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! Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 10
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