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Ecclesiastes 10:1-7

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.

7IhaveseenH7200servantsH5650uponhorsesH5483,andprincesH8269walkingהֹלְכִ֥יםho.le.KhimH1980likeservantsH5650upontheearthH776.

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