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Ecclesiastes 7:11-22

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.

15AllthishaveIseenH7200inmydaysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117ofvanityH1892:thereisarighteousצַדִּיק֙tza.DikH6662manthatperishethinhisrighteousnessבְּצִדְק֔וֹbe.tzid.KoH6664,andthereisawickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563manthatprolongethhislifeinhisevil-doing.

16Beתְּהִ֤יte.HiH1961notrighteousצַדִּיק֙tza.DikH6662overmuch;neithermakeH8074thyself overwise:whyלָ֖מָּהLa.mahH4100shouldest thoudestroythyself?

17Beתְּהִ֣יte.HiH1961notovermuchwicked,neitherbeH1961thoufoolish:whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100shouldest thoudieתָמ֖וּתta.MutH4191beforethytimeעִתֶּֽךָ׃'i.Te.khaH6256?

18Itisgoodט֚וֹבTovH2896thatthou shouldesttakeתֶּאֱחֹ֣זte.'e.ChozH270holdH270ofthis;yea,alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571fromthatwithdrawnotthyhandיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027:forhethatfearethGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430shallcomeH3318forthH3318fromthemall.

19Wisdomהַֽחָכְמָ֖הha.cha.khe.MahH2451isastrengthtothewiseלֶחָכָ֑םle.cha.KhamH2450manmore thantenמֵֽעֲשָׂרָה֙me.'a.sa.RahH6235rulersH7989thatareinacityבָּעִֽיר׃ba.'IrH5892.

20Surelythereisnotarighteousצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662manH120uponearthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,thatdoethgoodטּ֖וֹבTovH2896,andsinnethnot.

21Alsoגַּ֤םgamH1571takenotheeduntoallwordsהַדְּבָרִים֙ha.de.va.RimH1697thatarespokenH1696, lest thouhearתִשְׁמַ֥עtish.Ma'H8085thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650curseH7043thee;

22foroftentimesalsoH1571thine ownheartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820knoweththatthou thyselflikewisehastcursedH7043othersאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312.

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