9   Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them.
bayith¹⁰⁰⁴ shalowm⁷⁹⁶⁵ pachad⁶³⁴³ shebet⁷⁶²⁶ 'elowahh⁴³³

10   Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.
showr⁷⁷⁹⁴ `abar<sup>5674</sup> ga`al¹⁶⁰² parah⁶⁵¹⁰ palat⁶⁴⁰³ shakol⁷⁹²¹

11   They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.
shalach⁷⁹⁷¹ `aviyl⁵⁷⁵⁹ tso'n⁶⁶²⁹ yeled³²⁰⁶ raqad⁷⁵⁴⁰

12   They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.
nasa'⁵³⁷⁵ toph⁸⁵⁹⁶ kinnowr³⁶⁵⁸ samach⁸⁰⁵⁵ qowl⁶⁹⁶³ `uwgab⁵⁷⁴⁸

13   They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.
kalah³⁶¹⁵ yowm³¹¹⁷ towb²⁸⁹⁶ rega`⁷²⁸¹ chathath²⁸⁶⁵ sh'owl⁷⁵⁸⁵

14   Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.
'amar⁵⁵⁹ 'el⁴¹⁰ cuwr⁵⁴⁹³ chaphets²⁶⁵⁴ da`ath¹⁸⁴⁷ derek¹⁸⁷⁰

15   What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
Shadday⁷⁷⁰⁶ `abad<sup>5647</sup> ya`al³²⁷⁶ paga`⁶²⁹³

16   Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
tuwb²⁸⁹⁸ yad³⁰²⁷ `etsah<sup>6098</sup> rasha`⁷⁵⁶³ rachaq⁷³⁶⁸

17   How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.
niyr⁵²¹⁶ rasha`<sup>7563</sup> da`ak¹⁸⁴⁶ bow'⁹³⁵ 'eyd³⁴³ chalaq²⁵⁰⁵ chebel²²⁵⁶ 'aph⁶³⁹