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Ecclesiastes 4:13-16

13Betterisapoorמִסְכֵּ֖ןmis.KenH4542andwiseוְחָכָ֑םve.cha.KhamH2450youthיֶ֥לֶדYe.ledH3206thananoldזָקֵן֙za.KenH2205andfoolishkingמִמֶּ֤לֶךְmi.Me.lekhH4428,whoknowethnothowtoreceive admonitionanymore.

14ForoutofprisonhecameH3318forthH3318tobekingלִמְלֹ֑ךְlim.LokhH4427;yea,eveninhiskingdomבְּמַלְכוּת֖וֹbe.mal.khu.ToH4438hewasbornH3205poorרָֽשׁ׃RashH7326.

15IsawH7200allthelivingthatwalkהַֽמְהַלְּכִ֖יםham.ha.le.KhimH1980underthesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121,thattheywerewiththeyouthהַיֶּ֣לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206,thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145,thatstoodH5975upinhisstead.

16Therewasnoendקֵ֣ץketzH7093ofallthepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,evenofallthemoverwhomhewas:yettheythatcomeaftershallnotrejoiceיִשְׂמְחוּ־yis.me.chu-H8055inhim.SurelythisalsoH1571isvanityH1892andastrivingafterwindרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

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