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Ecclesiastes 5:4-8

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.

6Do notאַל־'al-H408letתִּתֵּ֤ןti.TenH5414H853your mouthפִּ֙יךָ֙pi.khaH6310cause your fleshבְּשָׂרֶ֔ךָbe.sa.Re.khaH1320to sinלַחֲטִ֣יאla.cha.Ti'H2398H853,and do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408tellתֹּאמַר֙ לִפְנֵ֣יto.Mar lif.NeiH559 H6440the messengerהַמַּלְאָ֔ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397thatH3588your vowהִ֑יאHi'H1931was a mistakeשְׁגָגָ֖הshe.ga.GahH7684.Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100should GodH430be angryיִקְצֹ֤ףyik.TzofH7107withעַל־'al-H5921your wordsקוֹלֶ֔ךָko.Le.chaH6963and destroyוְחִבֵּ֖לve.chi.BelH2254H853the workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of your handsיָדֶֽיךָ׃ya.Dei.khaH3027?

7For asH3588manyבְרֹ֤בve.RoH7230dreamsחֲלֹמוֹת֙cha.lo.mOtH2472bring futilityוַהֲבָלִ֔יםva.ha.va.LimH1892,so do manyהַרְבֵּ֑הhar.BehH7235wordsוּדְבָרִ֖יםu.de.va.RimH1697.ThereforeH3588אֶת־'et-H853,fearיְרָֽא׃ye.Ra'H3372Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.

8Ifאִם־'im-H518you seeתִּרְאֶ֣הtir.'EhH7200the oppressionעֹ֣שֶׁק'O.shekH6233of the poorרָ֠שׁrashH7326and the denialוְגֵ֨זֶלve.Ge.zelH1498of justiceמִשְׁפָּ֤טmish.PatH4941and righteousnessוָצֶ֙דֶק֙va.Tze.dekH6664in the provinceבַמְּדִינָ֔הva.me.di.NahH4082,do notאַל־'al-H408be astonishedתִּתְמַ֖הּtit.MahH8539atעַל־'al-H5921the matterהַחֵ֑פֶץha.Che.fetzH2656;forכִּ֣יkiH3588one officialגָבֹ֜הַּ מֵעַ֤לga.Vo.ah me.'AlH1364 H5921is watched byשֹׁמֵ֔רsho.MerH8104a superiorגָּבֹ֙הַּ֙ga.Vo.ahH1364,and others higher stillוּגְבֹהִ֖יםu.ge.vo.HimH1364are over themעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.HemH5921.

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