Berean Standard Bible

Ecclesiastes 10:12-20

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.

16Woeאִֽי־'i-H337to you,O landאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776whose kingשֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְshe.mal.KekhH4428is a youthנָ֑עַרNa.'arH5288,and whose princesוְשָׂרַ֖יִךְve.sa.Ra.yikhH8269feastיֹאכֵֽלוּ׃yo.Khe.luH398in the morningבַּבֹּ֥קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242.

17Blessed are youאַשְׁרֵ֣יךְ'ash.ReikhH835,O landאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776whose kingשֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְshe.mal.KekhH4428is a sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of noblesחוֹרִ֑יםcho.RimH2715,and whose princesוְשָׂרַ֙יִךְ֙ve.sa.Ra.yikhH8269feastיֹאכֵ֔לוּyo.Khe.luH398at the proper timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256—for strengthבִּגְבוּרָ֖הbig.vu.RahH1369and notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808for drunkennessבַשְּׁתִֽי׃va.she.TiH8358.

18Through lazinessבַּעֲצַלְתַּ֖יִםba.'a.tzal.Ta.yimH6103the roofהַמְּקָרֶ֑הha.me.ka.RehH4746caves inיִמַּ֣ךְyi.MakhH4355,and in the handsיָדַ֖יִםya.Da.yimH3027of the idleוּבְשִׁפְל֥וּתu.ve.shif.LutH8220,the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004leaksיִדְלֹ֥ףyid.LofH1811.

19A feastלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899is preparedעֹשִׂ֣ים'o.SimH6213for laughterלִשְׂחוֹק֙lis.chOkH7814,and wineוְיַ֖יִןve.Ya.yinH3196makes lifeחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416merryיְשַׂמַּ֣חye.sa.MachH8055,but moneyוְהַכֶּ֖סֶףve.ha.Ke.sefH3701is the answerיַעֲנֶ֥הya.'a.NehH6030אֶת־'et-H853for everythingהַכֹּֽל׃ha.KolH3605.

20Do notאַל־'al-H408curseתְּקַלֵּ֔לte.ka.LelH7043the kingמֶ֚לֶךְMe.lekhH4428evenגַּ֣םgamH1571in your thoughtsבְּמַדָּֽעֲךָ֗be.ma.da.'a.KhaH4093, orאַל־'al-H408curseתְּקַלֵּ֖לte.ka.LelH7043the richעָשִׁ֑יר'a.ShirH6223even in your bedroomוּבְחַדְרֵי֙ מִשְׁכָּ֣בְךָ֔u.ve.chad.Rei mish.Ka.ve.khaH2315 H4904,forכִּ֣יkiH3588a birdע֤וֹףofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064may carryיוֹלִ֣יךְyo.LikhH1980אֶת־'et-H853your wordsהַקּ֔וֹלha.KolH6963,and a winged creatureוּבַ֥עַל כְּנָפַ֖יִםu.Va.'al ke.na.fa.yimH1167 H3671may reportיַגֵּ֥ידya.GeidH5046your speechדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.

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