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Ecclesiastes 8:1-8

1Whoisasthewiseכְּהֶ֣חָכָ֔םke.He.cha.KhamH2450manH120?andwhoknoweththeinterpretationofathingH1697?Aman’sH120wisdomחָכְמַ֤תcha.khe.MatH2451makethhisfaceפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440toshineתָּאִ֣ירta.'IrH215,andthehardnessofhisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440ischanged.

2Icounselthee,Keepשְׁמ֔וֹרshe.MorH8104theking’sמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428command,andthatinregardoftheoathשְׁבוּעַ֥תshe.vu.'AtH7621ofGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

3BenothastytogooutofhispresenceH6440;persistnotinanevilרָ֑עRa'H7451thingH1697:forhedoethwhatsoeverpleasethhim.

4Fortheking’sמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697hath power;andwhomaysayיֹֽאמַר־yo.mar-H559untohim,Whatdoest thou?

5Whoso keepeththecommandmentH4687shallknowH3045noevilרָ֑עRa'H7451thingדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697;andawiseחָכָֽם׃cha.KhamH2450man’sheartלֵ֥בlevH3820discernethtimeוְעֵ֣תve.'EtH6256andjudgmentH4941:

6fortoeverypurposethereisatimeעֵ֣ת'etH6256andjudgmentH4941;becausethemiseryofmanH120isgreatרַבָּ֥הra.BahH7227uponhim:

7forheknowethnotthatwhichshallbeשֶּׁיִּֽהְיֶ֑הshei.yih.YehH1961;forwhocantellיַגִּ֥ידya.GidH5046himhowH4100itshallbeיִֽהְיֶ֔הyih.YehH1961?

8ThereisnomanH120thathath poweroverthespiritH7307toretainthespiritH7307;neitherhathhepoweroverthedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117ofdeathהַמָּ֔וֶתha.Ma.vetH4194;andthereisnodischargeinwarH4421:neithershallwickednessרֶ֖שַׁעRe.sha'H7562deliverH4422himthatisgiventoit.

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