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Ecclesiastes 10:12-20

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.

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