H9002–/וְ–v

For it is kept secret from the eyes of all living, unseen by the birds of the air.

וּמֵע֖וֹף (וּ) u. “and”

Destruction and Death say, We have only had word of it with our ears.

וָ֭מָוֶת (וָ֭) Va. “and”

God has knowledge of the way to it, and of its resting-place;

וְ֝ה֗וּא (וְ֝) ve. “and”

When he made a weight for the wind, measuring out the waters;

וּ֝מַ֗יִם (וּ֝) u. “and”

When he made a law for the rain, and a way for the thunder-flames;

וְ֝דֶ֗רֶךְ (וְ֝) ve. “and”

Then he saw it, and put it on record; he gave it its fixed form, searching it out completely.

וְגַם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he said to man, Truly the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to keep from evil is the way to knowledge.

וְס֖וּר (וְ) ve. “and”

When my steps were washed with milk, and rivers of oil were flowing out of the rock for me.

וְצ֥וּר (וְ) ve. “and”

The young men saw me, and went away, and the old men got up from their seats;

וִֽ֝ישִׁישִׁים (וִֽ֝) Vi. “and”

The rulers kept quiet, and put their hands on their mouths;

וְ֝כַ֗ף (וְ֝) ve. “and”

The chiefs kept back their words, and their tongues were joined to the roofs of their mouths.

וּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗ם (וּ֝) u. “and”

For when it came to their ears, men said that I was truly happy; and when their eyes saw, they gave witness to me;

וְעַ֥יִן (וְ) ve. “and”

For I was a saviour to the poor when he was crying for help, to the child with no father, and to him who had no supporter.

וְ֝יָת֗וֹם (וְ֝) ve. “and”וְֽלֹא־ (וְֽ) ve. “and”

The blessing of him who was near to destruction came on me, and I put a song of joy into the widow's heart.

וְלֵ֖ב (וְ) ve. “and”

I put on righteousness as my clothing, and was full of it; right decisions were to me a robe and a head-dress.

וְ֝צָנִ֗יף (וְ֝) ve. “and”

I was eyes to the blind, and feet to him who had no power of walking.

וְרַגְלַ֖יִם (וְ) ve. “and”

I was a father to the poor, searching out the cause of him who was strange to me.

וְרִ֖ב (וְ) ve. “and”

By me the great teeth of the evil-doer were broken, and I made him give up what he had violently taken away.

וּ֝מִשִּׁנָּ֗יו (וּ֝) u. “and”

Then I said, I will come to my end with my children round me, my days will be as the sand in number;

וְ֝כַח֗וֹל (וְ֝) ve. “and”

My root will be open to the waters, and the night mist will be on my branches,

וְ֝טַ֗ל (וְ֝) ve. “and”

My glory will be ever new, and my bow will be readily bent in my hand.

וְ֝קַשְׁתִּ֗י (וְ֝) ve. “and”

Men gave ear to me, waiting and keeping quiet for my suggestions.

וְיִחֵ֑לּוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְ֝יִדְּמ֗וּ (וְ֝) ve. “and”

After I had said what was in my mind, they were quiet and let my words go deep into their hearts;

וְ֝עָלֵ֗ימוֹ (וְ֝) ve. “and”

They were waiting for me as for the rain, opening their mouths wide as for the spring rains.

וּ֝פִיהֶ֗ם (וּ֝) u. “and”

I was laughing at them when they had no hope, and the light of my face was never clouded by their fear.

וְא֥וֹר (וְ) ve. “and”