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?
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