8Forenquireשְׁאַל־she.'al-H7592, I pray thee, of theformerרִישׁ֑וֹןri.ShonH7223ageלְדֹ֣רle.DorH1755, andprepareוְ֝כוֹנֵ֗ןve.kho.NenH3559thyself to thesearchלְחֵ֣קֶרle.Che.kerH2714of theirfathersאֲבוֹתָֽם׃'a.vo.TamH1:
9(For we are but ofyesterdayתְמ֣וֹלte.MolH8543, andknowנֵדָ֑עne.Da'H3045nothing, because ourdaysיָמֵ֣ינוּya.Mei.nuH3117uponearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776are ashadowצֵ֖לtzelH6738:)
10Shall they notteachי֭וֹרוּךָYo.ru.khaH3384thee, andtellיֹ֣אמְרוּYo.me.ruH559thee, andutterיוֹצִ֥אוּyo.Tzi.'uH3318wordsמִלִּֽים׃mi.LimH4405out of theirheartוּ֝מִלִּבָּ֗םu.mil.li.BamH3820?
12While it is stillgreenבְ֭אִבּוֹve.'i.boH3, and not cutdownיִקָּטֵ֑ףyi.ka.TefH6998, itwitherethיִיבָֽשׁ׃yi.VashH3001beforeוְלִפְנֵ֖יve.lif.NeiH6440any otherherbחָצִ֣ירcha.TzirH2682.
13So are thepathsאָ֭רְחוֹת'A.re.chotH734of all thatforgetשֹׁ֣כְחֵיSho.khe.cheiH7911Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410; and thehypocrite’sחָנֵ֣ףcha.NefH2611hopeוְתִקְוַ֖תve.tik.VatH8615shallperishתֹּאבֵֽד׃to.VedH6:
14Whoseconfidenceכִּסְל֑וֹkis.LoH3689shall be cutoffיָק֥וֹטya.KotH6990, and whosetrustמִבְטַחֽוֹ׃miv.ta.ChoH4009shall be aspider’sעַ֝כָּבִ֗ישׁ'a.ka.VishH5908webוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004.
15He shallleanיִשָּׁעֵ֣ןyi.sha.'EnH8172upon hishouseבֵּ֭יתוֹbei.toH1004, but it shall notstandיַעֲמֹ֑דya.'a.ModH5975: he shallholdיַחֲזִ֥יקya.cha.ZikH2388it fast, but it shall notendureיָקֽוּם׃ya.KumH6965.
16He isgreenרָטֹ֣בra.ToH7373beforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440thesunשָׁ֑מֶשׁSha.meshH8121, and hisbranchיֹֽנַקְתּ֥וֹyo.nak.ToH3127shootethforthתֵצֵֽא׃te.Tze'H3318in hisgardenגַּ֝נָּת֗וֹga.na.ToH1593.
18If he shall bedestroyedיְבַלְּעֶ֥נּוּye.val.le.'E.nuH1104from hisplaceמִמְּקוֹמ֑וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725, then it shalldenyוְכִ֥חֶשׁve.Khi.cheshH3584him, saying, I have notseenרְאִיתִֽיךָ׃re.'i.Ti.khaH7200thee.
19Behold, this is thejoyמְשׂ֣וֹשׂme.SosH4885of hiswayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870, and out of theearthוּ֝מֵעָפָ֗רu.me.'a.FarH6083shallothersאַחֵ֥ר'a.CherH312growיִצְמָֽחוּ׃yitz.Ma.chuH6779.
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