1
Call now, if there
be any that will
answer thee; and to which of the
saints wilt thou
turn?
]myiv{d.Qim yim -l,a.w 'K,nw{[ vey]h a'n -a'r.q ? h,n.piT
2
For
wrath killeth the foolish
man, and
envy slayeth the silly
one.
h'a.niq tyim'T h,t{p.W f;['K -g'r]h;y lyiw/a,l -yiK
3
I have
seen the
foolish taking
root: but
suddenly I
cursed his
habitation.
.Whew'n bw{Q,a'w vyir.v;m lyiw/a yityia'r -yin]a ? ~{a.tip
4
His
children are
far from
safety, and they are
crushed in the
gate, neither is there any to
deliver them.
!yea.w r;[;V;b .Wa.K;DIy.w [;v,Yim wy'n'b .Wq]x.rIy ? lyiC;m
5
Whose
harvest the
hungry eateth
up, and
taketh it even
out of the
thorns, and the
robber swalloweth
up their
substance.
.Whex'QIy ~yiNiCim -l,a.w leka{y be['r w{ryic.q r,v]a ? ~'lyex ~yiM;c @;a'v.w
6
Although
affliction cometh not
forth of the
dust, neither doth
trouble spring
out of the
ground;
x;m.cIy -a{l h'm'd]aem.W !,w'a r'p'[em aecey -a{l yiK ? l'm'[
7
Yet
man is
born unto
trouble, as the
sparks* fly upward.
.WhyiB.g;y @,v,r -yen.b.W d'L.Wy l'm'[.l ~'d'a -yiK ? @.W[
8
I would
seek* unto
God, and unto
God would I
commit my
cause:
~yih{l/a -l,a.w lea -l,a v{r.d,a yin]a ~'l.Wa ? yit'r.biD ~yif'a
9
Which
doeth great
things and
unsearchable*; marvellous
things without
number:
!yea -d;[ tw{a'l.pin r,qex !yea.w tw{l{d.g h,f{[ ? r'P.sim
10
Who
giveth rain upon the
earth, and
sendeth waters upon the
fields:
~Iy;m ;xel{v.w #,r'a -yen.P -l;[ r'j'm !et{N;h ? tw{c.Wx yen.P -l;[
11
To set
up on
high those that be
low; that those which
mourn may be
exalted to
safety.
[;v,y .Wb.g'f ~yir.d{q.w ~w{r'm.l ~yil'p.v ~.Wf'l
12
He
disappointeth the
devices of the
crafty, so that their
hands cannot
perform their
enterprise.
~,hyed.y h'ny,f][;t -a{l.w ~yim.Wr][ tw{b.v.x;m repem ? h'Yiv.WT
13
He
taketh the
wise in their own
craftiness: and the
counsel of the
froward is carried
headlong.
h'r'h.min ~yil'T.pin t;c][;w ~'m.r'[.B ~yim'k]x dek{l
14
They
meet with
darkness in the
daytime, and
grope in the
noonday as in the
night.
~Iy'r\h'C;b .Wv.v;m.y h'l.y;L;k.w .$,v{x -.Wv.G;p.y ~'mw{y
15
But he
saveth the
poor from the
sword, from their
mouth, and from the
hand of the
mighty.
!w{y.b,a q'z'x d;Yim.W ~,hyiPim b,r,xem [;v{Y;w
16
So the
poor hath
hope, and
iniquity stoppeth her
mouth.
'hyiP h'c.p'q h't'l{[.w h'w.qiT l;D;l yih.T;w
17
Behold,
happy is the
man whom
God correcteth: therefore
despise not thou the
chastening of the
Almighty:
r;s.Wm.W ;Hw{l/a .WN,xikw{y vw{n/a yer.v;a heNih ? s'a.miT -l;a y;D;v
18
For he maketh
sore, and bindeth
up: he
woundeth, and his
hands make
whole.
h'ny,P.riT w{d'y.w #;x.mIy v'B.x,y.w byia.k;y a.Wh yiK
19
He shall
deliver thee in
six troubles: yea, in
seven there shall no
evil touch thee.
'$.B [;GIy -a{l [;b,v.b.W 'K,lyiC;y tw{r'c vev.B ? ['r
20
In
famine he shall
redeem thee from
death: and in
war from the
power of the
sword.
b,r'x yedyim h'm'x.lim.b.W t,w'Mim '$.d'P b'['r.B
21
Thou shalt be
hid from the
scourge of the
tongue: neither shalt thou be
afraid of
destruction when it
cometh.
yiK d{Vim a'ryit -a{l.w aeb'xeT !w{v'l jw{v.B ? aw{b'y
22
At
destruction and
famine thou shalt
laugh: neither shalt thou be
afraid of the
beasts of the
earth.
a'ryiT -l;a #,r'a'h t;Y;xem.W q'x.fiT !'p'k.l.W d{v.l
23
For thou shalt be in
league with the
stones of the
field: and the
beasts of the
field shall be at
peace with thee.
h,d'F;h t;Y;x.w '$,tyir.b h,d'F;h yen.b;a -mi[ yiK ? .$'l -h'm.l.v'h
24
And thou shalt
know that thy
tabernacle shall be in
peace; and thou shalt
visit thy
habitation, and shalt not
sin.
a{l.w '$.w'n 'T.d;q'p.W '$,l\h'a ~w{l'v -yiK 'T.[;d'y.w ? a'j/x,t
25
Thou shalt
know also that thy
seed shall be
great, and thine
offspring as the
grass of the
earth.
b,fe[.K '$y,a'c/a,c.w '$,[.r;z b;r -yiK 'T.[;d'y.w ? #,r'a'h
26
Thou shalt
come to thy
grave in a full
age, like as a shock of
corn cometh
in in his
season.
w{Ti[.B vyid'G tw{l][;K r,b'q -yel/a x;l,k.b aw{b'T
27
Lo this, we have
searched it, so it is;
hear it, and
know thou it for thy good.
h'T;a.w h'N,['m.v ayih -n,K 'h.Wn.r;q]x ta{z -heNih ? .$'l -[;d