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Ecclesiastes 10:4-10

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.

8He who digsחֹפֵ֥רcho.FerH2658a pitגּוּמָּ֖ץgu.MatzH1475may fallיִפּ֑וֹלyi.PolH5307into it,and he who breachesוּפֹרֵ֥ץu.fo.RetzH6555a wallגָּדֵ֖רga.DerH1447may be bittenיִשְּׁכֶ֥נּוּyi.she.Khe.nuH5391by a snakeנָחָֽשׁ׃na.ChashH5175.

9The one who quarriesמַסִּ֣יעַma.Si.a'H5265stonesאֲבָנִ֔ים'a.va.NimH68may be injuredיֵעָצֵ֖בye.'a.TzevH6087by them,and he who splitsבּוֹקֵ֥עַbo.Ke.a'H1234logsעֵצִ֖ים'e.TzimH6086endangers himselfיִסָּ֥כֶןyi.Sa.khenH5533.

10Ifאִם־'im-H518the axeהַבַּרְזֶ֗לha.bar.ZelH1270is dullקֵהָ֣הke.HahH6949andוְהוּא֙ve.Hu'H1931the bladeפָנִ֣יםfa.NimH6440unsharpenedלֹא־ קִלְקַ֔לlo'- kil.KalH3808 H7043,more strengthוַחֲיָלִ֖יםva.cha.ya.LimH2428must be exertedיְגַבֵּ֑רye.ga.BerH1396,but skillחָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahH2451producesוְיִתְר֥וֹןve.yit.RonH3504successהַכְשֵׁ֖רhakh.SheirH3787.

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