<p class="poetry">Their venom is like that of a snake,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">like a deaf serpent<n id="2" /> that does not hear,<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">The godly<n id="1" /> grow like a palm tree;p> <p class="poetry">they grow high like a cedar in Lebanon.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">He opened up a rock and water flowed out;p> <p class="poetry">a river ran through dry regions.p>

<p class="poetry">As for his people,<n id="1" /> he turned<n id="2" /> a desert into a pool of water,p> <p class="poetry">and a dry land into springs of water.p>

<p class="poetry">My own brothers treat me like a stranger;p> <p class="poetry">they act as if I were a foreigner.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">They worshiped<n id="1" /> their idols,p> <p class="poetry">which became a snare to them.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Like a bridegroom it emerges<n id="1" /> from its chamber;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">like a strong man it enjoys<n id="3" /> running its course.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">He covers himself with light as if it were a garment.p> <p class="poetry">He stretches out the skies like a tent curtain,p>

<p class="poetry">until I find a place for the <sc>Lordsc>,p> <p class="poetry">a fine dwelling place<n id="1" /> for the powerful ruler of Jacob.&#8221;<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">A person&#8217;s life is like grass.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Like a flower in the field it flourishes,p>

<p class="poetry">May their dining table become a trap before them!p> <p class="poetry">May it be a snare for that group of friends!<n id="1" />p>

<p class="lamhebrew">&#1504; (<i>Nuni>)p> <p class="poetry">Your word<n id="1" /> is a lamp to walk by,p> <p class="poetry">and a light to illumine my path.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Jerusalem<n id="1" /> is a city designedp> <p class="poetry">to accommodate an assembly.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">I am forgotten, like a dead man no one thinks about;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">I am regarded as worthless, like a broken jar.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">But I am like a deaf man &#8211; I hear nothing;p> <p class="poetry">I am like a mute who cannot speak.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">They<n id="1" /> sharpen their tongues like a sword;p> <p class="poetry">they aim their arrow, a slanderous charge,<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Then you<n id="1" /> spoke through a vision to your faithful followers<n id="2" /> and said:p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;I have energized a warrior;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">I have raised up a young man<n id="4" /> from the people.p>

<p class="poetry">He led them with a cloud by day,p> <p class="poetry">and with the light of a fire all night long.p>

<p class="poetry">You sold<n id="1" /> your people for a pittance;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">you did not ask a high price for them.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">How long will you threaten<n id="1" /> a man?p> <p class="poetry">All of you are murderers,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">as dangerous as a leaning wall or an unstable fence.<n id="3" />p>