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?
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