Ben adam

Ben adam
Ben adam hu rak basar vadam
Avak poreach bamidbar
Ben adam, bederech ha’olam
Ketsel over, kacheres hanishbar

Adam hu rak adam verov yamav leilot
Ve’ein adam mushlam bechol hama’alot
Az ten lo lachalom veten lo neshima
Ten leShem, ten leCham, ten leYefet nechama

Al tachbid yadcha alav veten tikva
Ve’al tadun oto tamid lechaf chova
Ki adam hu adam hu adam hu rak adam

Ben adam ne’or uchvar nirdam
Yamav ktsarim, sofam atsuv
Ben adam oreach ba’olam
Ba me’afar ule’afar yashuv

Adam hu rak adam verov yamav leilot
Ve’ein adam mushlam bechol hama’alot
Az ten lo lachalom veten lo neshima
Ten leShem, ten leCham, ten leYefet nechama

Al tachbid yadcha alav veten tikva
Ve’al tadun oto tamid lechaf chova
Ki adam hu adam hu adam hu rak adam

Hu lo yilmad lanetsach
Hu shocheach le’ehov
Hu lo yode’a sheyomo karov

Ki adam hu rak adam verov yamav leilot
Ve’ein adam mushlam bechol hama’alot
Az ten lo lachalom veten lo neshima
Ten leShem, ten leCham, ten leYefet nechama

Al tachbid yadcha alav veten tikva
Ve’al tadun oto tamid lechaf chova
Ki adam hu adam hu adam hu rak adam

Adam hu rak adam verov yamav leilot
Ve’ein adam mushlam bechol hama’alot
Az ten lo lachalom veten lo neshima
Ten leShem, ten leCham, ten leYefet nechama

Al tachbid yadcha alav veten tikva
Ve’al tadun oto tamid lechaf chova
Ki adam hu adam hu adam hu rak adam

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