2Should not themultitudeהֲרֹ֣בha.RoH7230ofwordsדְּ֭בָרִיםDe.va.rimH1697beansweredיֵעָנֶ֑הye.'a.NehH6030? and should amanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376full oftalkשְׂפָתַ֣יִםse.fa.Ta.yimH8193bejustifiedיִצְדָּֽק׃yitz.DakH6663?
3Should thyliesבַּ֭דֶּיךָBa.dei.khaH907makeH2790menמְתִ֣יםme.TimH4962hold theirpeaceH2790? and when thoumockestוַ֝תִּלְעַ֗גva.til.'AgH3932, shall no man make theeashamedמַכְלִֽם׃makh.LimH3637?
4For thou hastsaidוַ֭תֹּאמֶרVa.to.merH559, Mydoctrineלִקְחִ֑יlik.ChiH3948ispureזַ֣ךְzakhH2134, and I amcleanוּ֝בַ֗רu.VarH1249in thyeyesבְעֵינֶֽיךָ׃ve.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.
6And that he wouldshowוְיַגֶּד־ve.ya.ged-H5046thee thesecretsתַּֽעֲלֻמ֣וֹתta.'a.lu.MotH8587ofwisdomחָכְמָה֮chokh.mahH2451, that they aredoubleכִפְלַ֪יִםkhif.La.yimH3718to that whichisלְֽת֫וּשִׁיָּ֥הle.Tu.shi.YahH8454!Knowוְדַ֡עve.Da'H3045therefore thatGodאֱ֝ל֗וֹהַ'e.Lo.haH433exactethיַשֶּׁ֥הya.ShehH5382of thee less than thyiniquityמֵעֲוֹנֶֽךָ׃me.'a.vo.Ne.khaH5771deserveth .
8It is ashighגָּבְהֵ֣יga.ve.HeiH1363asheavenשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064; what canst thoudoתִּפְעָ֑לtif.'AlH6466?deeperעֲמֻקָּ֥ה'a.mu.KahH6013thanhellמִ֝שְּׁא֗וֹלmi.she.'olH7585; what canst thouknowתֵּדָֽע׃te.Da'H3045?
9Themeasureמִדָּ֑הּmi.DahH4055of it islongerאֲרֻכָּ֣ה'a.ru.KahH752than theearthמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776, andbroaderוּ֝רְחָבָ֗הu.re.cha.VahH7342than theseaיָֽם׃YamH3220.
10If he shall cutoffיַחֲלֹ֥ףya.cha.LofH2498, and shutupוְיַסְגִּ֑ירve.yas.GirH5462, or gathertogetherוְ֝יַקְהִ֗ילve.yak.HilH6950, then who canhinderיְשִׁיבֶֽנּוּ׃ye.shi.Ve.nuH7725him?
11For heknowethיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045vainשָׁ֑וְאShav'H7723menמְתֵי־me.tei-H4962: heseethוַיַּרְא־vai.yar'-H7200wickednessאָ֝֗וֶן'A.venH205also; will he not thenconsiderיִתְבּוֹנָֽן׃yit.bo.NanH995it ?
12Forvainנָ֭בוּבNa.vuvH5014manוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376would bewiseיִלָּבֵ֑בyi.la.VevH3823, thoughmanאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120isbornיִוָּלֵֽד׃yi.va.LedH3205like a wilddonkey’sפֶּ֝֗רֶאPe.re'H6501coltוְעַ֥יִרve.'A.yirH5895.
14Ifiniquityאָ֣וֶן'A.venH205is in thyhandבְּ֭יָדְךָBe.ya.de.khaH3027, put it farawayהַרְחִיקֵ֑הוּhar.chi.Ke.huH7368, and let notwickednessעַוְלָֽה׃'av.LahH5766dwellתַּשְׁכֵּ֖ןtash.KenH7931in thytentsבְּאֹהָלֶ֣יךָbe.'o.ha.Lei.khaH168.
15For then shalt thou liftupתִּשָּׂ֣אti.Sa'H5375thyfaceפָנֶ֣יךָfa.Nei.khaH6440withoutspotמִמּ֑וּםmi.MumH3971; yea, thou shalt besteadfastמֻ֝צָ֗קmu.TzakH3332, and shalt notfearתִירָֽא׃ti.Ra'H3372:
17And thyageחָ֑לֶדCha.ledH2465shall beclearerיָק֣וּםya.KumH6965than thenoondayוּֽ֭מִצָּהֳרַיִםU.mi.tzo.ho.ra.yimH6672; thou shalt shineforthתָּ֝עֻ֗פָהta.'U.fahH5774, thou shalt be as themorningכַּבֹּ֥קֶרka.Bo.kerH1242.
18And thou shalt besecureוּֽ֭בָטַחְתָּU.va.tach.taH982, because thereisיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426hopeתִּקְוָ֑הtik.VahH8615; yea, thou shaltdigוְ֝חָפַרְתָּ֗ve.cha.far.taH2658about thee, and thou shalt take thyrestתִּשְׁכָּֽב׃tish.KavH7901insafetyלָבֶ֥טַחla.Ve.tachH983.
19Also thou shalt liedownוְֽ֭רָבַצְתָּVe.ra.vatz.taH7257, and none shall make theeafraidמַחֲרִ֑ידma.cha.RidH2729; yea,manyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227shall makesuitוְחִלּ֖וּve.chi.LuH2470totheeפָנֶ֣יךָfa.Nei.khaH6440.
20But theeyesוְעֵינֵ֥יve.'ei.NeiH5869of thewickedרְשָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563shallfailתִּ֫כְלֶ֥ינָהtikh.Lei.nahH3615, and they shall notescapeוּ֭מָנוֹס אָבַ֣דU.ma.nos 'a.VadH6H4498, and theirhopeוְ֝תִקְוָתָ֗םve.tik.va.TamH8615shall be as the givingupמַֽפַּח־ma.pach-H4646of theghostנָֽפֶשׁ׃ פNa.feshH5315.
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