiH5355shalldivideיַחֲלֹֽק׃ya.cha.LokH2505thesilverוְ֝כֶ֗סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701.
18He buildeth hishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004as themothכָעָ֣שׁkha.'AshH6211, and as aboothוּ֝כְסֻכָּ֗הu.khe.su.KahH5521whichH1004thekeeperנֹצֵֽר׃no.TzerH5341maketh.
19He liethdownיִ֭שְׁכַּבYish.kavH7901richעָשִׁ֣יר'a.ShirH6223, but he shallnotH3808begatheredיֵאָסֵ֑ףye.'a.SefH622; he openeth hiseyesעֵינָ֖יו'ei.NavH5869, and he isnotH3808.
20Terrorsבַּלָּה֑וֹתba.la.HotH1091overtakeתַּשִּׂיגֵ֣הוּta.si.Ge.huH5381him likewatersכַ֭מַּיִםKha.ma.yimH4325; a tempest stealeth himawayגְּנָבַ֥תּוּge.na.Va.tuH1589in thenightלַ֝֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915.
21Theeastקָדִ֣יםka.DimH6921windH6921carrieth himawayיִשָּׂאֵ֣הוּyi.sa.'E.huH5375, and he departeth; and it sweepeth himoutH4725of hisplaceמִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃mi.me.ko.MoH4725.
22ForGodH3808shallhurlוְיַשְׁלֵ֣ךְve.yash.LekhH7993at him, andnotH3808spareיַחְמֹ֑לyach.MolH2550: he would fainfleeH1272outעָ֭לָיו'A.lavH5921of hishandמִ֝יָּד֗וֹmi.ya.DoH3027.
23Men shallclapיִשְׂפֹּ֣קyis.PokH5606theirhandsכַפֵּ֑ימוֹkha.Pei.movH3709at him, and shallhissוְיִשְׁרֹ֥קve.yish.RokH8319himoutH5921of hisplaceמִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃mi.me.ko.MoH4725.
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