H9002–/וְ–v

Truly, you have been a helper to others, and you have made feeble hands strong;

וְיָדַ֖יִם (וְ) ve. “and”

He who was near to falling has been lifted up by your words, and you have given strength to bent knees.

וּבִרְכַּ֖יִם (וּ) u. “and”

Is not your fear of God your support, and your upright way of life your hope?

וְתֹ֣ם (וְ) ve. “and”

Have you ever seen destruction come to an upright man? or when were the god-fearing ever cut off?

וְ֝אֵיפֹ֗ה (וְ֝) ve. “and”

What I have seen is that those by whom trouble has been ploughed, and evil planted, get the same for themselves.

וְזֹרְעֵ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”

By the breath of God destruction takes them, and by the wind of his wrath they are cut off.

וּמֵר֖וּחַ (וּ) u. “and”

Though the noise of the lion and the sounding of his voice, may be loud, the teeth of the young lions are broken.

וְק֣וֹל (וְ) ve. “and”וְשִׁנֵּ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”

The old lion comes to his end for need of food, and the young of the she-lion go wandering in all directions.

וּבְנֵ֥י (וּ) u. “and”

A word was given to me secretly, and the low sound of it came to my ears.

וְ֭אֵלַי (וְ֭) Ve. “and”

Fear came on me and shaking, and my bones were full of trouble;

וּרְעָדָ֑ה (וּ) u. “and”וְרֹ֖ב (וְ) ve. “and”

And a breath was moving over my face; the hair of my flesh became stiff:

וְ֭רוּחַ (וְ֭) Ve. “and”

Something was present before me, but I was not able to see it clearly; there was a form before my eyes: a quiet voice came to my ears, saying:

וְֽלֹא־ (וְֽ) ve. “and”וָק֣וֹל (וָ) va. “and”

Truly, he puts no faith in his servants, and he sees error in his angels;

וּ֝בְמַלְאָכָ֗יו (וּ֝) u. “and”

If their tent-cord is pulled up, do they not come to an end, and without wisdom?

וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”

Give now a cry for help; is there anyone who will give you an answer? and to which of the holy ones will you make your prayer?

וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

For wrath is the cause of death to the foolish, and he who has no wisdom comes to his end through passion.

וּ֝פֹתֶ֗ה (וּ֝) u. “and”

Now his children have no safe place, and they are crushed before the judges, for no one takes up their cause.

וְיִֽדַּכְּא֥וּ (וְ) ve. “so”וְאֵ֣ין (וְ) ve. “and”

Their produce is taken by him who has no food, and their grain goes to the poor, and he who is in need of water gets it from their spring.

וְאֶֽל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

For evil does not come out of the dust, or trouble out of the earth;

וּ֝מֵאֲדָמָ֗ה (וּ֝) u. “and”

But trouble is man's fate from birth, as the flames go up from the fire.

וּבְנֵי־ (וּ) u. “and”

But as for me, I would make my prayer to God, and I would put my cause before him:

וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Who does great things outside our knowledge, wonders without number:

וְאֵ֣ין (וְ) ve. “and”

Who gives rain on the earth, and sends water on the fields:

וְשֹׁ֥לֵֽחַ (וְ) ve. “and”

Lifting up those who are low, and putting the sad in a safe place;

וְ֝קֹדְרִ֗ים (וְ֝) ve. “and”

Who makes the designs of the wise go wrong, so that they are unable to give effect to their purposes.

וְֽלֹא־ (וְֽ) ve. “and”