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Ecclesiastes 9:13-16

13Ihavealsoגַּם־gam-H1571seenH7200wisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451underthesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121onthiswise,anditseemedgreatוּגְדוֹלָ֥הu.ge.do.LahH1419untome:

14TherewasalittleH4592cityעִ֣יר'irH5892,andfewמְעָ֑טme.'AtH4592menH376withinit;andtherecameH935agreatגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419kingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428againstit,andbesiegedit,andbuiltH1129greatגְּדֹלִֽים׃ge.do.LimH1419bulwarksagainstit.

15NowtherewasfoundH4672initapoorמִסְכֵּן֙mis.KenH4542wiseחָכָ֔םcha.KhamH2450manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376,andhebyhiswisdomבְּחָכְמָת֑וֹbe.cha.khe.ma.ToH2451deliveredוּמִלַּט־u.mi.lat-H4422thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892;yetnomanהָאִ֥ישׁha.'IshH376rememberedזָכַ֔רza.KharH2142thatsamepoorהַמִּסְכֵּ֖ןha.mis.KenH4542manH376.

16ThensaidH559I,Wisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451isbetterטוֹבָ֥הto.VahH2896thanstrengthמִגְּבוּרָ֑הmi.ge.vu.RahH1369: neverthelessthepoorהַמִּסְכֵּן֙ha.mis.KenH4542man’swisdomוְחָכְמַ֤תve.cha.khe.MatH2451isdespisedH959,andhiswordsוּדְבָרָ֖יוu.de.va.RavH1697arenotheardH8085.

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