1Deadfliescausetheoilשֶׁ֣מֶןShe.menH8081oftheperfumerרוֹקֵ֑חַro.Ke.achH7543tosendforthH5042an evil odor;sodothalittleמְעָֽט׃me.'AtH4592follyסִכְל֥וּתsikh.LutH5531outweighwisdomמֵחָכְמָ֥הme.cha.khe.MahH2451andhonorמִכָּב֖וֹדmi.ka.VodH3519. 2Awiseחָכָם֙cha.KhamH2450man’sheartלֵ֤בlevH3820isat hisrightלִֽימִינ֔וֹli.mi.NoH3225handH3225;butafool’sכְּסִ֖ילke.SilH3684heartוְלֵ֥בve.LevH3820at hisleft. 3Yeaalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571,whenthefoolכְּשֶׁסָּכָ֥לke.she.sa.khalH5530walkethbythewayבַּדֶּ֛רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870,hisunderstandingfailethhim,andhesaithtoeveryonethatheisafoolסָכָ֥לsa.KhalH5530. 4Ifthespiritר֤וּחַRu.achH7307oftherulerהַמּוֹשֵׁל֙ha.mo.ShelH4910riseupagainstthee,leavenotthyplaceמְקוֹמְךָ֖me.kom.ChaH4725;forgentleness allayethgreatגְּדוֹלִֽים׃ge.do.LimH1419offences. 5Thereisanevilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451whichIhaveseenH7200underthesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121,asitwereanerrorwhich proceedethfromtherulerהַשַּׁלִּֽיט׃ha.sha.LitH7989: 6follyissetH5414ingreatH7227dignity,andtherichוַעֲשִׁירִ֖יםva.'a.shi.RimH6223sitיֵשֵֽׁבוּ׃ye.She.vuH3427inalowבַּשֵּׁ֥פֶלba.She.felH8216place. 8Hethatdiggethapitshallfallיִפּ֑וֹלyi.PolH5307intoit;andwhoso breakeththroughawallגָּדֵ֖רga.DerH1447,aserpentshall bitehim. 9Whoso hewethoutstonesH68shallbehurt therewith;andhethat cleavethwoodעֵצִ֖ים'e.TzimH6086isendangeredthereby. 10Iftheironהַבַּרְזֶ֗לha.bar.ZelH1270beblunt,andonedonotwhettheedge,thenmustheputtomorestrengthוַחֲיָלִ֖יםva.cha.ya.LimH2428:butwisdomחָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahH2451isprofitabletodirect. 11Iftheserpentbitebeforeitischarmedלָ֑חַשׁLa.chashH3908,thenistherenoadvantageH3504inthecharmer. 12Thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofawiseחָכָ֖םcha.KhamH2450man’smouthפִי־fi-H6310aregracious;butthelipsוְשִׂפְת֥וֹתve.sif.TotH8193ofafoolכְּסִ֖ילke.SilH3684willswallowתְּבַלְּעֶֽנּוּ׃te.val.le.'E.nuH1104uphimself. 13Thebeginningofthewordsדִּבְרֵי־div.rei-H1697ofhismouthH6310isfoolishness;andtheendוְאַחֲרִ֣יתve.'a.cha.RitH319ofhistalkismischievousmadness. 14Afoolוְהַסָּכָ֖לve.ha.sa.KhalH5530alsomultipliethwordsדְבָרִ֑יםde.va.RimH1697:yetmanH120knowethnotwhatshallbeשֶׁיִּֽהְיֶ֔הshei.yih.YehH1961;andthatwhichshallbeיִֽהְיֶה֙yih.YehH1961afterhim,whocantellיַגִּ֥ידya.GidH5046him? 15ThelaborH5999offoolsהַכְּסִילִ֖יםha.ke.si.LimH3684wearieth everyoneofthem;forheknowethnothowtogotothecityעִֽיר׃'IrH5892. 16Woetothee, Olandאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,whenthykingשֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְshe.mal.KekhH4428isachild,andthyprincesH8269eatיֹאכֵֽלוּ׃yo.Khe.luH398inthemorningבַּבֹּ֥קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242! 17Happyart thou, Olandאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,whenthykingשֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְshe.mal.KekhH4428isthesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofnobles,andthyprincesH8269eatיֹאכֵ֔לוּyo.Khe.luH398indueseason,forstrengthבִּגְבוּרָ֖הbig.vu.RahH1369,andnotfordrunkenness! 18Byslothfulnesstheroof sinkethin;andthroughidlenessofthehandsיָדַ֖יִםya.Da.yimH3027thehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004leaketh. 19AfeastismadeH6213forlaughterלִשְׂחוֹק֙lis.chOkH7814,andwineוְיַ֖יִןve.Ya.yinH3196makethgladיְשַׂמַּ֣חye.sa.MachH8055thelifeחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416;andmoneyוְהַכֶּ֖סֶףve.ha.Ke.sefH3701answerethallthings. 20Revilenotthekingמֶ֚לֶךְMe.lekhH4428,no,notinthythought;andrevilenottherichעָשִׁ֑יר'a.ShirH6223inthybedchamber:forabirdע֤וֹףofH5775oftheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064shallcarrythevoiceH6963,andthatwhichhathwingsכְּנָפַ֖יִםke.na.fa.yimH3671shalltellיַגֵּ֥ידya.GeidH5046thematterדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697. Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 10
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