Ecclesiastes 7
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Ecclesiastes 7:7-10

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.
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