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Ecclesiastes 7:1-14

1A good nameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034is betterט֥וֹבTovH2896than fineט֑וֹבTovH2896perfumeמִשֶּׁ֣מֶןmi.She.menH8081,and one’s dayוְי֣וֹםve.YomH3117of deathהַמָּ֔וֶתha.Ma.vetH4194is betterthan his dayמִיּ֖וֹםmi.YomH3117of birthהִוָּלְדֽוֹ׃hi.val.DoH3205.

2It is betterט֞וֹבTovH2896to enterלָלֶ֣כֶת אֶל־la.Le.khet 'el-H1980 H413a houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of mourningאֵ֗בֶל'E.velH60thanמִלֶּ֙כֶת֙mi.Le.khetH1980אֶל־'el-H413a houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of feastingמִשְׁתֶּ֔הmish.TehH4960,sinceבַּאֲשֶׁ֕רba.'a.SherH834deathה֖וּאhu'H1931isthe endס֣וֹףSofH5490of everyכָּל־kol-H3605manהָאָדָ֑םha.'a.DamH120,and the livingוְהַחַ֖יve.ha.ChaiH2416should takeיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414thistoאֶל־'el-H413heartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.

3Sorrowכַּ֖עַסKa.'asH3708is betterט֥וֹבTovH2896than laughterמִשְּׂחֹ֑קmi.se.ChokH7814,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588a sadבְרֹ֥עַve.Ro.a'H7455countenanceפָּנִ֖יםpa.NimH6440is goodיִ֥יטַבYi.tavH3190for the heartלֵֽב׃LevH3820.

4The heartלֵ֤בlevH3820of the wiseחֲכָמִים֙cha.kha.MimH2450isin the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of mourningאֵ֔בֶל'E.velH60,but the heartוְלֵ֥בve.LevH3820of foolsכְּסִילִ֖יםke.si.LimH3684is in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of pleasureשִׂמְחָֽה׃sim.ChahH8057.

5It is betterט֕וֹבTovH2896to heedלִשְׁמֹ֖עַlish.Mo.a'H8085a wise man’sחָכָ֑םcha.KhamH2450rebukeגַּעֲרַ֣תga.'a.RatH1606thanמֵאִ֕ישׁme.'IshH376to listenשֹׁמֵ֖עַsho.Me.a'H8085to the songשִׁ֥ירshirH7892of foolsכְּסִילִֽים׃ke.si.LimH3684.

6Forכִּ֣יkiH3588like the cracklingכְק֤וֹלkhe.KolH6963of thornsהַסִּירִים֙ha.si.RimH5518underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478the potהַסִּ֔ירha.SirH5518,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651is the laughterשְׂחֹ֣קse.ChokH7814of the foolהַכְּסִ֑ילha.ke.SilH3684.Thisזֶ֖הzehH2088tooוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571is futileהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.

7Surelyכִּ֥יkiH3588extortionהָעֹ֖שֶׁקha.'O.shekH6233turns a wise manחָכָ֑םcha.KhamH2450into a foolיְהוֹלֵ֣לye.ho.LelH1984,and a bribeמַתָּנָֽה׃ma.ta.NahH4979corruptsוִֽיאַבֵּ֥דvi.'a.BedH6אֶת־'et-H853the heartלֵ֖בlevH3820.

8The endאַחֲרִ֥ית'a.cha.RitH319of a matterדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697is betterט֛וֹבTovH2896than the beginningמֵֽרֵאשִׁית֑וֹme.re.shi.ToH7225, anda patientאֶֽרֶךְ־'e.rekh-H750spiritר֖וּחַRu.achH7307is betterט֥וֹבTovH2896than a proudמִגְּבַהּ־mi.ge.vah-H1364oneרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

9Do notאַל־'al-H408be quicklyתְּבַהֵ֥לte.va.HelH926provokedלִכְע֑וֹסlikh.'osH3707in your spiritבְּרֽוּחֲךָ֖be.ru.cha.KhaH7307,forכִּ֣יkiH3588angerכַ֔עַסKha.'asH3708settlesיָנֽוּחַ׃ya.Nu.achH5117in the lapבְּחֵ֥יקbe.CheikH2436of a foolכְּסִילִ֖יםke.si.LimH3684.

10Do notאַל־'al-H408sayתֹּאמַר֙to.MarH559, “Whyמֶ֣הmehH4100wereהָיָ֔הha.YahH1961the oldהָרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔ים הָי֥וּha.Ri.sho.Nim ha.YuH7223 H1961daysשֶׁ֤הַיָּמִים֙she.hai.ya.mimH3117betterטוֹבִ֖יםto.VimH2896than theseמֵאֵ֑לֶּהme.'E.lehH428?”Forכִּ֛יkiH3588it is unwiseלֹ֥א מֵחָכְמָ֖הlo' me.cha.khe.MahH3808 H2451of you to askשָׁאַ֥לְתָּsha.'Al.taH7592aboutעַל־'al-H5921thisזֶֽה׃ZehH2088.

11Wisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451,likeעִֽם־'im-H5973an inheritanceנַחֲלָ֑הna.cha.LahH5159, isgoodטוֹבָ֥הto.VahH2896,and it benefitsוְיֹתֵ֖רve.yo.TerH3148those who seeלְרֹאֵ֥יle.ro.'EiH7200the sunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

12Forכִּ֛יkiH3588wisdomהַֽחָכְמָ֖הha.cha.khe.MahH2451בְּצֵ֥לbe.TzelH6738,like moneyהַכָּ֑סֶףha.Ka.sefH3701, isa shelterבְּצֵ֣לbe.TzelH6738,and the advantageוְיִתְר֣וֹןve.yit.RonH3504of knowledgeדַּ֔עַתDa.'atH1847is that wisdomהַֽחָכְמָ֖הha.cha.khe.MahH2451preserves the lifeתְּחַיֶּ֥הte.chai.YehH2421of its ownerבְעָלֶֽיהָ׃ve.'a.Lei.haH1167.

13Considerרְאֵ֖הre.'EhH7200אֶת־'et-H853the workמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430כִּ֣יkiH3588:Whoמִ֤יmiH4310canיוּכַל֙yu.KhalH3201straightenלְתַקֵּ֔ןle.ta.KenH8626אֵ֖ת'etH853whatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He has bentעִוְּתֽוֹ׃i.ve.ToH5791?

14In the dayבְּי֤וֹםbe.YomH3117of prosperityטוֹבָה֙to.VahH2896,beהֱיֵ֣הhe.YehH1961joyfulבְט֔וֹבve.TovH2896,but in the dayוּבְי֥וֹםu.ve.YomH3117of adversityרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451,consider thisרְאֵ֑ה גַּ֣םre.'Eh gamH7200 H1571אֶת־'et-H853:Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430has madeעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213oneזֶ֤הzehH2088of thesealong withלְעֻמַּת־le.'u.mat-H5980the otherזֶה֙zehH2088,so thatעַל־ דִּבְרַ֗ת'al- div.RatH5921 H1700a manהָֽאָדָ֛םha.'a.DamH120cannotשֶׁלֹּ֨אshe.Lo'H3808discoverיִמְצָ֧אyim.Tza'H4672anythingמְאֽוּמָה׃me.'U.mahH3972that will come after himאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310.

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