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. 23AllthishaveIprovedinwisdomבַֽחָכְמָ֑הva.cha.khe.MahH2451:IsaidH559,Iwillbewiseאֶחְכָּ֔מָה'ech.Ka.mahH2449;butitwasfarרְחוֹקָ֥הre.cho.KahH7350fromme. 24Thatwhichis,isfarרָח֖וֹקra.ChokH7350offandexceedingdeepH6013;whocanfindיִמְצָאֶֽנּוּ׃yim.tza.'E.nuH4672itout? 25Iturnedסַבּ֨וֹתִֽיsa.Bo.tiH5437about,andmyheartוְלִבִּי֙ve.li.BiH3820wassettoknowלָדַ֣עַתla.Da.'atH3045andtosearchH1245out,andtoseekוּבַקֵּ֥שׁu.va.KeshH1245wisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451andthereasonofthings,andtoknowוְלָדַ֙עַת֙ve.la.Da.'atH3045thatwickednessרֶ֣שַׁעRe.sha'H7562isfollyוְהַסִּכְל֖וּתve.ha.sikh.LutH5531,andthatfoolishnessismadnessהוֹלֵלֽוֹת׃ho.le.LotH1947. Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 7
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