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Ecclesiastes 1:16-18

16Iאֲנִ֤י'a.NiH589saidדִּבַּ֨רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696toעִם־'im-H5973myselfלִבִּי֙ לֵאמֹ֔רli.Bi le.MorH3820 H559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,Iאֲנִ֗י'a.NiH589have grownהִגְדַּ֤לְתִּיhig.Dal.tiH1431and increasedוְהוֹסַ֙פְתִּי֙ve.ho.Saf.tiH3254in wisdomחָכְמָ֔הchokh.mahH2451beyondעַ֛ל'alH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605thoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834before meלְפָנַ֖יle.fa.NaiH6440who wereהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961overעַל־'al-H5921Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and my mindוְלִבִּ֛יve.li.BiH3820has observedרָאָ֥הra.'AhH7200a wealthהַרְבֵּ֖הhar.BehH7235of wisdomחָכְמָ֥הchokh.mahH2451and knowledgeוָדָֽעַת׃va.Da.'atH1847.”

17So I setוָאֶתְּנָ֤הva.'e.te.NahH5414my mindלִבִּי֙li.BiH3820to knowלָדַ֣עַתla.Da.'atH3045wisdomחָכְמָ֔הchokh.mahH2451andוְדַ֥עַתve.Da.'atH3045madnessהוֹלֵל֖וֹתho.le.LotH1947and follyוְשִׂכְל֑וּתve.sikh.LutH5531;I learnedיָדַ֕עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatזֶ֥הzehH2088thisה֖וּאhu'H1931,tooשֶׁגַּם־she.gam-H1571,is a pursuitרַעְי֥וֹןra'.YonH7475of the windרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

18Forכִּ֛יkiH3588with muchבְּרֹ֥בbe.RoH7230wisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451comes muchרָב־rov-H7227sorrowכָּ֑עַסKa.'asH3708,and as knowledgeדַּ֖עַתDa.'atH1847growsוְיוֹסִ֥יףve.yo.SifH3254,griefמַכְאֽוֹב׃makh.'ovH4341increasesיוֹסִ֥יףyo.SifH3254.

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