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Ecclesiastes 7:25-29

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.

26AndIfindוּמוֹצֶ֨אu.mo.Tze'H4672moreH4480bitterמַ֣רmarH4751thandeathמִמָּ֗וֶתmi.Ma.vetH4194thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802whoseheartלִבָּ֖הּli.BahH3820issnaresandnetsוַחֲרָמִ֛יםva.cha.ra.MimH2764,andwhosehandsיָדֶ֑יהָya.Dei.haH3027arebands: whoso pleasethGodהָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430shallescapeH4422fromher;butthesinnerוְחוֹטֵ֖אve.cho.Te'H2398shallbetakenH3920byher.

27Behold,thishaveIfoundH4672, saiththePreacher, layingoneH259thingtoanother,tofindH4672outtheaccount;

28whichmysoulH5315stillH5750seeketh,butIhavenotfoundH4672:oneאֶחָ֤ד'e.ChadH259manאָדָ֞ם'a.DamH120amongathousandמֵאֶ֙לֶף֙me.'E.lefH505haveIfoundH4672;butawomanוְאִשָּׁ֥הve.'i.ShahH802amongallthosehaveInotfoundH4672.

29Behold,thisonlyלְבַד֙le.VadH905haveIfoundH4672:thatGodהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430madeH6213manH120uprightיָשָׁ֑רya.SharH3477;buttheyhavesoughtH1245outmanyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227inventions.

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