11There is agenerationדּ֭וֹרDorH1755thatcursethיְקַלֵּ֑לye.ka.LelH7043theirfatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1, and doth notblessיְבָרֵֽךְ׃ye.va.RekhH1288theirmotherאִ֝מּ֗וֹ'i.MoH517.
12There is agenerationדּ֭וֹרDorH1755that arepureטָה֣וֹרta.HorH2889in their owneyesבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869, and yet are notwashedרֻחָֽץ׃ru.ChatzH7364from theirfilthinessוּ֝מִצֹּאָת֗וֹu.mi.tzo.'a.ToH6675.
13There is agenerationדּ֭וֹרDorH1755, O howloftyרָמ֣וּra.MuH7311are theireyesעֵינָ֑יו'ei.NavH5869! and theireyelidsוְ֝עַפְעַפָּ֗יוve.'af.'a.PavH6079are liftedupיִנָּשֵֽׂאוּ׃yi.na.Se.'uH5375.
14There is agenerationדּ֤וֹר׀DorH1755, whoseteethשִׁנָּיו֮shi.NavH8127are asswordsחֲרָב֣וֹתcha.ra.VotH2719, and their jawteethמְֽתַלְּעֹ֫תָ֥יוme.ta.le.'O.TavH4973asknivesוּֽמַאֲכָל֪וֹתu.ma.'a.kha.LotH3979, todevourלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398thepoorעֲנִיִּ֣ים'a.ni.YimH6041from off theearthמֵאֶ֑רֶץme.'E.retzH776, and theneedyוְ֝אֶבְיוֹנִ֗יםve.'ev.yo.NimH34from amongmenמֵאָדָֽם׃ פme.'a.DamH120.
15Thehorseleachלַֽעֲלוּקָ֨ה׀la.'a.lu.KahH5936hathtwoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147daughtersבָנוֹת֮va.nOtH1323, crying,Giveהַ֤ב׀havH3051,giveהַ֥בhavH3051. There arethreeשָׁל֣וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969things that are neversatisfiedתִשְׂבַּ֑עְנָהtis.Ba'.nahH7646, yea,fourאַ֝רְבַּ֗ע'ar.Ba'H702thingssayאָ֥מְרוּ'A.me.ruH559not, It isenoughהֽוֹן׃HonH1952:
16Thegraveשְׁאוֹל֮she.'OlH7585; and thebarrenוְעֹ֪צֶ֫רve.'O.TzerH6115wombרָ֥חַםRa.chamH7356; theearthאֶ֭רֶץ'E.retzH776that is notfilledשָׂ֣בְעָהSa.ve.'ahH7646withwaterמַּ֑יִםMa.yimH4325; and thefireוְ֝אֵ֗שׁve.'EshH784thatsaithאָ֥מְרָה'A.me.rahH559not, It isenoughהֽוֹן׃HonH1952.
17Theeyeעַ֤יִן׀'A.yinH5869thatmockethתִּֽלְעַ֣גtil.'AgH3932at itsfatherלְאָב֮le.'AvH1, anddespisethוְתָב֪וּזve.ta.VuzH936toobeyלִֽיקֲּהַ֫ת־li.ka.Hat-H3349itsmotherאֵ֥ם'emH517, theravensעֹרְבֵי־'o.re.vei-H6158of thevalleyנַ֑חַלNa.chalH5158shall pick itoutיִקְּר֥וּהָyi.ke.Ru.haH5365, and theyoungבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121eaglesנָֽשֶׁר׃ פNa.sherH5404shalleatוְֽיֹאכְל֥וּהָve.yo.khe.Lu.haH398it.
18There arethreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969things which are toowonderfulנִפְלְא֣וּnif.le.'UH6381for me, yea,fourוְ֝אַרְבָּעָ֗הve.'ar.ba'H702which Iknowיְדַעְתִּֽים׃ye.da'.TimH3045not:
20Such is thewayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of anadulterousמְנָ֫אָ֥פֶתme.Na.'A.fetH5003womanאִשָּׁ֗ה'i.ShahH802; sheeatethאָ֭כְלָה'A.khe.lahH398, andwipethוּמָ֣חֲתָהu.Ma.cha.tahH4229hermouthפִ֑יהָFi.haH6310, andsaithוְ֝אָמְרָ֗הve.'a.me.RahH559, I havedoneפָעַ֥לְתִּיfa.'Al.tiH6466nowickednessאָֽוֶן׃ פ'A.venH205.
21Forthreeשָׁ֭לוֹשׁSha.lo.oshH7969things theearthאֶ֑רֶץ'E.retzH776isdisquietedרָ֣גְזָהRa.ge.zahH7264, and forfourאַ֝רְבַּ֗ע'ar.Ba'H702which itcannotתוּכַ֥לtu.KhalH3201bearשְׂאֵֽת׃se.'EtH5375:
22For aservantעֶ֭בֶד'E.vedH5650when hereignethיִמְל֑וֹךְyim.LokhH4427; and afoolוְ֝נָבָ֗לve.na.ValH5036when he isfilledיִֽשְׂבַּֽע־yis.ba'-H7646withfoodלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899;
23For anodiousשְׂ֭נוּאָהSe.nu.'ahH8130woman when she ismarriedתִבָּעֵ֑לti.ba.'ElH1166; and anhandmaidוְ֝שִׁפְחָ֗הve.shif.ChahH8198that isheirתִירַ֥שׁti.RashH3423to hermistressגְּבִרְתָּֽהּ׃ פge.vir.TahH1404.
24There arefourאַרְבָּ֣עָה'ar.Ba.'ahH702things which arelittleקְטַנֵּי־ke.ta.nei-H6996upon theearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776, but they areveryמְחֻכָּמִֽים׃me.chu.ka.MimH2449wiseחֲכָמִ֥יםcha.kha.MimH2450:
26Theconiesשְׁ֭פַנִּיםShe.fa.nimH8227are but afeebleעָצ֑וּם'a.TzumH6099peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971, yet theymakeוַיָּשִׂ֖ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760theirhousesבֵּיתָֽם׃bei.TamH1004in therocksבַסֶּ֣לַעva.Se.la'H5553;
27Thelocustsלָאַרְבֶּ֑הla.'ar.BehH697have nokingמֶ֭לֶךְMe.lekhH4428, yet go theyforthוַיֵּצֵ֖אvai.ye.Tze'H3318all of them bybandsחֹצֵ֣ץcho.TzetzH2686;
28Thespiderשְׂ֭מָמִיתSe.ma.mitH8079takethholdתְּתַפֵּ֑שׂte.ta.PesH8610with herhandsבְּיָדַ֣יִםbe.ya.Da.yimH3027, and is inkingsמֶֽלֶךְ׃ פMe.lekhH4428’palacesבְּהֵ֣יכְלֵיbe.Hei.khe.leiH1964.
30Alionלַ֭יִשׁLa.yishH3918which isstrongestגִּבּ֣וֹרgi.BorH1368amongbeastsבַּבְּהֵמָ֑הba.be.he.MahH929, and turneth notawayיָ֝שׁ֗וּבya.ShuvH7725forמִפְּנֵי־mi.pe.nei-H6440any;
31Agreyhoundזַרְזִ֣יר מָתְנַ֣יִםzar.Zir ma.te.Na.yimH4975H2223; a malegoatתָ֑יִשׁTa.yishH8495alsoאוֹ־'ov-H176; and akingוּ֝מֶ֗לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428, against whom there is no risingupאַלְק֥וּם'al.KumH510.
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