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.KalH3808H7043,more strengthוַחֲיָלִ֖יםva.cha.ya.LimH2428must be exertedיְגַבֵּ֑רye.ga.BerH1396,but skillחָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahH2451producesוְיִתְר֥וֹןve.yit.RonH3504successהַכְשֵׁ֖רhakh.SheirH3787.
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.ShonH1167H3956.
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.huH1697H6310is 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.
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