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Ecclesiastes 10:1-7

1As deadמָ֔וֶתMa.vetH4194fliesזְב֣וּבֵיze.Vu.veiH2070bringיַבִּ֖יעַya.Bi.a'H5042a stenchיַבְאִ֥ישׁyav.'IshH887to the perfumer’sרוֹקֵ֑חַro.Ke.achH7543oilשֶׁ֣מֶןShe.menH8081,so a littleמְעָֽט׃me.'AtH4592follyסִכְל֥וּתsikh.LutH5531outweighsיָקָ֛רya.KarH3368wisdomמֵחָכְמָ֥הme.cha.khe.MahH2451and honorמִכָּב֖וֹדmi.ka.VodH3519.

2A wise man’sחָכָם֙cha.KhamH2450heartלֵ֤בlevH3820inclines to the rightלִֽימִינ֔וֹli.mi.NoH3225,but the heartוְלֵ֥בve.LevH3820of a foolכְּסִ֖ילke.SilH3684to the leftלִשְׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃lis.mo.LoH8040.

3Evenוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571as the foolכְּשֶׁסָּכָ֥לke.she.sa.khalH5530walksהֹלֵ֖ךְho.LekhH1980along the roadבַּדֶּ֛רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870,his senseלִבּ֣וֹli.BoH3820is lackingH2638,and he showsוְאָמַ֥רve.'a.MarH559everyoneלַכֹּ֖לla.KolH3605that heהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931is a foolסָכָ֥לsa.KhalH5530.

4Ifאִם־'im-H518the ruler’sהַמּוֹשֵׁל֙ha.mo.ShelH4910temperר֤וּחַRu.achH7307flaresתַּעֲלֶ֣הta.'a.LehH5927against youעָלֶ֔יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921,do notאַל־'al-H408abandonתַּנַּ֑חta.NachH5117your postמְקוֹמְךָ֖me.kom.ChaH4725,forכִּ֣יkiH3588calmnessמַרְפֵּ֔אmar.Pe'H4832lays greatגְּדוֹלִֽים׃ge.do.LimH1419offensesחֲטָאִ֥יםcha.ta.'ImH2399to restיַנִּ֖יחַya.Ni.achH5117.

5There isיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426an evilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451I have seenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121—an errorכִּשְׁגָגָ֕הkish.ga.GahH7684that proceedsשֶׁיֹּצָ֖אshei.yo.Tza'H3318fromמִלִּפְנֵ֥יmi.lif.NeiH6440the rulerהַשַּׁלִּֽיט׃ha.sha.LitH7989:

6Follyהַסֶּ֔כֶלha.Se.khelH5529is appointedנִתַּ֣ןni.TanH5414to greatרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227heightsבַּמְּרוֹמִ֖יםba.me.ro.MimH4791,but the richוַעֲשִׁירִ֖יםva.'a.shi.RimH6223sitיֵשֵֽׁבוּ׃ye.She.vuH3427in lowly positionsבַּשֵּׁ֥פֶלba.She.felH8216.

7I have seenרָאִ֥יתִיra.'I.tiH7200slavesעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650onעַל־'al-H5921horsebackסוּסִ֑יםsu.SimH5483,while princesוְשָׂרִ֛יםve.sa.RimH8269goהֹלְכִ֥יםho.le.KhimH1980onעַל־'al-H5921footהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776like slavesכַּעֲבָדִ֖יםka.'a.va.DimH5650.

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