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Ecclesiastes 4:4-5

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5The foolהַכְּסִיל֙ha.ke.SilH3684foldsחֹבֵ֣קcho.VekH2263אֶת־'et-H853his handsיָדָ֔יוya.DavH3027and consumesוְאֹכֵ֖לve.'o.KhelH398אֶת־'et-H853his own fleshבְּשָׂרֽוֹ׃be.sa.RoH1320.

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Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
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