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Ecclesiastes 9:14-18

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.

17Thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofthewiseחֲכָמִ֔יםcha.kha.MimH2450heardH8085inquietarebetter thanthecryמִזַּעֲקַ֥תmi.za.'a.KatH2201ofhimthatrulethamongfoolsבַּכְּסִילִֽים׃ba.ke.si.LimH3684.

18Wisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451isbetterטוֹבָ֥הto.VahH2896thanweaponsמִכְּלֵ֣יmi.ke.LeiH3627ofwarקְרָ֑בke.RavH7128; butoneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259sinnerוְחוֹטֶ֣אve.cho.Te'H2398destroyethmuchהַרְבֵּֽה׃har.BehH7235goodטוֹבָ֥הto.VahH2896.

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