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Ecclesiastes 10:4-10

4אִם־'im-ifH518ר֤וּחַRu.ach[the] spirit ofH7307הַמּוֹשֵׁל֙ha.mo.Shelthe rulerH9009 H4910תַּעֲלֶ֣הta.'a.Lehit will go upH5927עָלֶ֔יךָ'a.Lei.khatowards youH5921 H9031מְקוֹמְךָ֖me.kom.Chaplace yourH4725 H9021אַל־'al-may notH408תַּנַּ֑חta.Nachyou leaveH5117כִּ֣יkiforH3588מַרְפֵּ֔אmar.Pe'calmnessH4832יַנִּ֖יחַya.Ni.achit will cause to restH5117חֲטָאִ֥יםcha.ta.'ImsinsH2399גְּדוֹלִֽים׃ge.do.LimgreatH1419

5יֵ֣שׁyeshthereH3426רָעָ֔הra.'Ah[is] an evilH7451רָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.ti[which] I have seenH7200תַּ֣חַתTa.chatunderH8478הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshthe sunH9009 H8121כִּשְׁגָגָ֕הkish.ga.Gahlike an inadvertenceH9004 H7684שֶׁיֹּצָ֖אshei.yo.Tza'that [is] going forthH9007 H3318מִלִּפְנֵ֥יmi.lif.Neifrom to beforeH9006 H9005 H6440הַשַּׁלִּֽיט׃ha.sha.Litthe rulerH9009 H7989

6נִתַּ֣ןni.Tanit is putH5414הַסֶּ֔כֶלha.Se.khel<the> follyH9009 H5529בַּמְּרוֹמִ֖יםba.me.ro.Mimin <the> high placesH9003 H4791רַבִּ֑יםra.BimmanyH7227וַעֲשִׁירִ֖יםva.'a.shi.Rimand rich [people]H9002 H6223בַּשֵּׁ֥פֶלba.She.felin the low placeH9003 H8216יֵשֵֽׁבוּ׃ye.She.vuthey sitH3427

7רָאִ֥יתִיra.'I.tiI have seenH7200עֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimslavesH5650עַל־'al-onH5921סוּסִ֑יםsu.SimhorsesH5483וְשָׂרִ֛יםve.sa.Rimand princesH9002 H8269הֹלְכִ֥יםho.le.Khim[who] walkH1980כַּעֲבָדִ֖יםka.'a.va.Dimlike slavesH9004 H5650עַל־'al-onH5921הָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzthe groundH9009 H776

8חֹפֵ֥רcho.Fer[one who] digsH2658גּוּמָּ֖ץgu.Matza pitH1475בּ֣וֹboin <the> itH9003 H9033יִפּ֑וֹלyi.Polhe will fallH5307וּפֹרֵ֥ץu.fo.Retzand [one who] breaks throughH9002 H6555גָּדֵ֖רga.Dera wallH1447יִשְּׁכֶ֥נּוּyi.she.Khe.nuit will bite himH5391 H9033נָחָֽשׁ׃na.Chasha snakeH5175

9מַסִּ֣יעַma.Si.a'[one who] quarriesH5265אֲבָנִ֔ים'a.va.NimstonesH68יֵעָצֵ֖בye.'a.Tzevhe will be hurtH6087בָּהֶ֑םba.Hemby <the> themH9003 H9038בּוֹקֵ֥עַbo.Ke.a'[one who] cleavesH1234עֵצִ֖ים'e.Tzimwood<s>H6086יִסָּ֥כֶןyi.Sa.khenhe will be endangeredH5533בָּֽם׃Bamby <the> themH9003 H9038

10אִם־'im-ifH518קֵהָ֣הke.Hahit is bluntH6949הַבַּרְזֶ֗לha.bar.Zelthe iron [axe]H9009 H1270וְהוּא֙ve.Hu'and heH9002 H1931לֹא־lo'-notH3808פָנִ֣יםfa.NimfacesH6440קִלְקַ֔לkil.Kalhe has sharpenedH7043וַחֲיָלִ֖יםva.cha.ya.Limand strength<s>H9002 H2428יְגַבֵּ֑רye.ga.Berhe will make strongH1396וְיִתְר֥וֹןve.yit.Ronand [is] advantageH9002 H3504הַכְשֵׁ֖רhakh.Sheirto give successH3787חָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahwisdomH2451

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