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Ecclesiastes 7:11-13

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?

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