2AsGodאֵ֭ל'elH410livethחַי־chai-H2416, who hath takenawayהֵסִ֣ירhe.SirH5493myjudgmentמִשְׁפָּטִ֑יmish.pa.TiH4941; and theAlmightyוְ֝שַׁדַּ֗יve.sha.DaiH7706, who hathafflictedהֵמַ֥רhe.MarH4843mysoulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315;
3All thewhileע֣וֹדodH5750mybreathנִשְׁמָתִ֣יnish.ma.TiH5397is in me, and thespiritוְר֖וּחַve.Ru.achH7307ofGodאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433is in mynostrilsבְּאַפִּֽי׃be.'a.PiH639;
4Mylipsשְׂפָתַ֣יse.fa.TaiH8193shall notspeakתְּדַבֵּ֣רְנָהte.da.Be.re.nahH1696wickednessעַוְלָ֑ה'av.LahH5766, nor mytongueוּ֝לְשׁוֹנִ֗יu.le.sho.NiH3956utterיֶהְגֶּ֥הyeh.GehH1897deceitרְמִיָּֽה׃re.mi.YahH7423.
5Far be it frommeחָלִ֣ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486that I shouldjustifyאַצְדִּ֪יק'atz.DikH6663you: till Idieאֶגְוָ֑ע'eg.Va'H1478I will notremoveאָסִ֖יר'a.SirH5493myintegrityתֻּמָּתִ֣יtu.ma.TiH8538from me.
6Myrighteousnessבְּצִדְקָתִ֣יbe.tzid.ka.TiH6666Iholdהֶ֭חֱזַקְתִּיHe.che.zak.tiH2388fast, and will not let itgoאַרְפֶּ֑הָ'ar.Pe.haH7503: myheartלְ֝בָבִ֗יle.va.ViH3824shall notreproachיֶחֱרַ֥ףye.che.RafH2778me so long as Iliveמִיָּמָֽי׃mi.ya.MaiH3117.
7Let myenemyאֹ֣יְבִ֑י'o.ye.ViH341be as thewickedכְ֭רָשָׁעKhe.ra.sho'H7563, and he that risethupוּמִתְקוֹמְמִ֥יu.mit.ko.MiH6965against me as theunrighteousכְעַוָּֽל׃khe.'a.ValH5767.
8For what is thehopeתִּקְוַ֣תtik.VatH8615of thehypocriteחָ֭נֵףCha.nefH2611, though he hathgainedיִבְצָ֑עyiv.Tza'H1214, whenGodאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433takethawayיֵ֖שֶׁלYe.shelH7953hissoulנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315?
10Will hedelightיִתְעַנָּ֑גyit.'a.NagH6026himself in theAlmightyשַׁדַּ֥יsha.DaiH7706? will healwaysעֵֽת׃'EtH6256callיִקְרָ֖אyik.Ra'H7121uponGodאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433?
11I willteachאוֹרֶ֣ה'o.RehH3384you by thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410: that which is with theAlmightyשַׁ֝דַּ֗יSha.DaiH7706will I notconcealאֲכַחֵֽד׃'a.kha.ChedH3582.
12Behold, all ye yourselves haveseenחֲזִיתֶ֑םcha.zi.TemH2372it ; why then are ye thusaltogetherהֶ֣בֶלHe.velH1892vainתֶּהְבָּֽלוּ׃teh.Ba.luH1891?
13This is theportionחֵֽלֶק־che.lek-H2506of awickedרָשָׁ֥ע׀ra.Sha'H7563manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120withGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410, and theheritageוְֽנַחֲלַ֥תve.na.cha.LatH5159ofoppressorsעָ֝רִיצִ֗ים'a.ri.TzimH6184, which they shallreceiveיִקָּֽחוּ׃yi.Ka.chuH3947of theAlmightyמִשַּׁדַּ֥יmi.sha.DaiH7706.
14If hischildrenבָנָ֣יוva.NavH1121aremultipliedיִרְבּ֣וּyir.BuH7235, it isforלְמוֹ־le.mov-H3926theswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719: and hisoffspringוְ֝צֶאֱצָאָ֗יוve.tze.'e.tza.'AvH6631shall not besatisfiedיִשְׂבְּעוּ־yis.be.'u-H7646withbreadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.
15Those thatremainשְׂ֭רִידָיוse.ri.dovH8300of him shall beburiedיִקָּבֵ֑רוּyi.ka.Ve.ruH6912indeathבַּמָּ֣וֶתba.Ma.vetH4194: and hiswidowsוְ֝אַלְמְנֹתָ֗יוve.'al.me.no.TavH490shall notweepתִבְכֶּֽינָה׃tiv.Kei.nahH1058.
16Though he should heapupיִצְבֹּ֣רyitz.BorH6651silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701as thedustכֶּעָפָ֣רke.'a.FarH6083, andprepareיָכִ֥יןya.KhinH3559raimentמַלְבּֽוּשׁ׃mal.BushH4403as theclayוְ֝כַחֹ֗מֶרve.kha.Cho.merH2563;
17He mayprepareיָ֭כִיןYa.khinH3559it, but thejustוְצַדִּ֣יקve.tza.DikH6662shall put itonיִלְבָּ֑שׁyil.BashH3847, and theinnocentנָקִ֥יna.KiH5355shalldivideיַחֲלֹֽק׃ya.cha.LokH2505thesilverוְ֝כֶ֗סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701.
18Hebuildethבָּנָ֣הba.NahH1129hishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004as amothכָעָ֣שׁkha.'AshH6211, and as aboothוּ֝כְסֻכָּ֗הu.khe.su.KahH5521that thekeeperנֹצֵֽר׃no.TzerH5341makethעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213.
19Therichעָשִׁ֣יר'a.ShirH6223man shall liedownיִ֭שְׁכַּבYish.kavH7901, but he shall not begatheredיֵאָסֵ֑ףye.'a.SefH622: heopenethפָּקַ֣חpa.KachH6491hiseyesעֵינָ֖יו'ei.NavH5869, and he is not.
20Terrorsבַּלָּה֑וֹתba.la.HotH1091takeholdתַּשִּׂיגֵ֣הוּta.si.Ge.huH5381on him aswatersכַ֭מַּיִםKha.ma.yimH4325, atempestסוּפָֽה׃su.FahH5492stealeth himawayגְּנָבַ֥תּוּge.na.Va.tuH1589in thenightלַ֝֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915.
21Theeastקָדִ֣יםka.DimH6921wind carrieth himawayיִשָּׂאֵ֣הוּyi.sa.'E.huH5375, and hedepartethH3212: and as a stormhurlethוִֽ֝ישָׂעֲרֵ֗הוּvi.sa.'a.Re.huH8175him out of hisplaceמִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃mi.me.ko.MoH4725.
22For God shallcastוְיַשְׁלֵ֣ךְve.yash.LekhH7993upon him, and notspareיַחְמֹ֑לyach.MolH2550: he would longtoבָּר֥וֹחַba.Ro.achH1272fleeיִבְרָֽח׃yiv.RachH1272out of hishandמִ֝יָּד֗וֹmi.ya.DoH3027.
23Men shallclapיִשְׂפֹּ֣קyis.PokH5606theirhandsכַפֵּ֑ימוֹkha.Pei.movH3709at him, and shallhissוְיִשְׁרֹ֥קve.yish.RokH8319him out of hisplaceמִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃mi.me.ko.MoH4725.
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