Chapter 14
1 Man, who is born of a woman, is of few days, and full of trouble.
אָ֭דָםא֭דםאָדָםאדם'A.doma human beingH0120GHNcmsa יְל֣וּדיל֣ודיְלוּדילודye.Ludborn ofH3205HVqsmsc אִשָּׁ֑האש֑האִשָּׁהאשה'i.Shaha womanH0802GHNcfsa קְצַ֥רקצ֥רקְצַרקצרke.Tzar[is] short ofH7116HAamsc יָ֝מִ֗יםי֝מ֗יםיָמִיםימיםya.MimdaysH3117GHNcmpa וּֽ/שְׂבַֽע\־ו/שבע\וּֽ/שְׂבַֽע\־ו/שבע\u./se.va'-and/ surfeited ofH9002H7649\H9014HC+Aamsc 2 He comes forth like a flower, and is cut down. He too flees as a shadow, and does not continue.
כְּ/צִ֣יץכ/צ֣יץכְּ/צִיץכ/ציץke./Tzitzlike/ a flowerH9004H6731AHR+Ncmsa יָ֭צָאי֭צאיָצָאיצאYa.tza'he comes forthH3318LHVqp3ms וַ/יִּמָּ֑לו/ימ֑לוַ/יִּמָּלו/ימלva/i.yi.Maland/ he witheredH9001H5243AHc+VNw3ms וַ/יִּבְרַ֥חו/יבר֥חוַ/יִּבְרַחו/יברחva/i.yiv.Rachand/ he fledH9001H1272Hc+Vqw3ms כַּ֝/צֵּ֗לכ֝/צ֗לכַּ/צֵּלכ/צלka./Tzellike <the>/ shadowH9004H6738HRd+Ncmsa וְ/לֹ֣או/ל֣אוְ/לֹאו/לאve./Lo'and/ notH9002H3808HC+Tn יַעֲמֽוֹד\׃יעמוד\יַעֲמֽוֹד\׃יעמוד\ya.'a.Modhe remainsH5975G\H9016HVqi3ms 3 And do thou open thine eyes upon such a one, and bring me into judgment with thee?
זֶ֭הז֭הזֶהזהzehthisH2088HTm פָּקַ֣חְתָּפק֣חתפָּקַחְתָּפקחתpa.Kach.tado you openH6491HVqp2ms עֵינֶ֑/ךָעינ֑/ךעֵינֶ/ךָעינ/ך'ei.Ne./khaeyes/ yourH5869AH9021HNcfsc+Sp2ms וְ/אֹ֘תִ֤/יו/א֘ת֤/יוְ/אֹתִ/יו/את/יve./'O.T/iand/ <obj.>/ meH9002H0853H9030HC+To+Sp1bs תָבִ֖יאתב֖יאתָבִיאתביאta.Vi'do you bring?H0935PHVhi2ms בְ/מִשְׁפָּ֣טב/משפ֣טבְ/מִשְׁפָּטב/משפטve./mish.Patin/ judgmentH9003H4941GHR+Ncmsa 4 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? Not one.
יִתֵּ֣ןית֣ןיִתֵּןיתןyi.Tenwill he makeH5414GHVqi3ms טָ֭הוֹרט֭הורטָהוֹרטהורTa.hora clean [thing]H2889HAamsa מִ/טָּמֵ֗אמ/טמ֗אמִ/טָּמֵאמ/טמאmi./ta.Me'from/ an unclean [thing]H9006H2931HR+Aamsa לֹ֣אל֣אלֹאלאlo'notH3808HTn אֶחָֽד\׃אחד\אֶחָֽד\׃אחד\'e.Chadone [person]H0259\H9016HAcfsa 5 Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months is with thee, and thou have appointed his bounds that he cannot pass,
חֲרוּצִ֨ים\׀חרוצ֨ים\חֲרוּצִים\׀חרוצים\cha.ru.Tzim[are] determinedH2782\H9015HVqsmpa יָמָ֗י/וימ֗י/ויָמָי/וימי/וya.Ma/vdays/ hisH3117GH9023HNcmpc+Sp3ms מִֽסְפַּר\־מספר\מִֽסְפַּר\־מספר\mis.par-[the] number ofH4557\H9014HNcmsc חֳדָשָׁ֥י/וחדש֥י/וחֳדָשָׁי/וחדשי/וcho.da.Sha/vmonths/ hisH2320GH9023HNcmpc+Sp3ms אִתָּ֑/ךְאת֑/ךאִתָּ/ךְאת/ך'i.Ta/kh[is] with/ youH0854H9032HR+Sp2ms חֻקָּ֥י/וחק֥י/וחֻקָּי/וחקי/וchu.ko/vlimits/ hisH2706IH9023HNcmpc+Sp3ms עָ֝שִׂ֗יתָע֝ש֗יתעָשִׂיתָעשית'a.Si.tayou have appointedH6213HHVqp2ms וְ/לֹ֣או/ל֣אוְ/לֹאו/לאve./Lo'and/ notH9002H3808HC+Tn יַעֲבֽוֹר\׃יעבור\יַעֲבֽוֹר\׃יעבור\ya.'a.Vorhe will passH5674A\H9016HVqi3ms 6 look away from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as a hireling, his day.
שְׁעֵ֣השע֣השְׁעֵהשעהshe.'Ehlook awayH8159HVqv2ms מֵ/עָלָ֣י/ומ/על֣י/ומֵ/עָלָי/ומ/עלי/וme./'a.La/vfrom/ on <the>/ himH9006H5921AH9033HR+Rd+Sp3ms וְ/יֶחְדָּ֑לו/יחד֑לוְ/יֶחְדָּלו/יחדלve./yech.Dalso/ he may ceaseH9002H2308HC+Vqu3ms יִ֝רְצֶ֗הי֝רצ֗היִרְצֶהירצהyir.Tzehhe takes pleasure inH7521HVqi3ms כְּ/שָׂכִ֥ירכ/שכ֥ירכְּ/שָׂכִירכ/שכירke./sa.Khirlike/ a hired laborerH9004H7916HR+Aamsa 7 For there is hope of a tree, if it is cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch of it will not cease.
יֵ֥שׁי֥שיֵשׁישyeshthereH3426HAcbsa לָ/עֵ֗ץל/ע֗ץלָ/עֵץל/עץla./'Etzfor <the>/ a treeH9005H6086HHRd+Ncmsa תִּ֫קְוָ֥הת֫קו֥התִּקְוָהתקוהtik.Vah[is] hopeH8615BHNcfsa יִ֭כָּרֵתי֭כרתיִכָּרֵתיכרתYi.ka.retit will be cut downH3772GHVNi3ms וְ/ע֣וֹדו/ע֣ודוְ/עוֹדו/עודve./'odand/ againH9002H5750HC+Acmsa יַחֲלִ֑יףיחל֑יףיַחֲלִיףיחליףya.cha.Lifit will sprout afreshH2498HVhi3ms וְ֝/יֹֽנַקְתּ֗/וֹו֝/ינקת֗/ווְ/יֹֽנַקְתּ/וֹו/ינקת/וve./yo.nak.T/oand/ young shoot[s]/ itsH9002H3127H9023HC+Ncfsc+Sp3ms לֹ֣אל֣אלֹאלאlo'notH3808HTn תֶחְדָּֽל\׃תחדל\תֶחְדָּֽל\׃תחדל\tech.Dalit will failH2308\H9016HVqi3fs 8 Though the root of it grows old in the earth, and the trunk of it dies in the ground,
יַזְקִ֣יןיזק֣יןיַזְקִיןיזקיןyaz.Kinit will grow oldH2204HVhi3ms בָּ/אָ֣רֶץב/א֣רץבָּ/אָרֶץב/ארץba./'A.retzin the/ groundH9003H0776HHRd+Ncfsa שָׁרְשׁ֑/וֹשרש֑/ושָׁרְשׁ/וֹשרש/וsha.re.Sh/oroot/ itsH8328H9023HNcmsc+Sp3ms וּ֝/בֶ/עָפָ֗רו֝/ב/עפ֗רוּ/בֶ/עָפָרו/ב/עפרu./ve./'a.Farand/ in the/ dustH9002H9003H6083HC+Rd+Ncmsa יָמ֥וּתימ֥ותיָמוּתימותya.Mutit will dieH4191HVqi3ms גִּזְעֽ/וֹ\׃גזע/ו\גִּזְעֽ/וֹ\׃גזע/ו\giz.'/Ostump/ itsH1503H9023\H9016HNcmsc+Sp3ms 9 yet through the scent of water it will bud, and put forth boughs like a plant.
מֵ/רֵ֣יחַמ/ר֣יחמֵ/רֵיחַמ/ריחme./Rei.achfrom/ [the] scent ofH9006H7381HR+Ncmsc מַ֣יִםמ֣יםמַיִםמיםMa.yimwaterH4325GHNcmpa יַפְרִ֑חַיפר֑חיַפְרִחַיפרחyaf.Ri.achit will show budsH6524AHVhi3ms וְ/עָשָׂ֖הו/עש֖הוְ/עָשָׂהו/עשהve./'a.Sahand/ it will produceH9001H6213HHc+Vqq3ms קָצִ֣ירקצ֣ירקָצִירקצירka.Tzirshoot[s]H7105BHNcmsa 10 But man dies, and is laid low. Yea, man gives up the spirit, and where is he?
וְ/גֶ֣בֶרו/ג֣ברוְ/גֶבֶרו/גברve./Ge.verand/ a manH9002H1397HC+Ncmsa יָ֭מוּתי֭מותיָמוּתימותYa.muthe diesH4191HVqi3ms וַֽ/יֶּחֱלָ֑שׁו/יחל֑שוַֽ/יֶּחֱלָשׁו/יחלשva/i.ye.che.Lashand/ he was weakH9001H2522Hc+Vqw3ms וַ/יִּגְוַ֖עו/יגו֖עוַ/יִּגְוַעו/יגועva/i.yig.Va'and/ he expiredH9001H1478Hc+Vqw3ms אָדָ֣םאד֣םאָדָםאדם'a.Dama personH0120GHNcmsa 11 As the waters fail from the sea, and the river wastes away and dries up,
אָֽזְלוּ\־אזלו\אָֽזְלוּ\־אזלו\'a.ze.lu-they disappearH0235\H9014HVqp3cp מַ֭יִםמ֭יםמַיִםמיםMa.yimwatersH4325GHNcmpa יָ֑םי֑םיָםיםYam[the] seaH3220GHNcmsa וְ֝/נָהָ֗רו֝/נה֗רוְ/נָהָרו/נהרve./na.Harand/ a riverH9002H5104HHC+Ncmsa יֶחֱרַ֥ביחר֥ביֶחֱרַביחרבye.che.Ravit dries upH2717AHVqi3ms וְ/יָבֵֽשׁ\׃ו/יבש\וְ/יָבֵֽשׁ\׃ו/יבש\ve./ya.Veshand/ it is dryH9001H3001\H9016Hc+Vqq3ms 12 so man lies down and does not rise. Till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be roused out of their sleep.
וְ/אִ֥ישׁו/א֥ישוְ/אִישׁו/אישve./'Ishand/ a personH9002H0376GHC+Ncmsa שָׁכַ֗בשכ֗בשָׁכַבשכבsha.Khavhe lies downH7901GHVqp3ms יָ֫ק֥וּםי֫ק֥וםיָקוּםיקוםya.Kumhe will ariseH6965BHVqi3ms בִּלְתִּ֣יבלת֣יבִּלְתִּיבלתיbil.Ti[is] notH1115HNcbsc שָׁ֭מַיִםש֭מיםשָׁמַיִםשמיםSha.ma.yimheavenH8064HNcmpa לֹ֣אל֣אלֹאלאlo'notH3808HTn יָקִ֑יצוּיק֑יצויָקִיצוּיקיצוya.Ki.tzuthey will awakeH6974HVhi3mp יֵ֝עֹ֗רוּי֝ע֗רויֵעֹרוּיערוye.'O.ruthey will be rousedH5782HVNi3mp מִ/שְּׁנָתָֽ/ם\׃מ/שנת/ם\מִ/שְּׁנָתָֽ/ם\׃מ/שנת/ם\mi./she.na.Ta/mfrom/ sleep/ theirH9006H8142H9028\H9016HR+Ncfsc+Sp3mp 13 O that thou would hide me in Sheol, that thou would keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou would appoint for me a set time, and remember me!
מִ֤ימ֤ימִימיmiwho?H4310HPi יִתֵּ֨ן\׀ית֨ן\יִתֵּן\׀יתן\yi.Tenwill he giveH5414Q\H9015HVqi3ms בִּ/שְׁא֬וֹלב/שא֬ולבִּ/שְׁאוֹלב/שאולbi/sh.'olin/ SheolH9003H7585HR+Ncbsa תַּצְפִּנֵ֗/נִיתצפנ֗/ניתַּצְפִּנֵ/נִיתצפנ/ניtatz.pi.Ne./niyou will hide/ meH6845H9030HVhi2ms+Sp1bs תַּ֭סְתִּירֵ/נִית֭סתיר/ניתַּסְתִּירֵ/נִיתסתיר/ניTas.ti.re./niyou will conceal/ meH5641H9030HVhi2ms+Sp1bs שׁ֣וּבש֣ובשׁוּבשובshuvturns backH7725IHVqcc אַפֶּ֑/ךָאפ֑/ךאַפֶּ/ךָאפ/ך'a.Pe./khaanger/ yourH0639GH9021HNcmsc+Sp2ms תָּ֤שִׁ֥יתת֤ש֥יתתָּשִׁיתתשיתta.Shityou will setH7896IHVqi2ms חֹ֣קח֣קחֹקחקchoka limitH2706HHNcmsa וְ/תִזְכְּרֵֽ/נִי\׃ו/תזכר/ני\וְ/תִזְכְּרֵֽ/נִי\׃ו/תזכר/ני\ve./tiz.ke.Re./niand/ you will remember/ meH9002H2142H9030\H9016HC+Vqu2ms+Sp1bs 14 If a man dies, shall he live again? All the days of my warfare I would wait till my release should come.
יָמ֥וּתימ֥ותיָמוּתימותya.Muthe will dieH4191HVqi3ms גֶּ֗בֶרג֗ברגֶּבֶרגברGe.vera manH1397HNcmsa הֲ/יִ֫חְיֶ֥הה/י֫חי֥ההֲ/יִחְיֶהה/יחיהha./Yich.Yeh¿/ will he liveH9008H2421HTi+Vqi3ms יְמֵ֣יימ֣ייְמֵיימיye.Mei[the] days ofH3117GHNcmpc צְבָאִ֣/יצבא֣/יצְבָאִ/יצבא/יtze.va.'/Iservice/ myH6635IH9020HNcmsc+Sp1bs אֲיַחֵ֑לאיח֑לאֲיַחֵלאיחל'a.ya.ChelI will waitH3176GHVpi1cs בּ֝֗וֹאב֝֗ואבּוֹאבואBo'comesH0935GHVqcc חֲלִיפָתִֽ/י\׃חליפת/י\חֲלִיפָתִֽ/י\׃חליפת/י\cha.li.fa.T/irelief/ myH2487H9020\H9016HNcfsc+Sp1bs 15 Thou would call, and I would answer thee. Thou would have a desire to the work of thy hands.
תִּ֭קְרָאת֭קראתִּקְרָאתקראTik.ra'you will callH7121GHVqi2ms וְ/אָנֹכִ֣יו/אנכ֣יוְ/אָנֹכִיו/אנכיve./'a.no.Khiand/ IH9002H0595HC+Pp1bs אֶֽעֱנֶ֑/ךָּאענ֑/ךאֶֽעֱנֶ/ךָּאענ/ך'e.'e.Ne./kaI will answer/ youH6030BH9031HVqi1cs+Sp2ms לְֽ/מַעֲשֵׂ֖הל/מעש֖הלְֽ/מַעֲשֵׂהל/מעשהle./ma.'a.Sehfor/ [the] work ofH9005H4639GHR+Ncmsc יָדֶ֣י/ךָיד֣י/ךיָדֶי/ךָידי/ךya.Dei./khahands/ yourH3027GH9021HNcbdc+Sp2ms תִכְסֹֽף\׃תכסף\תִכְסֹֽף\׃תכסף\tikh.Sofyou will longH3700\H9016HVqi2ms 16 But now thou number my steps. Do thou not watch over my sin?
עַ֭תָּהע֭תהעַתָּהעתה'A.tahnowH6258HD צְעָדַ֣/יצעד֣/יצְעָדַ/יצעד/יtze.'a.Da/isteps/ myH6806H9020HNcmpc+Sp1bs תִּסְפּ֑וֹרתספ֑ורתִּסְפּוֹרתספורtis.Poryou will countH5608AHVqi2ms תִ֝שְׁמ֗וֹרת֝שמ֗ורתִשְׁמוֹרתשמורtish.Moryou will watchH8104IHVqi2ms חַטָּאתִֽ/י\׃חטאת/י\חַטָּאתִֽ/י\׃חטאת/י\cha.ta.T/isin/ myH2403BH9020\H9016HNcfsc+Sp1bs 17 My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou fasten up my iniquity.
חָתֻ֣םחת֣םחָתֻםחתםcha.Tum[will be] sealed upH2856HVqsmsa בִּ/צְר֣וֹרב/צר֣ורבִּ/צְרוֹרב/צרורbi/tz.Rorin/ a bagH9003H6872AHR+Ncmsa פִּשְׁעִ֑/יפשע֑/יפִּשְׁעִ/יפשע/יpish.'/Itransgression/ myH6588H9020HNcmsc+Sp1bs וַ֝/תִּטְפֹּ֗לו֝/תטפ֗לוַ/תִּטְפֹּלו/תטפלva./tit.Poland/ you have smearedH9001H2950Hc+Vqw2ms 18 But the falling mountain comes to nothing, and the rock is removed out of its place.
וְ֭/אוּלָםו֭/אולםוְ/אוּלָםו/אולםVe./'u.lomand/ butH9002H0199HC+D נוֹפֵ֣לנופ֣לנוֹפֵלנופלno.Fel[is] fallingH5307GHVqrmsa יִבּ֑וֹליב֑וליִבּוֹליבולyi.Bolit crumbles awayH5034BHVqi3ms וְ֝/צ֗וּרו֝/צ֗ורוְ/צוּרו/צורve./Tzurand/ a rockH9002H6697HHC+Ncmsa יֶעְתַּ֥קיעת֥קיֶעְתַּקיעתקye'.Takit movesH6275HVqi3ms מִ/מְּקֹמֽ/וֹ\׃מ/מקמ/ו\מִ/מְּקֹמֽ/וֹ\׃מ/מקמ/ו\mi./me.ko.M/ofrom/ place/ itsH9006H4725H9023\H9016HR+Ncmsc+Sp3ms 19 The waters wear the stones. The overflowings of it wash away the dust of the earth. So thou destroy the hope of man.
אֲבָנִ֤ים\׀אבנ֤ים\אֲבָנִים\׀אבנים\'a.va.NimstonesH0068G\H9015HNcfpa שָׁ֥חֲקוּש֥חקושָׁחֲקוּשחקוSha.cha.kuthey rub awayH7833HVqp3cp מַ֗יִםמ֗יםמַיִםמיםMa.yimwatersH4325GHNcmpa תִּשְׁטֹֽף\־תשטף\תִּשְׁטֹֽף\־תשטף\tish.tof-it washes offH7857\H9014HVqi3fs סְפִיחֶ֥י/הָספיח֥י/הסְפִיחֶי/הָספיחי/הse.fi.Chei./haoverflowings/ itsH5599AH9024HNcmpc+Sp3fs עֲפַר\־עפר\עֲפַר\־עפר\'a.far-[the] dust ofH6083\H9014HNcmsc אָ֑רֶץא֑רץאָרֶץארץ'A.retz[the] earthH0776HHNcfsa וְ/תִקְוַ֖תו/תקו֖תוְ/תִקְוַתו/תקותve./tik.Vatand/ [the] hope ofH9002H8615BHC+Ncfsc אֱנ֣וֹשׁאנ֣ושאֱנוֹשׁאנוש'e.No.oshhumankindH0582HNcmsa הֶאֱבַֽדְתָּ\׃האבדת\הֶאֱבַֽדְתָּ\׃האבדת\he.'e.Vad.tayou destroyH0006\H9016HVhp2ms 20 Thou prevail forever against him, and he passes. Thou change his countenance, and send him away.
תִּתְקְפֵ֣/הוּתתקפ֣/הותִּתְקְפֵ/הוּתתקפ/הוtit.ke.Fe./huyou overpower/ himH8630H9033HVqi2ms+Sp3ms לָ֭/נֶצַחל֭/נצחלָ/נֶצַחל/נצחLa./ne.tzachto/ perpetuityH9005H5331HR+Ncmsa וַֽ/יַּהֲלֹ֑ךְו/יהל֑ךוַֽ/יַּהֲלֹךְו/יהלךva/i.ya.ha.Lokhand/ he wentH9001H1980GHc+Vqw3ms מְשַׁנֶּ֥המשנ֥המְשַׁנֶּהמשנהme.sha.Neh[you are] changingH8138AHVprmsa פָ֝נָ֗י/ופ֝נ֗י/ופָנָי/ופני/וfa.Na/vface/ hisH6440HH9023HNcmpc+Sp3ms וַֽ/תְּשַׁלְּחֵֽ/הוּ\׃ו/תשלח/הו\וַֽ/תְּשַׁלְּחֵֽ/הוּ\׃ו/תשלח/הו\Va./te.sha.le.Che./huand/ you sent away/ himH9001H7971GH9033\H9016Hc+Vpw2ms+Sp3ms 21 His sons come to honor, and he does not know it, and they are brought low, but he does not perceive it of them.
יִכְבְּד֣וּיכבד֣ויִכְבְּדוּיכבדוyikh.be.Duthey are honoredH3513GHVqi3mp בָ֭נָי/וב֭ני/ובָנָי/ובני/וVa.na/vsons/ hisH1121AH9023HNcmpc+Sp3ms וְ/לֹ֣או/ל֣אוְ/לֹאו/לאve./Lo'and/ notH9002H3808HC+Tn יֵדָ֑עיד֑עיֵדָעידעye.Da'he knowsH3045HVqi3ms וְ֝/יִצְעֲר֗וּו֝/יצער֗ווְ/יִצְעֲרוּו/יצערוve./yitz.'a.Ruand/ they may be insignificantH9002H6819HC+Vqu3mp יָבִ֥יןיב֥יןיָבִיןיביןya.Vinhe perceivesH0995HVqi3ms 22 But his flesh upon him has pain, and his soul within him mourns.
בְּ֭שָׂר/וֹב֭שר/ובְּשָׂר/וֹבשר/וbe.sa.r/oown flesh/ hisH1320H9023HNcmsc+Sp3ms עָלָ֣י/ועל֣י/ועָלָי/ועלי/ו'a.La/von/ himselfH5921AH9033HR+Sp3ms יִכְאָ֑ביכא֑ביִכְאָביכאבyikh.'Avit is in painH3510HVqi3ms וְ֝/נַפְשׁ֗/וֹו֝/נפש֗/ווְ/נַפְשׁ/וֹו/נפש/וve./naf.Sh/oand/ self/ hisH9002H5315IH9023HC+Ncfsc+Sp3ms עָלָ֥י/ועל֥י/ועָלָי/ועלי/ו'a.La/von/ himselfH5921AH9033HR+Sp3ms