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Ecclesiastes 10:16-19

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.

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