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Ecclesiastes 10:11-15

11Ifאִם־'im-H518the snakeהַנָּחָ֖שׁha.na.ChashH5175bitesיִשֹּׁ֥ךְyi.ShokhH5391beforeבְּלוֹא־be.lo'-H3808it is charmedלָ֑חַשׁLa.chashH3908,there is noוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369profitיִתְר֔וֹןyit.RonH3504for the charmerלְבַ֖עַל הַלָּשֽׁוֹן׃le.Va.'al ha.la.ShonH1167 H3956.

12The wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of a wise man’sחָכָ֖םcha.KhamH2450mouthפִי־fi-H6310are graciousחֵ֑ןChenH2580,but the lipsוְשִׂפְת֥וֹתve.sif.TotH8193of a foolכְּסִ֖ילke.SilH3684consume himתְּבַלְּעֶֽנּוּ׃te.val.le.'E.nuH1104.

13The beginningתְּחִלַּ֥תte.chi.LatH8462of his talkדִּבְרֵי־ פִ֖יהוּdiv.rei- Fi.huH1697 H6310is follyסִכְל֑וּתsikh.LutH5531,and the endוְאַחֲרִ֣יתve.'a.cha.RitH319of his speechפִּ֔יהוּPi.huH6310is evilרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451madnessהוֹלֵל֖וּתho.le.LutH1948.

14Yet the foolוְהַסָּכָ֖לve.ha.sa.KhalH5530multipliesיַרְבֶּ֣הyar.BehH7235wordsדְבָרִ֑יםde.va.RimH1697.Noלֹא־lo'-H3808oneהָאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120knowsיֵדַ֤עye.Da'H3045whatמַה־mah-H4100is comingשֶׁיִּֽהְיֶ֔הshei.yih.YehH1961,and whoמִ֖יmiH4310can tellיַגִּ֥ידya.GidH5046himwhatוַאֲשֶׁ֤רva.'a.SherH834will comeיִֽהְיֶה֙yih.YehH1961after himמֵֽאַחֲרָ֔יוme.'a.cha.RavH310?

15The toilעֲמַ֥ל'a.MalH5999of a foolהַכְּסִילִ֖יםha.ke.si.LimH3684wearies himתְּיַגְּעֶ֑נּוּte.yag.ge.'E.nuH3021,forאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he does notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808knowיָדַ֖עya.Da'H3045the wayלָלֶ֥כֶתla.Le.khetH1980toאֶל־'el-H413the cityעִֽיר׃'IrH5892.

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