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Ecclesiastes 5:2-5

2Do notאַל־'al-H408be quickתְּבַהֵ֨לte.va.HelH926toעַל־'al-H5921speakפִּ֜יךָPi.khaH6310,and do notאַל־'al-H408be hastyיְמַהֵ֛רye.ma.HerH4116in your heartוְלִבְּךָ֧ve.li.be.KhaH3820to utterלְהוֹצִ֥יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318a wordH1697beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.ForH3588Godהָאֱלֹהִ֤יםha.'E.lo.HimH430is in heavenבַּשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064and youוְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH859are onעַל־'al-H5921earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776.Soעַֽל־ כֵּ֛ן'al- kenH5921 H3651let your wordsH1697beיִהְי֥וּyih.YuH1961fewמְעַטִּֽים׃me.'a.TimH4592.

3AsH3588a dreamהַחֲל֖וֹםha.cha.LomH2472comesבָּ֥אba'H935through manyבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230caresעִנְיָ֑ן'in.YanH6045,so the speechוְק֥וֹלve.KolH6963of a foolH3684comeswith manyבְּרֹ֥בbe.RoH7230wordsדְּבָרִֽים׃de.va.RimH1697.

4WhenH834you makeH5087a vowנֶ֜דֶרNe.derH5088to Godלֵֽאלֹהִ֗יםle.lo.HimH430,do notאַל־'al-H408delayתְּאַחֵר֙te.'a.CherH309in fulfilling itH7999,becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588He takes noאֵ֥ין'einH369pleasureחֵ֖פֶץChe.fetzH2656in foolsבַּכְּסִילִ֑יםba.ke.si.LimH3684אֵ֥ת'etH853.FulfillH7999H834your vowH5087.

5It is betterט֖וֹבTovH2896אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808to vowתִדֹּ֑רti.DorH5087than to make a vowמִשֶׁתִּדּ֖וֹרmi.shet.ti.DorH5087and notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808fulfill itתְשַׁלֵּֽם׃te.sha.LemH7999.

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