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א קְרָא-נָא, הֲיֵשׁ עוֹנֶךָּ; וְאֶל-מִי מִקְּדֹשִׁים תִּפְנֶה.
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1 Call now; is there any that will answer thee? And to which of the holy ones wilt thou turn?
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ב כִּי-לֶאֱוִיל, יַהֲרָג-כָּעַשׂ; וּפֹתֶה, תָּמִית קִנְאָה.
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2 For anger killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
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ג אֲנִי-רָאִיתִי, אֱוִיל מַשְׁרִישׁ; וָאֶקּוֹב נָוֵהוּ פִתְאֹם.
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3 I have seen the foolish taking root; but suddenly I beheld his habitation cursed.
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ד יִרְחֲקוּ בָנָיו מִיֶּשַׁע; וְיִדַּכְּאוּ בַשַּׁעַר, וְאֵין מַצִּיל.
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4 His children are far from safety, and are crushed in the gate, with none to deliver them.
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ה אֲשֶׁר קְצִירוֹ, רָעֵב יֹאכֵל--וְאֶל-מִצִּנִּים יִקָּחֵהוּ; וְשָׁאַף צַמִּים חֵילָם.
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5 Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the snare gapeth for their substance.
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ו כִּי, לֹא-יֵצֵא מֵעָפָר אָוֶן; וּמֵאֲדָמָה, לֹא-יִצְמַח עָמָל.
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6 For affliction cometh not forth from the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;
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ז כִּי-אָדָם, לְעָמָל יוּלָּד; וּבְנֵי-רֶשֶׁף, יַגְבִּיהוּ עוּף.
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7 But man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
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ח אוּלָם--אֲנִי, אֶדְרֹשׁ אֶל-אֵל; וְאֶל-אֱלֹהִים, אָשִׂים דִּבְרָתִי.
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8 But as for me, I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause;
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ט עֹשֶׂה גְדֹלוֹת, וְאֵין חֵקֶר; נִפְלָאוֹת, עַד-אֵין מִסְפָּר.
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9 Who doeth great things and unsearchable, marvellous things without number;
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י הַנֹּתֵן מָטָר, עַל-פְּנֵי-אָרֶץ; וְשֹׁלֵחַ מַיִם, עַל-פְּנֵי חוּצוֹת.
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10 Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields;
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יא לָשׂוּם שְׁפָלִים לְמָרוֹם; וְקֹדְרִים, שָׂגְבוּ יֶשַׁע.
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11 So that He setteth up on high those that are low, and those that mourn are exalted to safety.
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יב מֵפֵר, מַחְשְׁבוֹת עֲרוּמִים; וְלֹא-תַעֲשֶׂנָה יְדֵיהֶם, תֻּשִׁיָּה.
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12 He frustrateth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands can perform nothing substantial.
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יג לֹכֵד חֲכָמִים בְּעָרְמָם; וַעֲצַת נִפְתָּלִים נִמְהָרָה.
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13 He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; and the counsel of the wily is carried headlong.
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יד יוֹמָם יְפַגְּשׁוּ-חֹשֶׁךְ; וְכַלַּיְלָה, יְמַשְׁשׁוּ בַצָּהֳרָיִם.
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14 They meet with darkness in the day-time, and grope at noonday as in the night.
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טו וַיֹּשַׁע מֵחֶרֶב, מִפִּיהֶם; וּמִיַּד חָזָק אֶבְיוֹן.
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15 But He saveth from the sword of their mouth, even the needy from the hand of the mighty.
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טז וַתְּהִי לַדַּל תִּקְוָה; וְעֹלָתָה, קָפְצָה פִּיהָ.
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16 So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
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יז הִנֵּה אַשְׁרֵי אֱנוֹשׁ, יוֹכִחֶנּוּ אֱלוֹהַּ; וּמוּסַר שַׁדַּי, אַל-תִּמְאָס.
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17 Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth; therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty.
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יח כִּי הוּא יַכְאִיב וְיֶחְבָּשׁ; יִמְחַץ, וְיָדָו תִּרְפֶּינָה.
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18 For He maketh sore, and bindeth up; He woundeth, and His hands make whole.
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יט בְּשֵׁשׁ צָרוֹת, יַצִּילֶךָּ; וּבְשֶׁבַע, לֹא-יִגַּע בְּךָ רָע.
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19 He will deliver thee in six troubles; yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
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כ בְּרָעָב, פָּדְךָ מִמָּוֶת; וּבְמִלְחָמָה, מִידֵי חָרֶב.
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20 In famine He will redeem thee from death; and in war from the power of the sword.
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כא בְּשׁוֹט לָשׁוֹן, תֵּחָבֵא; וְלֹא-תִירָא מִשֹּׁד, כִּי יָבוֹא.
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21 Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue; neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.
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כב לְשֹׁד וּלְכָפָן תִּשְׂחָק; וּמֵחַיַּת הָאָרֶץ, אַל-תִּירָא.
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22 At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh; neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
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כג כִּי עִם-אַבְנֵי הַשָּׂדֶה בְרִיתֶךָ; וְחַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה, הָשְׁלְמָה-לָּךְ.
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23 For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field; and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.
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כד וְיָדַעְתָּ, כִּי-שָׁלוֹם אָהֳלֶךָ; וּפָקַדְתָּ נָוְךָ, וְלֹא תֶחֱטָא.
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24 And thou shalt know that thy tent is in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt miss nothing.
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כה וְיָדַעְתָּ, כִּי-רַב זַרְעֶךָ; וְצֶאֱצָאֶיךָ, כְּעֵשֶׂב הָאָרֶץ.
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25 Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth.
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כו תָּבוֹא בְכֶלַח אֱלֵי-קָבֶר; כַּעֲלוֹת גָּדִישׁ בְּעִתּוֹ.
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26 Thou shalt come to thy grave in a ripe age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in its season.
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כז הִנֵּה-זֹאת חֲקַרְנוּהָ כֶּן-הִיא; שְׁמָעֶנָּה, וְאַתָּה דַע-לָךְ.
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27 Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good.
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