The Vanity of Life.
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For the Leader, for Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.
E | LMNTsCh | LIDIThUN | (LIDUThUN) | MZMUR | LDUD
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| to·from·we·? | to·he-will·? | to·he-will·? | from·? | to·?
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2
I said: 'I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue; I will keep a curb on my mouth, while the wicked is before me.'
B | EMRThI | EShMRA | DRKI | MChTUE | BLShUNI | EShMRA
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| I-will·from·? | I-will·? | ? | from·? | in·to·? | I-will·?
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| LFI | MChSUM | BOD | RShO | LNGDI
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| to·? | from·? | in·? | ? | to·we·?
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3
I was dumb with silence; I held my peace, had no comfort; and my pain was held in check.
G | NELMThI | DUMIA | AChShIThI | MTUB
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| we·I-will·to·from·? | ? | the·? | from·good
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| UKEBI | NOKR
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| and·as·I-will·in·he-will | we·?
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4
My heart waxed hot within me; while I was musing, the fire kindled; then spoke I with my tongue:
D | ChM- | LBI | BQRBI | BAGIGI | ThBOR- | ESh
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| ? | to·in·he-will | in·? | in·the·? | ? | I-will·?
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5
'IAUA, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; let me know how short-lived I am.
A | AUDIONI | IAUA | QTsI | UMDTh | IMI
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| the·and·? | IAUA | ? | and·from·? | he-will·from·he-will
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| MA- | AIE | EDOA | MA- | ChDL
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| from·the | the·he-will·I-will | I-will·? | from·the | ?
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6
Behold, You have made my days as hand-breadths; and mine age is as nothing before You; surely every man at his best estate is altogether vanity. Selah
U | ANA | TFChUTh | NThThA | IMI | UChLDI
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| listen | ? | we·? | he-will·from·he-will | and·?
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| KEIN | NGDK | EK | KL- | ABL | KL- | EDM | NTsB | SLA
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| as·no | we·? | I-will·as | all | the·in·to | all | man | we·? | ?
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Surely man walks as a mere semblance; surely for vanity they are in turmoil; he heaps up riches, and knows not who shall gather them.
Z | EK- | BTsLM | IThALK- | EISh
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| I-will·as | in·image | he-will·? | I-will·he-will·?
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| EK- | ABL
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| I-will·as | the·in·to
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| IAMIUN | ITsBR | ULE-
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| he-will·the·from·he-will·and·we | he-will·? | and·not
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| IDO | MI- | ESFM
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| he-will·? | from·he-will | I-will·?
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Now, Lord, what wait I for? My hope, it is in You.
Ch | UOThA | MA- | QUIThI | EDNI | ThUChLThI | LK
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| and·? | from·the | ? | I-will·? | ? | to·as
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9
Deliver me from all my transgressions; make me not the reproach of the base.
T | MKL- | FShOI | ATsILNI | ChRFTh | NBL | EL- | ThShIMNI
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| from·all | ? | the·? | ? | we·in·to | this | ?
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10
I am dumb, I open not my mouth; because You have done it.
I | NELMThI | LE | EFThCh- | FI | KI | EThA
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| we·I-will·to·from·? | not | I-will·? | ? | that | I-will·?
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11
Remove Your stroke from off me; I am consumed by the blow of Your hand.
IE | ASR | MOLI | NGOK | MThGRTh | IDK | ENI
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| the·? | from·? | we·? | from·? | he-will·? | I
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12
With rebukes dost You chasten man for iniquity, and like a moth You make his beauty to consume away; surely every man is vanity. Selah
IB | BThUKChUTh | OL- | OUN | ISRTh | EISh | UThMS
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| in·? | on | ? | he-will·? | I-will·he-will·? | and·?
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| KOSh | ChMUDU | EK | ABL | KL- | EDM | SLA
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| as·make | ? | I-will·as | the·in·to | all | man | ?
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13
Hear my prayer, O IAUA, and give ear to my cry; keep not silence at my tears; for I am a stranger with You, a sojourner, as all my fathers were.
IG | ShMOA | ThFLThI | IAUA | UShUOThI | AEZINA | EL- | DMOThI
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| ? | ? | IAUA | and·? | the·I-will·? | this | ?
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| EL- | ThChRSh | KI | GR | ENKI | OMK | ThUShB | KKL-
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| this | ? | that | ? | I | ? | ? | as·all
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14
Look away from me, that I may take comfort, before I go hence, and be no more.'
ID | AShO | MMNI
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| the·? | from·from·we·he-will
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| UEBLIGA | BTRM | ELK
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| and·I-will·in·to·he-will·? | in·before | I-will·to·as
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| UEINNI
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| and·I-will·he-will·we·we·he-will
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