Chapter 5

1Call now! Will anyone answer you? To whom among the holy beings will you turn?

k'-RA-na ha-YESH o-NE-kha v'-el mi mi-k'-DO-shim tif-NEH

אקְֽרָא־נָ֭א הֲיֵ֣שׁ עוֹנֶ֑ךָּ וְאֶל־מִ֖י מִקְּדֹשִׁ֣ים תִּפְנֶֽה׃

2Vexation kills the fool; Passion slays the simpleton.

ki-le-E-vil ya-ha-ROG ka-aS u-fo-TEH ta-MEET kin-AH

בכִּֽי־לֶ֭אֱוִיל יַהֲרׇג־כָּ֑עַשׂ וּ֝פֹתֶ֗ה תָּמִ֥ית קִנְאָֽה׃

3I myself saw a fool who had struck roots; Impulsively, I cursed his home:

a-NI ra-EE-tee e-VIL mash-REESH va-e-KOV na-VE-hu fit-OM

גאֲֽנִי־רָ֭אִיתִי אֱוִ֣יל מַשְׁרִ֑ישׁ וָאֶקּ֖וֹב נָוֵ֣הוּ פִתְאֹֽם׃

4May his children be far from success; May they be oppressed in the gate with none to deliver them;

yir-cha-KU va-NAV mi-YE-sha, v'-yi-da-K'-u va-SHA-ar v'-AYN mat-SEEL

דיִרְחֲק֣וּ בָנָ֣יו מִיֶּ֑שַׁע וְיִֽדַּכְּא֥וּ בַ֝שַּׁ֗עַר וְאֵ֣ין מַצִּֽיל׃

5May the hungry devour his harvest, Carrying it off in baskets; May the thirsty swallow their wealth.

a-SHER k'-tsee-RO ra-EV yo-KHEL v'-el mit-ZI-neem yi-ka-KHE-hu v'-sha-AF tza-MEEM kha-YLAM

האֲשֶׁ֤ר קְצִיר֨וֹ ׀ רָ֘עֵ֤ב יֹאכֵ֗ל וְאֶֽל־מִצִּנִּ֥ים יִקָּחֵ֑הוּ וְשָׁאַ֖ף צַמִּ֣ים חֵילָֽם׃

6Evil does not grow out of the soil, Nor does mischief spring from the ground;

KEE lo yay-TZAY may-a-FAR A-ven u-may-a-da-MAH lo yitz-MAKH a-MAL

וכִּ֤י ׀ לֹא־יֵצֵ֣א מֵעָפָ֣ר אָ֑וֶן וּ֝מֵאֲדָמָ֗ה לֹא־יִצְמַ֥ח עָמָֽל׃

7For man is born to [do] mischief, Just as sparks fly upward.

ki-a-DAM l'-a-MAL yu-LAD u-v'-NAY re-SHEF yag-BI-HU UF

זכִּֽי־אָ֭דָם לְעָמָ֣ל יוּלָּ֑ד וּבְנֵי־רֶ֝֗שֶׁף יַגְבִּ֥יהוּ עֽוּף׃

8But I would resort to Hashem; I would lay my case before Hashem,

u-LAM a-NEE ed-ROSH el-EL v'-el-e-lo-HEEM a-SEEM div-RA-TEE

חאוּלָ֗ם אֲ֭נִי אֶדְרֹ֣שׁ אֶל־אֵ֑ל וְאֶל־אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים אָשִׂ֥ים דִּבְרָתִֽי׃

9Who performs great deeds which cannot be fathomed, Wondrous things without number;

O-seh g'-do-LOT v'-AYN k'-KER, nif-LA-ot ad AYN mis-PAHR.

טעֹשֶׂ֣ה גְ֭דֹלוֹת וְאֵ֣ין חֵ֑קֶר נִ֝פְלָא֗וֹת עַד־אֵ֥ין מִסְפָּֽר׃

10Who gives rain to the earth, And sends water over the fields;

ha-NO-ten ma-TAR al p'-NEI a-RETZ v'-sho-LE-akh MA-yim al p'-NEI khu-TZOT

יהַנֹּתֵ֣ן מָ֭טָר עַל־פְּנֵי־אָ֑רֶץ וְשֹׁ֥לֵֽחַ מַ֝֗יִם עַל־פְּנֵ֥י חוּצֽוֹת׃

11Who raises the lowly up high, So that the dejected are secure in victory;

la-SUM she-fa-LEEM le-ma-ROAM v'-ko-de-REEM sa-G'-vu ye-SHA

יאלָשׂ֣וּם שְׁפָלִ֣ים לְמָר֑וֹם וְ֝קֹדְרִ֗ים שָׂ֣גְבוּ יֶֽשַׁע׃

12Who thwarts the designs of the crafty, So that their hands cannot gain success;

me-FER mach-SHE-vot a-ru-MEEM, v'-lo-ta-a-SE-na ye-de-HAYM tu-SHI-yah

יבמֵ֭פֵר מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת עֲרוּמִ֑ים וְֽלֹא־תַעֲשֶׂ֥נָה יְ֝דֵיהֶ֗ם תֻּֽשִׁיָּֽה׃

13Who traps the clever in their own wiles; The plans of the crafty go awry.

lo-KHED cha-KHA-meem b'-or-MAM va-a-TZAT nif-ta-LEEM nim-ha-RAH

יגלֹכֵ֣ד חֲכָמִ֣ים בְּעׇרְמָ֑ם וַעֲצַ֖ת נִפְתָּלִ֣ים נִמְהָֽרָה׃

14By day they encounter darkness, At noon they grope as in the night.

yo-MAM y'-fa-g'-SHU-kho-SHEKH v'-kha-la-YLAH y'-ma-sh'-SHU va-tzo-ho-RA-yim

ידיוֹמָ֥ם יְפַגְּשׁוּ־חֹ֑שֶׁךְ וְ֝כַלַּ֗יְלָה יְֽמַשְׁשׁ֥וּ בַֽצׇּהֳרָֽיִם׃

15But He saves the needy from the sword of their mouth, From the clutches of the strong.

vai-YO-sha may-KHE-rev mi-PI-hem u-mi-YAD kha-ZAK ev-YON

טווַיֹּ֣שַׁע מֵ֭חֶרֶב מִפִּיהֶ֑ם וּמִיַּ֖ד חָזָ֣ק אֶבְיֽוֹן׃

16So there is hope for the wretched; The mouth of wrongdoing is stopped.

va-TE-hee la-DAL tik-VAH v'-o-LA-tah kaf-TZAH pee-HAH

טזוַתְּהִ֣י לַדַּ֣ל תִּקְוָ֑ה וְ֝עֹלָ֗תָה קָ֣פְצָה פִּֽיהָ׃

17See how happy is the man whom Hashem reproves; Do not reject the discipline of the Almighty.

hi-NEH ash-RAY e-NOSh yo-khi-KHE-nu e-lo-AH u-mu-SAR sha-DAI al tim-AHS

יזהִנֵּ֤ה אַשְׁרֵ֣י אֱ֭נוֹשׁ יוֹכִחֶ֣נּוּ אֱל֑וֹהַּ וּמוּסַ֥ר שַׁ֝דַּ֗י אַל־תִּמְאָֽס׃

18He injures, but He binds up; He wounds, but His hands heal.

ki HU yakh-IV v'-ye-KH-bash, yim-KHATZ v'-ya-DAV tir-PEE-nah

יחכִּ֤י ה֣וּא יַכְאִ֣יב וְיֶחְבָּ֑שׁ יִ֝מְחַ֗ץ וְיָדָ֥ו תִּרְפֶּֽינָה׃

19He will deliver you from six troubles; In seven no harm will reach you:

b'-SHE-sh tza-ROT ya-tzi-LE-kha u-v'-SHE-va lo yi-GA b'-KHA ra

יטבְּשֵׁ֣שׁ צָ֭רוֹת יַצִּילֶ֑ךָּ וּבְשֶׁ֓בַע ׀ לֹֽא־יִגַּ֖ע בְּךָ֣ רָֽע׃

20In famine He will redeem you from death, In war, from the sword.

b'-RA-av po-D'-KHA mi-MA-vet u-v'-mil-kha-MA mi-DAY kha-REV

כבְּֽ֭רָעָב פָּדְךָ֣ מִמָּ֑וֶת וּ֝בְמִלְחָמָ֗ה מִ֣ידֵי חָֽרֶב׃

21You will be sheltered from the scourging tongue; You will have no fear when violence comes.

b'-SHOT la-SHON t'-kha-VAY v'-LO ti-RA mi-SHOD ki ya-VO

כאבְּשׁ֣וֹט לָ֭שׁוֹן תֵּחָבֵ֑א וְֽלֹא־תִירָ֥א מִ֝שֹּׁ֗ד כִּ֣י יָבֽוֹא׃

22You will laugh at violence and starvation, And have no fear of wild beasts.

l'-SHOD u-l'-ka-FAN tish-KAK, u-m'-cha-YAT ha-A-retz al ti-RA

כבלְשֹׁ֣ד וּלְכָפָ֣ן תִּשְׂחָ֑ק וּֽמֵחַיַּ֥ת הָ֝אָ֗רֶץ אַל־תִּירָֽא׃

23For you will have a pact with the rocks in the field, And the beasts of the field will be your allies.

ki im-a-v'-NEI ha-sa-DEH b'-ree-TE-kha v'-kha-YAT ha-sa-DEH ho-sh'-la-MAH-la-KHA

כגכִּ֤י עִם־אַבְנֵ֣י הַשָּׂדֶ֣ה בְרִיתֶ֑ךָ וְחַיַּ֥ת הַ֝שָּׂדֶ֗ה הׇשְׁלְמָה־לָּֽךְ׃

24You will know that all is well in your tent; When you visit your wife you will never fail.

v'-ya-DA-ta KEE-sha-LOM o-ho-LE-kha u-fa-KAD-ta na-VUKH v'-lo te-khe-TA

כדוְֽ֭יָדַעְתָּ כִּֽי־שָׁל֣וֹם אׇהֳלֶ֑ךָ וּֽפָקַדְתָּ֥ נָ֝וְךָ֗ וְלֹ֣א תֶחֱטָֽא׃

25You will see that your offspring are many, Your descendants like the grass of the earth.

v'-ya-DA-ta KEE-rav zar-E-kha v'-tze-e-tza-E-kha k'-E-sev ha-A-retz

כהוְֽ֭יָדַעְתָּ כִּֽי־רַ֣ב זַרְעֶ֑ךָ וְ֝צֶאֱצָאֶ֗יךָ כְּעֵ֣שֶׂב הָאָֽרֶץ׃

26You will come to the grave in ripe old age, As shocks of grain are taken away in their season.

ta-VO v'-khe-LAKH e-lei-ka-VER ka-a-LOT ga-DISH b'-i-TO

כותָּב֣וֹא בְכֶ֣לַח אֱלֵי־קָ֑בֶר כַּעֲל֖וֹת גָּדִ֣ישׁ בְּעִתּֽוֹ׃

27See, we have inquired into this and it is so; Hear it and accept it.

hi-NEH zo-TA cha-KAR-nu-HA ken-hi SHE-ma-E-nah v'-a-TAH da-LAKH

כזהִנֵּה־זֹ֭את חֲקַרְנ֥וּהָ כֶּֽן־הִ֑יא שְׁ֝מָעֶ֗נָּה וְאַתָּ֥ה דַֽע־לָֽךְ׃