Jeremiah 12:1
हे परमप्रभु! यदि मैले तपाईंसँग वकालत गरें भने, तपाईं सँधै धार्मिक नै हुनुहुन्छ। तापनि मलाई केही भन्न दिनुहोस् जुन सही देखिँदैन। किन दुष्ट मानिसहरू सफल हुन्छन्? किन दुष्ट मानिसहरू सम्पन्न जीवन जिउँछन्?
| Righteous | צַדִּ֤יק | ṣaddîq | tsa-DEEK |
| art thou, | אַתָּה֙ | ʾattāh | ah-TA |
| O Lord, | יְהוָ֔ה | yĕhwâ | yeh-VA |
| when | כִּ֥י | kî | kee |
| I plead | אָרִ֖יב | ʾārîb | ah-REEV |
| with | אֵלֶ֑יךָ | ʾēlêkā | ay-LAY-ha |
| thee: yet | אַ֤ךְ | ʾak | ak |
| let me talk | מִשְׁפָּטִים֙ | mišpāṭîm | meesh-pa-TEEM |
| with | אֲדַבֵּ֣ר | ʾădabbēr | uh-da-BARE |
| judgments: thy of thee | אֹתָ֔ךְ | ʾōtāk | oh-TAHK |
| Wherefore | מַדּ֗וּעַ | maddûaʿ | MA-doo-ah |
| doth the way | דֶּ֤רֶךְ | derek | DEH-rek |
| of the wicked | רְשָׁעִים֙ | rĕšāʿîm | reh-sha-EEM |
| prosper? | צָלֵ֔חָה | ṣālēḥâ | tsa-LAY-ha |
| wherefore are all | שָׁל֖וּ | šālû | sha-LOO |
| they happy | כָּל | kāl | kahl |
| that deal very | בֹּ֥גְדֵי | bōgĕdê | BOH-ɡeh-day |
| treacherously? | בָֽגֶד׃ | bāged | VA-ɡed |