7When I wentoutבְּצֵ֣אתִיbe.Tze.tiH3318to thegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179through thecityקָ֑רֶתKa.retH7176, when Ipreparedאָכִ֥ין'a.KhinH3559myseatמוֹשָׁבִֽי׃mo.sha.ViH4186in thestreetבָּ֝רְח֗וֹבba.re.ChovH7339!
8The youngmenנְעָרִ֣יםne.'a.RimH5288sawרָא֣וּנִיra.'U.niH7200me, andhidוְנֶחְבָּ֑אוּve.nech.Ba.'uH2244themselves: and theagedוִֽ֝ישִׁישִׁיםVi.shi.shimH3453aroseקָ֣מוּKa.muH6965, and stoodupעָמָֽדוּ׃'a.Ma.duH5975.
10Thenoblesנְגִידִ֥יםne.gi.DimH5057heldנֶחְבָּ֑אוּnech.Ba.'uH2244theirpeaceקוֹל־kol-H6963, and theirtongueוּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗םu.le.sho.NamH3956cleavedדָּבֵֽקָה׃da.Ve.kahH1692to the roof of theirmouthלְחִכָּ֥םle.chi.KamH2441.
11When theearאֹ֣זֶן'O.zenH241heardשָׁ֭מְעָהSham.'ahH8085me, then itblessedוַֽתְּאַשְּׁרֵ֑נִיva.te.'a.she.Re.niH833me; and when theeyeוְעַ֥יִןve.'A.yinH5869sawרָ֝אֲתָ֗הra.'a.TahH7200me, it gavewitnessוַתְּעִידֵֽנִי׃va.te.'i.De.niH5749to me:
12Because Ideliveredאֲ֭מַלֵּט'A.ma.letH4422thepoorעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041thatcriedמְשַׁוֵּ֑עַme.sha.Ve.a'H7768, and thefatherlessוְ֝יָת֗וֹםve.ya.TomH3490, and him that had none tohelpעֹזֵ֥ר'o.ZerH5826him.
13Theblessingבִּרְכַּ֣תbir.KatH1293of him that was ready toperishאֹ֭בֵד'O.vedH6cameתָּבֹ֑אta.Vo'H935upon me: and I caused thewidow’sאַלְמָנָ֣ה'al.ma.NahH490heartוְלֵ֖בve.LevH3820to sing forjoyאַרְנִֽן׃'ar.NinH7442.
14Iputלָ֭בַשְׁתִּיLa.vash.tiH3847onrighteousnessצֶ֣דֶקTze.dekH6664, and itclothedוַיִּלְבָּשֵׁ֑נִיvai.yil.ba.She.niH3847me: myjudgmentמִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃mish.pa.TiH4941was as arobeכִּֽמְעִ֥ילkim.'IlH4598and adiademוְ֝צָנִ֗יףve.tza.NifH6797.
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