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Ecclesiastes 7:1-14

1Agoodט֥וֹבTovH2896nameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034isbetterט֑וֹבTovH2896thanpreciousoilH8081;andthedayוְי֣וֹםve.YomH3117ofdeathהַמָּ֔וֶתha.Ma.vetH4194,thanthedayמִיּ֖וֹםmi.YomH3117ofone’sbirthH3205.

2Itisbetterט֞וֹבTovH2896togotothehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004ofmourningאֵ֗בֶל'E.velH60thantogotothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004offeastingמִשְׁתֶּ֔הmish.TehH4960:forthatistheendס֣וֹףSofH5490ofallmenH120;andthelivingwilllayittohisheartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.

3Sorrowisbetterט֥וֹבTovH2896thanlaughterמִשְּׂחֹ֑קmi.se.ChokH7814;forbythesadnessבְרֹ֥עַve.Ro.a'H7455ofthecountenancetheheartלֵֽב׃LevH3820ismadeH3190glad.

4Theheartלֵ֤בlevH3820ofthewiseחֲכָמִים֙cha.kha.MimH2450isinthehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofmourningאֵ֔בֶל'E.velH60;buttheheartוְלֵ֥בve.LevH3820offoolsכְּסִילִ֖יםke.si.LimH3684isinthehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004ofmirth.

5Itisbetterט֕וֹבTovH2896tohearH8085therebukeגַּעֲרַ֣תga.'a.RatH1606ofthewiseחָכָ֑םcha.KhamH2450,thanforamanH376tohearH8085thesongשִׁ֥ירshirH7892offoolsכְּסִילִֽים׃ke.si.LimH3684.

6ForasthecracklingofthornsunderapotH5518,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651isthelaughterשְׂחֹ֣קse.ChokH7814ofthefoolהַכְּסִ֑ילha.ke.SilH3684:thisalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571isvanityH1892.

7SurelyextortionH6233makeththewiseחָכָ֑םcha.KhamH2450manfoolish;andabribedestroyeththeunderstanding.

8Betteristheendאַחֲרִ֥ית'a.cha.RitH319ofathingH1697thanthebeginningthereof;andthepatientinspiritר֖וּחַRu.achH7307isbetterH2896thantheproudinspiritרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

9Benothastyinthyspiritבְּרֽוּחֲךָ֖be.ru.cha.KhaH7307tobeangryלִכְע֑וֹסlikh.'osH3707;forangerH3707restethinthebosomבְּחֵ֥יקbe.CheikH2436offoolsכְּסִילִ֖יםke.si.LimH3684.

10Sayתֹּאמַר֙to.MarH559notthou,Whatisthecausethattheformerהָרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔יםha.Ri.sho.NimH7223daysשֶׁ֤הַיָּמִים֙she.hai.ya.mimH3117wereH1961betterטוֹבִ֖יםto.VimH2896thanthese?forthou dostnotinquirewiselyconcerningthis.

11Wisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451isasgoodטוֹבָ֥הto.VahH2896asaninheritanceנַחֲלָ֑הna.cha.LahH5159; yea,moreexcellentisitforthemthatseeלְרֹאֵ֥יle.ro.'EiH7200thesunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

12Forwisdomהַֽחָכְמָ֖הha.cha.khe.MahH2451isadefence,evenasmoneyהַכָּ֑סֶףha.Ka.sefH3701isadefence;buttheexcellencyofknowledgeדַּ֔עַתDa.'atH1847is,thatwisdomהַֽחָכְמָ֖הha.cha.khe.MahH2451preserveththelifeH2421ofhimthathathit.

13Considerרְאֵ֖הre.'EhH7200theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430:forwhocanmakethatstraight,whichhehathmadecrooked?

14Inthedayבְּי֤וֹםbe.YomH3117ofprosperitybeהֱיֵ֣הhe.YehH1961joyful,andinthedayוּבְי֥וֹםu.ve.YomH3117ofadversityconsiderרְאֵ֑הre.'EhH7200; yea,Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hathmadeH6213theoneH2088sidebysidewiththeother,totheendthatmanH120shouldnotfindיִמְצָ֧אyim.Tza'H4672outanythingמְאֽוּמָה׃me.'U.mahH3972thatshallbeH1961afterhim.

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