2Should a wisemanהֶֽחָכָ֗םhe.cha.KhamH2450utterיַעֲנֶ֥הya.'a.NehH6030vainר֑וּחַRu.achH7307knowledgeדַֽעַת־da.'at-H1847, andfillוִֽימַלֵּ֖אvi.ma.Le'H4390hisbellyבִּטְנֽוֹ׃bit.NoH990with the eastwindקָדִ֣יםka.DimH6921?
3Should hereasonהוֹכֵ֣חַho.Khe.achH3198withunprofitableיִסְכּ֑וֹןyis.KonH5532talkבְּ֭דָבָרBe.da.vorH1697? or withspeechesוּ֝מִלִּ֗יםu.mi.LimH4405which he can do nogoodיוֹעִ֥ילyo.'IlH3276?
5For thymouthפִ֑יךָFi.khaH6310utterethיְאַלֵּ֣ףye.'a.LefH502thyiniquityעֲוֹנְךָ֣'a.vo.ne.KhaH5771, and thouchoosestוְ֝תִבְחַ֗רve.tiv.CharH977thetongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956of thecraftyעֲרוּמִֽים׃'a.ru.MimH6175.
6Thy ownmouthפִ֣יךָFi.khaH6310condemnethיַרְשִֽׁיעֲךָ֣yar.shi.'a.KhaH7561thee, and not I: yea, thy ownlipsוּ֝שְׂפָתֶ֗יךָu.se.fa.Tei.khaH8193testifyיַעֲנוּ־ya.'a.nu-H6030against thee.
7Art thou thefirstהֲרִאישׁ֣וֹןha.ri.yo.ShonH7223manאָ֭דָם'A.domH120that wasbornתִּוָּלֵ֑דti.va.LedH3205? or wast thoumadeחוֹלָֽלְתָּ׃cho.Lal.taH2342beforeוְלִפְנֵ֖יve.lif.NeiH6440thehillsגְבָע֣וֹתge.va.'otH1389?
8Hast thouheardתִּשְׁמָ֑עtish.Ma'H8085thesecretהַבְס֣וֹדhav.SodH5475ofGodאֱל֣וֹהַ'e.Lo.haH433? and dost thoulimitוְתִגְרַ֖עve.tig.Ra'H1639wisdomחָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahH2451to thyself?
9Whatknowestיָּ֭דַעְתָּYa.da'.taH3045thou, that weknowנֵדָ֑עne.Da'H3045not? whatunderstandestתָּ֝בִ֗יןta.VinH995thou, which is not in us?
10With us are both thegrayheadedשָׂ֣בsavH7867and veryagedיָשִׁ֣ישׁya.ShishH3453men,muchכַּבִּ֖ירka.BirH3524elderיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117than thyfatherמֵאָבִ֣יךָme.'a.Vi.khaH1.
11Are theconsolationsתַּנְחֻמ֣וֹתtan.chu.MotH8575ofGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410smallהַמְעַ֣טham.'AtH4592with thee? is there anysecretלָאַ֥טla.'AtH328thingוְ֝דָבָ֗רve.da.VarH1697with thee?
12Why doth thyheartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820carry theeawayיִּקָּחֲךָ֥yi.ka.cha.KhaH3947? and what do thyeyesעֵינֶֽיךָ׃'ei.Nei.khaH5869winkatיִּרְזְמ֥וּןyir.ze.MunH7335,
13That thouturnestתָשִׁ֣יבta.ShivH7725thyspiritרוּחֶ֑ךָru.Che.khaH7307againstGodאֵ֣ל'elH410, and lettest suchwordsמִלִּֽין׃mi.LinH4405gooutוְהֹצֵ֖אתָve.ho.Tze.taH3318of thymouthמִפִּ֣יךָmi.Pi.khaH6310?
14What ismanאֱנ֥וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582, that he should becleanיִזְכֶּ֑הyiz.KehH2135? and he who isbornיְל֣וּדye.LudH3205of awomanאִשָּֽׁה׃'i.ShahH802, that he should berighteousיִ֝צְדַּ֗קyitz.DakH6663?
15Behold, he putteth notrustיַאֲמִ֑יןya.'a.MinH539in his holyonesבִּ֭קְדֹשָׁיוbik.do.shovH6918; yea, theheavensוְ֝שָׁמַ֗יִםve.sha.Ma.yimH8064are notcleanזַכּ֥וּza.KuH2141in hissightבְעֵינָֽיו׃ve.'ei.NavH5869.
16How much moreabominableנִתְעָ֥בnit.'AvH8581andfilthyוְֽנֶאֱלָ֑חve.ne.'e.LachH444ismanאִישׁ־'ish-H376, whodrinkethשֹׁתֶ֖הsho.TehH8354iniquityעַוְלָֽה׃'av.LahH5766likewaterכַמַּ֣יִםkha.Ma.yimH4325?
17I willshowאֲחַוְךָ֥'a.chav.KhaH2331thee,hearשְֽׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085me; and that which I haveseenחָ֝זִ֗יתִיcha.Zi.tiH2372I willdeclareוַאֲסַפֵּֽרָה׃va.'a.sa.Pe.rahH5608;
18Whichwiseחֲכָמִ֥יםcha.kha.MimH2450men havetoldיַגִּ֑ידוּya.Gi.duH5046from theirfathersמֵאֲבוֹתָֽם׃me.'a.vo.TamH1, and have nothidכִֽ֝חֲד֗וּkhi.cha.DuH3582it :
19To whom alone theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776wasgivenנִתְּנָ֣הni.te.NahH5414, and nostrangerזָ֣רzarH2114passedעָ֖בַר'A.varH5674amongבְּתוֹכָֽם׃be.to.KhamH8432them.
20Thewickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563mantravailethמִתְחוֹלֵ֑לmit.cho.LelH2342with pain all hisdaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117, and thenumberוּמִסְפַּ֥רu.mis.ParH4557ofyearsשָׁ֝נִ֗יםSha.NimH8141ishiddenנִצְפְּנ֥וּnitz.pe.NuH6845to theoppressorלֶעָרִֽיץ׃le.'a.RitzH6184.
21Adreadfulפְּחָדִ֥יםpe.cha.DimH6343soundקוֹל־kol-H6963is in hisearsבְּאָזְנָ֑יוbe.'a.ze.NavH241: inprosperityבַּ֝שָּׁל֗וֹםba.sha.LomH7965thedestroyerשׁוֹדֵ֥דsho.DedH7703shallcomeיְבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃ye.vo.'E.nuH935upon him.
22Hebelievethיַאֲמִ֣יןya.'a.MinH539not that he shallreturnשׁ֭וּבSuvH7725out ofdarknessחֹ֑שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822, and he iswaitedוְצָפ֖וּיve.tza.fuH6822for by theswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.
23He wanderethabroadנֹ֘דֵ֤דno.DedH5074forbreadלַלֶּ֣חֶםla.Le.chemH3899, saying, Where is it ? heknowethיָדַ֓ע׀ya.Da'H3045that thedayיֽוֹם־yom-H3117ofdarknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822isreadyנָכ֖וֹןna.KhonH3559at hishandבְּיָד֣וֹbe.ya.DoH3027.
24Troubleצַ֣רtzarH6862andanguishוּמְצוּקָ֑הu.me.tzu.KahH4691shall make himafraidיְֽ֭בַעֲתֻהוּYe.va.'a.tu.huH1204; they shallprevailתִּ֝תְקְפֵ֗הוּtit.ke.Fe.huH8630against him, as akingכְּמֶ֤לֶךְ׀ke.Me.lekhH4428readyעָתִ֬יד'a.TidH6264to thebattleלַכִּידֽוֹר׃la.ki.DorH3593.
25For he stretchethoutנָטָ֣הna.TahH5186hishandיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027againstGodאֵ֣ל'elH410, andstrengthenethיִתְגַּבָּֽר׃yit.ga.BarH1396himself against theAlmightyשַׁ֝דַּ֗יSha.DaiH7706.
26Herunnethיָר֣וּץya.RutzH7323upon him, even on hisneckבְּצַוָּ֑ארbe.tza.VarH6677, upon histhickבַּ֝עֲבִ֗יba.'a.ViH5672strongגַּבֵּ֥יga.BeiH1354shieldמָֽגִנָּֽיו׃Ma.gi.NavH4043:
28And hedwellethוַיִּשְׁכּ֤וֹן׀vai.yish.KonH7931indesolateנִכְחָד֗וֹתnikh.cha.DotH3582citiesעָ֘רִ֤ים'a.RimH5892, and inhousesבָּ֭תִּיםBa.timH1004which no maninhabitethיֵ֣שְׁבוּYe.she.vuH3427, which arereadyהִתְעַתְּד֣וּhit.'a.te.DuH6257to becomeheapsלְגַלִּֽים׃le.ga.LimH1530.
29He shall not berichיֶ֭עְשַׁרYe'.sharH6238, neither shall hissubstanceחֵיל֑וֹchei.LoH2428continueיָק֣וּםya.KumH6965, neither shall heprolongיִטֶּ֖הyi.TehH5186theperfectionמִנְלָֽם׃min.LamH4512of it upon theearthלָאָ֣רֶץla.'A.retzH776.
30He shall notdepartיָס֨וּר׀ya.SurH5493out ofdarknessחֹ֗שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822; theflameשַׁלְהָ֑בֶתshal.Ha.vetH7957shall dryupתְּיַבֵּ֣שׁte.ya.BeshH3001hisbranchesיֹֽ֭נַקְתּוֹyo.nak.toH3127, and by thebreathבְּר֣וּחַbe.Ru.achH7307of hismouthפִּֽיו׃PivH6310shall he goawayוְ֝יָס֗וּרve.ya.SurH5493.
31Let not him that isdeceivedנִתְעָ֑הnit.'AhH8582trustיַאֲמֵ֣ןya.'a.MenH539invanityבַּשָּׁ֣יוba.shovH7723: forvanityשָׁ֝֗וְאShav'H7723shall be hisrecompenceתְמוּרָתֽוֹ׃te.mu.ra.ToH8545.
32It shall beaccomplishedתִּמָּלֵ֑אti.ma.Le'H4390beforeH3808histimeי֭וֹמוֹyo.moH3117, and hisbranchוְ֝כִפָּת֗וֹve.khi.pa.ToH3712shall not begreenרַעֲנָֽנָה׃ra.'a.Na.nahH7488.
33He shall shakeoffיַחְמֹ֣סyach.MosH2554his unripegrapeבִּסְר֑וֹbis.RoH1154as thevineכַּגֶּ֣פֶןka.Ge.fenH1612, and shall castoffוְיַשְׁלֵ֥ךְve.yash.LekhH7993hisflowerנִצָּתֽוֹ׃ni.tza.ToH5328as theoliveכַּ֝זַּ֗יִתka.Za.yitH2132.
35Theyconceiveהָרֹ֣הha.RohH2029mischiefעָ֭מָל'A.molH5999, and bringforthוְיָ֣לֹדve.Ya.lodH3205vanityאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205, and theirheartוּ֝בִטְנָ֗םu.vit.NamH990preparethתָּכִ֥יןta.KhinH3559deceitמִרְמָֽה׃ סmir.MahH4820.
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