11There is agenerationדּ֭וֹרDorH1755that curseth theirfatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1, and dothnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808blessיְבָרֵֽךְ׃ye.va.RekhH1288theirmotherאִ֝מּ֗וֹ'i.MoH517.
12There is agenerationדּ֭וֹרDorH1755that arepureטָה֣וֹרta.HorH2889in theirownבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869eyesH5869; and yet arenotלֹ֣אlo'H3808washedרֻחָֽץ׃ru.ChatzH7364from theirfilthinessוּ֝מִצֹּאָת֗וֹu.mi.tzo.'a.ToH6675.
13There is agenerationדּ֭וֹרDorH1755, Ohhowמָה־mah-H4100loftyרָמ֣וּra.MuH7311are theireyesעֵינָ֑יו'ei.NavH5869! and theireyelidsוְ֝עַפְעַפָּ֗יוve.'af.'a.PavH6079areliftedיִנָּשֵֽׂאוּ׃yi.na.Se.'uH5375upH5375.
14There is agenerationדּ֤וֹר׀DorH1755whoseH120teethשִׁנָּיו֮shi.NavH8127are asswordsחֲרָב֣וֹתcha.ra.VotH2719, and theirjawמְֽתַלְּעֹ֫תָ֥יוme.ta.le.'O.TavH4973teethH8127asknivesH2719, todevourלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398thepoorעֲנִיִּ֣ים'a.ni.YimH6041fromoffH398theearthמֵאֶ֑רֶץme.'E.retzH776, and theneedyוְ֝אֶבְיוֹנִ֗יםve.'ev.yo.NimH34from amongmenH120.
15The horseleach hathtwoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147daughtersבָנוֹת֮va.nOtH1323, Crying,Giveהַ֤ב׀havH3051,giveהַ֥בhavH3051. There arethreeשָׁל֣וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969things that areneverלֹ֣אlo'H3808satisfiedH7646, yea,fourאַ֝רְבַּ֗ע'ar.Ba'H702thatsayאָ֥מְרוּ'A.me.ruH559notלֹא־lo'-H3808,EnoughH7646:
16The grave; and thebarrenוְעֹ֪צֶ֫רve.'O.TzerH6115wombרָ֥חַםRa.chamH7356; theearthאֶ֭רֶץ'E.retzH776that isnotלֹא־lo'-H3808satisfiedH7646withwaterמַּ֑יִםMa.yimH4325; and thefireוְ֝אֵ֗שׁve.'EshH784that saithnotלֹא־lo'-H3808,EnoughH7646.
17Theeyeעַ֤יִן׀'A.yinH5869that mocketh at hisfatherלְאָב֮le.'AvH1, and despiseth to obey hismotherאֵ֥ם'emH517, theravensעֹרְבֵי־'o.re.vei-H6158of thevalleyנַ֑חַלNa.chalH5158shallpickיִקְּר֥וּהָyi.ke.Ru.haH5365it out, and theyoungבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121eaglesנָֽשֶׁר׃ פNa.sherH5404shalleatוְֽיֹאכְל֥וּהָve.yo.khe.Lu.haH398it.
18There bethreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969things which aretooH4480wonderfulנִפְלְא֣וּnif.le.'UH6381formeH4480, yea,fourוְ֝אַרְבָּעָ֗הve.'ar.ba'H702which Iknowיְדַעְתִּֽים׃ye.da'.TimH3045notלֹ֣אlo'H3808:
19Thewayדֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of aneagleהַנֶּ֨שֶׁר׀ha.Ne.sherH5404in the air; thewayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of aserpentנָחָ֗שׁna.ChashH5175uponעֲלֵ֫י'a.LeiH5921arockצ֥וּרtzurH6697; thewayדֶּֽרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870of ashipאֳנִיָּ֥ה'o.ni.YahH591in themidstבְלֶב־ve.lev-H3820of theseaיָ֑םYamH3220; and thewayוְדֶ֖רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870of amanגֶּ֣בֶרGe.verH1397with amaidבְּעַלְמָֽה׃be.'al.MahH5959.
20Soכֵּ֤ן׀kenH3651is thewayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of anadulterousמְנָ֫אָ֥פֶתme.Na.'A.fetH5003womanאִשָּׁ֗ה'i.ShahH802;sheH3808eateth, and wipethherH802mouthפִ֑יהָFi.haH6310, and saith, I havedoneפָעַ֥לְתִּיfa.'Al.tiH6466noH3808wickednessאָֽוֶן׃ פ'A.venH205.
21Forthreeשָׁ֭לוֹשׁSha.lo.oshH7969things theearthאֶ֑רֶץ'E.retzH776dothtrembleרָ֣גְזָהRa.ge.zahH7264, and forfourאַ֝רְבַּ֗ע'ar.Ba'H702, which itcannotלֹא־lo'-H3808bearשְׂאֵֽת׃se.'EtH5375:
22For aservantעֶ֭בֶד'E.vedH5650when he iskingיִמְל֑וֹךְyim.LokhH4427; and afoolוְ֝נָבָ֗לve.na.ValH5036when he isfilledיִֽשְׂבַּֽע־yis.ba'-H7646with meat;
23For an odiouswomanשְׂ֭נוּאָהSe.nu.'ahH8130whensheH3588ismarriedתִבָּעֵ֑לti.ba.'ElH1166; and an handmaid that isheirH3423toherH3423mistressגְּבִרְתָּֽהּ׃ פge.vir.TahH1404.
24There befourאַרְבָּ֣עָה'ar.Ba.'ahH702things which arelittleקְטַנֵּי־ke.ta.nei-H6996upon theearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776, but they are exceedingwiseחֲכָמִ֥יםcha.kha.MimH2450:
25Theantsהַ֭נְּמָלִיםHa.ne.ma.limH5244are apeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971notלֹא־lo'-H3808strongעָ֑ז'AzH5794, yet theyprovideוַיָּכִ֖ינוּvai.ya.Khi.nuH3559their meat in thesummerבַקַּ֣יִץva.Ka.yitzH7019;
26The conies are but a feeble folk, yetmakeוַיָּשִׂ֖ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760they theirhousesבֵּיתָֽם׃bei.TamH1004in therocksבַסֶּ֣לַעva.Se.la'H5553;
27Thelocustsלָאַרְבֶּ֑הla.'ar.BehH697havenoאֵ֣ין'einH369kingמֶ֭לֶךְMe.lekhH4428, yetgoH3318theyforthH3318allכֻּלּֽוֹ׃ku.LoH3605of them by bands;
29There bethreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969things which arestatelyמֵיטִ֣יבֵיmei.Ti.veiH3190in theirmarchצָ֑עַדTza.'adH6806, yea,fourוְ֝אַרְבָּעָ֗הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702which arestatelyמֵיטִ֥בֵיmei.Ti.veiH3190in going:
30Thelionלַ֭יִשׁLa.yishH3918,whichH929ismightiestגִּבּ֣וֹרgi.BorH1368amongbeastsH929, and turnethnotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808awayיָ֝שׁ֗וּבya.ShuvH7725foranyכֹֽל׃KholH3605;
31The greyhound; the he-goat also; and thekingוּ֝מֶ֗לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428,againstעִמּֽוֹ׃i.MoH5973whom there is no risingupH4428.
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