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Ecclesiastes 8:1-4

1מִ֚יmiwho?H4310כְּהֶ֣חָכָ֔םke.He.cha.Kham[is] like the wise [person]H9004 H9009 H2450וּמִ֥יu.Miand who?H9002 H4310יוֹדֵ֖עַyo.De.a'[is] knowingH3045פֵּ֣שֶׁרPe.sher[the] interpretation ofH6592דָּבָ֑רda.Vara matterH1697חָכְמַ֤תcha.khe.Mat[the] wisdom ofH2451אָדָם֙'a.DamanyoneH120תָּאִ֣ירta.'Irit makes shineH215פָּנָ֔יוpa.Navface hisH6440 H9023וְעֹ֥זve.'Ozand [the] strength ofH9002 H5797פָּנָ֖יוpa.Navface hisH6440 H9023יְשֻׁנֶּֽא׃ye.shu.Ne'it is changedH8132

2אֲנִי֙'a.NiIH589פִּי־pi-[the] mouth ofH6310מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekha kingH4428שְׁמ֔וֹרshe.MorkeepH8104וְעַ֕לve.'Aland onH9002 H5921דִּבְרַ֖תdiv.Rat[the] cause ofH1700שְׁבוּעַ֥תshe.vu.'At[the] oath ofH7621אֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimGodH430

3אַל־'al-may notH408תִּבָּהֵ֤לti.ba.Helyou be hastyH926מִפָּנָיו֙mi.pa.Navfrom before himH9006 H6440 H9023תֵּלֵ֔ךְte.Lekhyou will goH1980אַֽל־'al-may notH408תַּעֲמֹ֖דta.'a.Modyou standH5975בְּדָבָ֣רbe.da.Varin a matterH9003 H1697רָ֑עRa'evilH7451כִּ֛יkiforH3588כָּל־kol-allH3605אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherthatH834יַחְפֹּ֖ץyach.Potzhe will desireH2654יַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ya.'a.Sehhe will doH6213

4בַּאֲשֶׁ֥רba.'a.Sherin thatH9003 H834דְּבַר־de.var-a word ofH1697מֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekha kingH4428שִׁלְט֑וֹןshil.Ton[is] masteryH7983וּמִ֥יu.Miand who?H9002 H4310יֹֽאמַר־yo.mar-will he sayH559ל֖וֹloto <the> himH9005 H9033מַֽה־mah-what?H4100תַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃ta.'a.Sehare you doingH6213

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