2
Hear diligently my
speech, and let this be your
consolations.
~,kyet{m.Wx.n;T ta{z -yih.t.W yit'Lim ;[w{m'v .W[.miv
3
Suffer me that I may
speak; and
after that I have
spoken, mock
on.
gyi[.l;t yir.B;D r;x;a.w reB;d]a yik{n'a.w yin.Wa'f
4
As for me, is my
complaint to
man? and if it were so, why should not my
spirit be
troubled?
r;c.qit -a{l ;[.WD;m -mia.w yixyif ~'d'a.l yik{n'a,h ? yix.Wr
5
Mark me, and be
astonished, and
lay your
hand upon your
mouth.
h,P -l;[ d'y .Wmyif.w .WM;v'h.w y;lea -.Wn.P
6
Even when I
remember I am
afraid, and
trembling taketh hold
on my
flesh.
t.Wc'L;P yir'f.B z;x'a.w yiT.l'h.bin.w yiT.r;k'z -mia.w
7
Wherefore do the
wicked live, become
old, yea, are
mighty in
power?
lIy'x .Wr.b'G -m;G .Wq.t'[ .Wy.xIy ~yi['v.r ;[.WD;m
8
Their
seed is
established in their
sight with them, and their
offspring before their
eyes.
~,hyenye[.l ~,hyea'c/a,c.w ~'Mi[ ~,hyen.pil !w{k'n ~'[.r;z
9
Their
houses are
safe from
fear, neither is the
rod of
God upon them.
~,hyel][ ;Hw{l/a j,bev a{l.w d;x'Pim ~w{l'v ~,hyeT'B
10
Their
bull gendereth, and
faileth not; their
cow calveth, and casteth not her
calf.
a{l.w w{t'r'P jeL;p.T li[.g;y a{l.w r;Bi[ w{rw{v ? leK;v.t
11
They send
forth their little
ones like a
flock, and their
children dance.
!.WdeQ;r.y ~,hyed.l;y.w ~,hyelyiw][ !a{C;k .Wx.L;v.y
12
They
take the
timbrel and
harp, and
rejoice at the
sound of the
organ.
b'g.W[ lw{q.l .Wx.m.fIy.w rw{Nik.w @{t.K .Wa.fIy
13
They
spend their
days in
wealth, and in a
moment go
down to the
grave.
.WT'xey lw{a.v [;g,r.b.W ~,hyem.y bw{J;b .WL;b.y
14
Therefore they
say unto
God, Depart from us; for we
desire not the
knowledge of thy
ways.
'$y,k'r.D t;[;d.w .WN,Mim r.Ws lea'l .Wr.ma{Y;w ? .Wn.c'p'x a{l
15
What is the
Almighty, that we should
serve him? and what
profit should we have, if we
pray unto him?
yiK lyi[w{N -h;m.W .WN,d.b;[;n -yiK y;D;v -h;m ? w{B -[;G.pin
16
Lo, their
good is not in their
hand: the
counsel of the
wicked is
far from me.
h'q]x'r ~yi['v.r t;c][ ~'b.Wj ~'d'y.b a{l !eh ? yiN,m
17
How oft is the
candle of the
wicked put
out! and how oft
cometh their
destruction upon them! God
distributeth sorrows in his
anger.
~'dyea w{myel'[ a{b'y.w .$'[.dIy ~yi['v.r -ren h'M;K ? w{P;a.B qeL;x.y ~yil'b]x
18
They are as
stubble before the
wind, and as
chaff that the
storm carrieth
away.
.WT;b'n.G #{m.k.W ;x.Wr -yen.pil !,b,t.K .Wy.hIy ? h'p.Ws
19
God layeth
up his
iniquity for his
children: he
rewardeth him, and he shall
know it.
wy'lea ~eL;v.y w{nw{a wy'n'b.l -n{P.cIy ;Hw{l/a ? ['dey.w
20
His
eyes shall
see his
destruction, and he shall
drink of the
wrath of the
Almighty.
h,T.vIy y;D;v t;m]xem.W w{dyiK w{nye[ .Wa.rIy
21
For what
pleasure hath he in his
house after him, when the
number of his
months is cut off in the
midst?
wy'v'd\x r;P.sim.W wy'r]x;a w{tyeb.B w{c.p,x -h;m yiK ? .Wc'CUx
22
Shall any
teach God knowledge? seeing he
judgeth those that are
high.
jw{P.vIy ~yim'r a.Wh.w t;['D -d,M;l.y lea.l;h
23
One
dieth in his
full strength, being wholly at
ease and
quiet.
wyel'v.w !;n]a.l;v w{LUK w{MUT ~,c,[.B t.Wm'y h,z
24
His
breasts are
full of
milk, and his
bones are
moistened with
marrow.
h,QUv.y wy'tw{m.c;[ ;x{m.W b'l'x .Wa.l'm wy'nyij][
25
And another
dieth in the
bitterness of his
soul, and never
eateth with
pleasure.
h'bw{J;B l;k'a -a{l.w h'r'm v,p,n.B t.Wm'y h,z.w
26
They shall lie
down alike in the
dust, and the
worms shall
cover them.
~,hyel][ h,S;k.T h'Mir.w .Wb'K.vIy r'p'[ -l;[ d;x;y
27
Behold, I
know your
thoughts, and the
devices which ye wrongfully
imagine against me.
.Ws{m.x;T y;l'[ tw{Miz.m.W ~,kyetw{b.v.x;m yiT.[;d'y !eh
28
For ye
say, Where is the
house of the
prince? and where are the
dwelling places of the
wicked?
l,h{a heY;a.w byid'n -tyeb heY;a .Wr.ma{t yiK ? ~yi['v.r tw{n.K.vim
29
Have ye not
asked them that
go by the
way? and do ye not
know their
tokens,
.WreK;n.t a{l ~'t{t{a.w .$,r'd yer.bw{[ ~,T.l,a.v a{l]h
30
That the
wicked is
reserved to the
day of
destruction? they shall be brought
forth to the
day of
wrath.
tw{r'b][ ~w{y.l ['r .$,f'xey dyea ~w{y.l yiK ? .Wl'b.Wy
31
Who shall
declare his
way to his
face? and who shall
repay him what he hath
done?
h'f'[ -a.Wh.w w{K.r;D wy'n'P -l;[ dyiG;y -yim ? w{l -m,L;v.y yim
32
Yet shall he be
brought to the
grave, and shall
remain in the
tomb.
dw{q.vIy vyid'G -l;[.w l'b.Wy tw{r'b.qil a.Wh.w
33
The
clods of the
valley shall be
sweet unto him, and every
man shall
draw after him, as there are
innumerable before him.
~'d'a -l'K wy'r]x;a.w l;x'n yeb.gir w{l -.Wq.t'm ? r'P.sim !yea wy'n'p.l.W .$w{v.mIy
34
How then
comfort ye me in
vain, seeing in your
answers there
remaineth falsehood?
l;['m -r;a.vin ~,kyet{b.Wv.t.W l,b'h yin.Wm]x;n.T .$yea.w