H9002–/וְ–v

I chose out their way, and sat as chief. I lived as a king in the army, As one who comforts the mourners.

וְאֵשֵׁ֪ב (וְ) ve. “so”וְ֭אֶשְׁכּוֹן (וְ֭) Ve. “so”

"But now those who are younger than I, have me in derision, Whose fathers I would have disdained to put with my sheep dogs.

וְעַתָּ֤ה׀ (וְ) ve. “and”

They are gaunt from lack and famine. They gnaw the dry ground, in the gloom of waste and desolation.

וּבְכָפָ֗ן (וּ) u. “and”וּמְשֹׁאָֽה׃ (וּ) u. “and”

They pluck salt herbs by the bushes. The roots of the broom are their food.

וְשֹׁ֖רֶשׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

So that they dwell in frightful valleys, And in holes of the earth and of the rocks.

וְכֵפִֽים׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

"Now I have become their song. Yes, I am a byword to them.

וְ֭עַתָּה (וְ֭) Ve. “and”

They abhor me, they stand aloof from me, And don't hesitate to spit in my face.

וּ֝מִפָּנַ֗י (וּ֝) u. “and”

For he has untied his cord, and afflicted me; And they have thrown off restraint before me.

וְ֝רֶ֗סֶן (וְ֝) ve. “and”

Terrors are turned on me. They chase my honor as the wind. My welfare has passed away as a cloud.

וּ֝כְעָ֗ב (וּ֝) u. “and”

"Now my soul is poured out within me. Days of affliction have taken hold on me.

וְעַתָּ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”

In the night season my bones are pierced in me, And the pains that gnaw me take no rest.

וְ֝עֹרְקַ֗י (וְ֝) ve. “and”

He has cast me into the mire. I have become like dust and ashes.

וָאֵֽפֶר׃ (וָ) va. “and”

I cry to you, and you do not answer me. I stand up, and you gaze at me.

וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”

You lift me up to the wind, and drive me with it. You dissolve me in the storm.

וּ֝תְמֹגְגֵ֗נִי (וּ֝) u. “and”

For I know that you will bring me to death, To the house appointed for all living.

וּבֵ֖ית (וּ) u. “and”

When I looked for good, then evil came; When I waited for light, there came darkness.

וַֽאֲיַחֲלָ֥ה (וַֽ) va. “and”

My heart is troubled, and doesn't rest. Days of affliction have come on me.

וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

I am a brother to jackals, And a companion to ostriches.

וְ֝רֵ֗עַ (וְ֝) ve. “and”

My skin grows black and peels from me. My bones are burned with heat.

וְעַצְמִי־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Therefore is my harp turned to mourning, And my pipe into the voice of those who weep.

וְ֝עֻגָבִ֗י (וְ֝) ve. “and”

"I made a covenant with my eyes, How then should I look lustfully at a young woman?

וּמָ֥ה (וּ) u. “and”

For what is the portion from God above, And the heritage from the Almighty on high?

וּמֶ֤ה׀ (וּ) u. “and”וְֽנַחֲלַ֥ת (וְֽ) ve. “and”

Is it not calamity to the unrighteous, And disaster to the workers of iniquity?

וְ֝נֵ֗כֶר (וְ֝) ve. “and”

Doesn't he see my ways, And number all my steps?

וְֽכָל־ (וְֽ) ve. “and”

(Let me be weighed in an even balance, That God may know my integrity);

וְיֵדַ֥ע (וְ) ve. “and”