2Hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085diligentlyשָׁ֭מוֹעַSha.mo.a'H8085myspeechמִלָּתִ֑יmi.la.TiH4405, and let this be yourconsolationsתַּנְח֥וּמֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃tan.Chu.mo.tei.KhemH8575.
3Bearwithשָׂ֭אוּנִיSa.'u.niH5375me that I mayspeakאֲדַבֵּ֑ר'a.da.BerH1696; andafterוְאַחַ֖רve.'a.CharH310I havespokenדַּבְּרִ֣יda.be.RiH1696, mockonתַלְעִֽיג׃tal.'IgH3932.
4As for me, is mycomplaintשִׂיחִ֑יsi.ChiH7879tomanלְאָדָ֣םle.'a.DamH120? and if it were so, why should not myspiritרוּחִֽי׃ru.ChiH7307betroubledתִקְצַ֥רtik.TzarH7114?
5Markפְּנוּ־pe.nu-H6437me, and beastonishedוְהָשַׁ֑מּוּve.ha.Sha.muH8074, andlayוְשִׂ֖ימוּve.Si.muH7760yourhandיָ֣דyadH3027upon yourmouthפֶּֽה׃PehH6310.
6Even when Irememberזָכַ֥רְתִּיza.Khar.tiH2142I amafraidוְנִבְהָ֑לְתִּיve.niv.Hal.tiH926, andtremblingפַּלָּצֽוּת׃pa.la.TzutH6427taketh holdonוְאָחַ֥זve.'a.ChazH270myfleshבְּ֝שָׂרִ֗יbe.sa.RiH1320.
7Why do thewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563liveיִחְי֑וּyich.YuH2421, becomeoldעָ֝תְק֗וּ'a.te.KuH6275, and, aremightyגָּ֥בְרוּGa.ve.ruH1396inpowerחָֽיִל׃Cha.yilH2428?
8Theirseedזַרְעָ֤םzar.'AmH2233isestablishedנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559in theirsightלִפְנֵיהֶ֣םlif.nei.HemH6440with them, and theiroffspringוְ֝צֶאֱצָאֵיהֶ֗םve.tze.'e.tza.'ei.HemH6631before theireyesלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.HemH5869.
9Theirhousesבָּתֵּיהֶ֣םba.tei.HemH1004aresafeשָׁל֣וֹםsha.LomH7965fromfearמִפָּ֑חַדmi.Pa.chadH6343, neither is therodשֵׁ֖בֶטShe.vetH7626ofGodאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433upon them.
10Theirbullשׁוֹר֣וֹsho.RoH7794genderethעִ֭בַּר'I.barH5674, andfailethיַגְעִ֑לyag.'IlH1602not; theircowפָּ֝רָת֗וֹpa.ra.ToH6510calvethתְּפַלֵּ֥טte.fa.LetH6403, and casteth not hercalfתְשַׁכֵּֽל׃te.sha.KelH7921.
11They sendforthיְשַׁלְּח֣וּye.sha.le.ChuH7971their littleonesעֲוִילֵיהֶ֑ם'a.vi.lei.HemH5759like aflockכַ֭צֹּאןKha.tzonH6629, and theirchildrenוְ֝יַלְדֵיהֶ֗םve.yal.dei.HemH3206danceיְרַקֵּדֽוּן׃ye.ra.ke.DunH7540.
13Theyspendיְכַלּ֣וּye.kha.luH3615H1086theirdaysיְמֵיהֶ֑םye.mei.HemH3117inwealthבַטּ֣וֹבva.TovH2896, and in amomentוּ֝בְרֶ֗גַעu.ve.Re.ga'H7281godownיֵחָֽתּוּ׃ye.Cha.tuH2865H5181to thegraveשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585.
14Therefore theysayוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559toGodלָ֭אֵלLa.'elH410,Departס֣וּרsurH5493from us; for wedesireחָפָֽצְנוּ׃cha.Fa.tze.nuH2654not theknowledgeוְדַ֥עַתve.Da.'atH1847of thywaysדְּ֝רָכֶ֗יךָde.ra.Khei.khaH1870.
15Who is theAlmightyשַׁדַּ֥יsha.DaiH7706, that we shouldserveנַֽעַבְדֶ֑נּוּna.'av.De.nuH5647him? and whatprofitנּ֝וֹעִ֗ילno.'IlH3276should we have, if weprayנִפְגַּע־nif.ga'-H6293to him?
16Lo, theirgoodטוּבָ֑םtu.VamH2898is not in theirhandבְיָדָ֣םve.ya.DamH3027: thecounselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098of thewickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563isfarרָ֣חֲקָהRa.cha.kahH7368from me.
17How oft is thelampנֵר־ner-H5216of thewickedרְשָׁ֘עִ֤יםre.Sha.'ImH7563putoutיִדְעָ֗ךְyid.'AkhH1846! and how oftcomethוְיָבֹ֣אve.ya.Vo'H935theirdestructionאֵידָ֑ם'ei.DamH343upon them! Goddistributethיְחַלֵּ֥קye.cha.LekH2505sorrowsחֲ֝בָלִ֗יםcha.va.LimH2256in hisangerבְּאַפּֽוֹ׃be.'a.PoH639.
18They are asstubbleכְּתֶ֥בֶןke.Te.venH8401beforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440thewindר֑וּחַRu.achH7307, and aschaffוּ֝כְמֹ֗ץu.khe.MotzH4671that thestormסוּפָֽה׃su.FahH5492carriethawayגְּנָבַ֥תּוּge.na.Va.tuH1589.
19Godאֱל֗וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433layethupיִצְפֹּן־yitz.pon-H6845hisiniquityאוֹנ֑וֹ'o.NoH205for hischildrenלְבָנָ֥יוle.va.NavH1121: herewardethיְשַׁלֵּ֖םye.sha.LemH7999him, and he shallknowוְיֵדָֽע׃ve.ye.Da'H3045it .
20Hiseyesעֵינָ֣יוei.novH5869shallseeיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200hisdestructionכִּיד֑וֹki.DoH3589, and he shalldrinkיִשְׁתֶּֽה׃yish.TehH8354of thewrathוּמֵחֲמַ֖תu.me.cha.MatH2534of theAlmightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706.
21For whatpleasureחֶפְצ֣וֹchef.TzoH2656hath he in hishouseבְּבֵית֣וֹbe.vei.ToH1004afterאַחֲרָ֑יו'a.cha.RavH310him, when thenumberוּמִסְפַּ֖רu.mis.ParH4557of hismonthsחֳדָשָׁ֣יוcho.da.ShavH2320is cut off in themidstחֻצָּֽצוּ׃chu.Tza.tzuH2686?
22Shall anyteachיְלַמֶּד־ye.la.med-H3925Godהַלְאֵ֥לhal.'ElH410knowledgeדָּ֑עַתDa.'atH1847? seeing hejudgethיִשְׁפּֽוֹט׃yish.PotH8199those that arehighרָמִ֥יםra.MimH7311.
23Onediethיָ֭מוּתYa.mutH4191in hisfullתֻּמּ֑וֹtu.MoH8537strengthבְּעֶ֣צֶםbe.'E.tzemH6106, being wholly ateaseשַׁלְאֲנַ֥ןshal.'a.NanH7946andquietוְשָׁלֵֽיו׃ve.sha.LeivH7961.
24Hisbreastsעֲ֭טִינָיו'A.ti.navH5845arefullמָלְא֣וּmal.'UH4390ofmilkחָלָ֑בcha.LavH2461, and hisbonesעַצְמוֹתָ֣יוatz.mo.TavH6106aremoistenedיְשֻׁקֶּֽה׃ye.shu.KehH8248withmarrowוּמֹ֖חַu.Mo.achH4221.
25And anotherdiethיָ֭מוּתYa.mutH4191in thebitternessמָרָ֑הma.RahH4751of hissoulבְּנֶ֣פֶשׁbe.Ne.feshH5315, and nevereatethאָ֝כַ֗ל'a.KhalH398withpleasureבַּטּוֹבָֽה׃ba.to.VahH2896.
26They shall liedownיִשְׁכָּ֑בוּyish.Ka.vuH7901alikeיַ֭חַדYa.chadH3162in thedustעָפָ֣ר'a.FarH6083, and thewormsוְ֝רִמָּ֗הve.ri.MahH7415shallcoverתְּכַסֶּ֥הte.kha.SehH3680them.
27Behold, Iknowיָ֭דַעְתִּיYa.da'.tiH3045yourthoughtsמַחְשְׁבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םmach.she.vo.tei.KhemH4284, and thedevicesוּ֝מְזִמּ֗וֹתu.me.zi.MotH4209which ye wrongfullyimagineתַּחְמֹֽסוּ׃tach.Mo.suH2554against me.
28For yesayתֹֽאמְר֗וּto.me.RuH559, Where is thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004of theprinceנָדִ֑יבna.DivH5081? and where are thedwellingמִשְׁכְּנ֬וֹתmish.ke.NotH4908placesאֹ֤הֶל׀'O.helH168of thewickedרְשָׁעִֽים׃re.sha.'ImH7563?
29Have ye notaskedשְׁ֭אֶלְתֶּםShe.'el.temH7592them thatgoע֣וֹבְרֵיov.reiH5674by thewayדָ֑רֶךְDa.rekhH1870? and do ye notknowתְנַכֵּֽרוּ׃te.na.Ke.ruH5234theirsignsוְ֝אֹתֹתָ֗םve.'o.to.TamH226,
30That thewickedרָ֑עRa'H7451isreservedיֵחָ֣שֶׂךְye.Cha.sekhH2820to thedayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117ofdestructionאֵ֭יד'eidH343? they shall be broughtforthיוּבָֽלוּ׃yu.Va.luH2986to thedayלְי֖וֹםle.YomH3117ofwrathעֲבָר֣וֹתa.va.RotH5678.
31Who shalldeclareיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046hiswayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870to hisfaceפָּנָ֣יוpa.NavH6440? and who shallrepayיְשַׁלֶּם־ye.sha.lem-H7999him what he hathdoneעָ֝שָׂ֗ה'a.SahH6213?
32Yet he shall bebroughtיוּבָ֑לyu.ValH2986to thegraveלִקְבָר֣וֹתlik.va.RotH6913, and shallremainיִשְׁקֽוֹד׃yish.KodH8245in thetombגָּדִ֥ישׁga.DishH1430.
33Theclodsרִגְבֵ֫יrig.VeiH7263of thevalleyנָ֥חַלNa.chalH5158shall besweetמָֽתְקוּ־ma.te.ku-H4985to him, and everymanאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120shalldrawיִמְשׁ֑וֹךְyim.ShokhH4900afterוְ֭אַחֲרָיוVe.'a.cha.ravH310him, as there areinnumerableמִסְפָּֽר׃mis.ParH4557beforeוּ֝לְפָנָ֗יוu.le.fa.NavH6440him.
34How thencomfortתְּנַחֲמ֣וּנִיte.na.cha.Mu.niH5162ye me invainהָ֑בֶלHa.velH1892, seeing in youranswersוּ֝תְשֽׁוּבֹתֵיכֶ֗םu.te.shu.vo.tei.KhemH8666thereremainethנִשְׁאַר־nish.'ar-H7604falsehoodמָֽעַל׃ סMa.'alH4604?
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