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-H1980H413a 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.
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