4Knowestיָ֭דַעְתָּYa.da'.taH3045thou not this ofoldעַ֑ד'AdH5703, sincemanאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120wasplacedשִׂ֖יםsimH7760uponearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776,
5That thetriumphingרִנְנַ֣תri.NatH7445of thewickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563isshortמִקָּר֑וֹבmi.ka.RovH7138, and thejoyוְשִׂמְחַ֖תve.sim.ChatH8057of thehypocriteחָנֵ֣ףcha.NefH2611but for amomentרָֽגַע׃Ra.ga'H7281?
6Though hisexcellencyשִׂיא֑וֹsi.'OH7863shall mountupיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927to theheavensלַשָּׁמַ֣יִםla.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and hisheadוְ֝רֹאשׁ֗וֹve.ro.ShoH7218reachיַגִּֽיעַ׃ya.Gi.a'H5060to thecloudsלָעָ֥בla.'AvH5645;
7Yet he shallperishיֹאבֵ֑דyo.VedH6foreverלָנֶ֣צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331like his owndungכְּֽ֭גֶלֲלוֹke.ge.la.loH1561: they who haveseenרֹ֝אָ֗יוro.'AvH7200him shallsayיֹאמְר֥וּyo.me.RuH559,Whereאַיּֽוֹ׃'ai.YoH335is he?
8He shall flyawayיָ֭עוּףYa.'ufH5774as adreamכַּחֲל֣וֹםka.cha.LomH2472, and shall not befoundיִמְצָא֑וּהוּyim.tza.'U.huH4672: yea, he shall be chasedawayוְ֝יֻדַּ֗דve.yu.DadH5074as avisionכְּחֶזְי֥וֹןke.chez.YonH2384of thenightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.
9Theeyeעַ֣יִן'A.yinH5869also whichsawשְׁ֭זָפַתּוּShe.za.fa.tuH7805him shall see him nomoreתוֹסִ֑יףto.SifH3254; neither shall hisplaceמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃me.ko.MoH4725any morebeholdתְּשׁוּרֶ֥נּוּte.shu.Re.nuH7789him.
10Hischildrenבָּ֭נָיוBa.navH1121shall seek topleaseיְרַצּ֣וּye.ra.TzuH7521thepoorדַלִּ֑יםda.LimH1800, and hishandsוְ֝יָדָ֗יוve.ya.DavH3027shallrestoreתָּשֵׁ֥בְנָהta.She.ve.nahH7725theirgoodsאוֹנֽוֹ׃'o.NoH202.
11Hisbonesעַ֭צְמוֹתָיוAtz.mo.tavH6106arefullמָלְא֣וּmal.'UH4390of the sin of hisyouthעֲלוּמָ֑יוa.lu.movH5934, which shall liedownתִּשְׁכָּֽב׃tish.KavH7901with him in thedustעָפָ֥ר'a.FarH6083.
12Thoughwickednessרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451may besweetתַּמְתִּ֣יקtam.TikH4985in hismouthבְּפִ֣יוbe.FivH6310, though he mayhideיַ֝כְחִידֶ֗נָּהyakh.chi.De.nahH3582it under histongueלְשׁוֹנֽוֹ׃le.sho.NoH3956;
13Though he mayspareיַחְמֹ֣לyach.MolH2550it, andforsakeיַֽעַזְבֶ֑נָּהya.'az.Ve.nahH5800it not; but keep itstillוְ֝יִמְנָעֶ֗נָּהve.yim.na.'E.nahH4513withinבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432hismouthחִכּֽוֹ׃chi.KoH2441:
14Yet hisfoodלַ֭חְמוֹlach.moH3899in hisbodyבְּמֵעָ֣יוbe.me.'AvH4578isturnedנֶהְפָּ֑ךְneh.PakhH2015, it is thegallמְרוֹרַ֖תme.ro.RatH4846ofaspsפְּתָנִ֣יםpe.ta.NimH6620withinבְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃be.kir.BoH7130him.
15He hath swalloweddownבָּ֭לַעBa.la'H1104richesחַ֣יִלCha.yilH2428, and he shall vomit them upagainוַיְקִאֶ֑נּוּvay.ki.'E.nuH6958:Godאֵֽל׃'ElH410shall cast themoutיוֹרִשֶׁ֥נּוּyo.ri.She.nuH3423of hisbellyמִ֝בִּטְנ֗וֹmi.bit.NoH990.
18That which helabouredיָ֭גָעYa.go'H3022for shall herestoreמֵשִׁ֣יבme.ShivH7725, and shall not swallow itdownיִבְלָ֑עyiv.La'H1104: according to hissubstanceכְּחֵ֥ילke.CheilH2428shall therestitutionתְּ֝מוּרָת֗וֹte.mu.ra.ToH8545be, and he shall notrejoiceיַעֲלֹֽס׃ya.'a.LosH5965in it .
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