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Ecclesiastes 7:11-22

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.

15אֶת־'et-H853In my futileהֶבְלִ֑יhev.LiH1892lifeבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117I have seenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200both of theseהַכֹּ֥לha.KolH3605יֵ֤שׁyeshH3426:A righteous manצַדִּיק֙tza.DikH6662perishingאֹבֵ֣ד'o.VedH6in his righteousnessבְּצִדְק֔וֹbe.tzid.KoH6664, andוְיֵ֣שׁve.YeshH3426a wicked manרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563living longמַאֲרִ֖יךְma.'a.RikhH748in his wickednessבְּרָעָתֽוֹ׃be.ra.'a.ToH7451.

16Do notאַל־'al-H408beתְּהִ֤יte.HiH1961overlyהַרְבֵּ֔הhar.BehH7235righteousצַדִּיק֙tza.DikH6662,and do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408make yourself tooיוֹתֵ֑רyo.TerH3148wiseתִּתְחַכַּ֖םtit.cha.KamH2449.Whyלָ֖מָּהLa.mahH4100should you destroy yourselfתִּשּׁוֹמֵֽם׃ti.sho.MemH8074?

17Do notאַל־'al-H408be excessivelyהַרְבֵּ֖הhar.BehH7235wickedתִּרְשַׁ֥עtir.Sha'H7561,and do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408beתְּהִ֣יte.HiH1961a foolסָכָ֑לsa.KhalH5530.Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100should you dieתָמ֖וּתta.MutH4191beforeבְּלֹ֥אbe.Lo'H3808your timeעִתֶּֽךָ׃'i.Te.khaH6256?

18It is goodט֚וֹבTovH2896אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834to graspתֶּאֱחֹ֣זte.'e.ChozH270the oneבָּזֶ֔הba.ZehH2088andוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571notאַל־'al-H408let the other slipתַּנַּ֣חta.NachH5117אֶת־'et-H853fromמִזֶּ֖הmi.ZehH2088your handיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588he who fearsיְרֵ֥אye.Re'H3373Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430will followיֵצֵ֥אye.Tze'H3318אֶת־'et-H853bothכֻּלָּֽם׃ku.LamH3605warnings.

19Wisdomהַֽחָכְמָ֖הha.cha.khe.MahH2451makes the wise manלֶחָכָ֑םle.cha.KhamH2450stronger thanתָּעֹ֣זta.'OzH5810tenמֵֽעֲשָׂרָה֙me.'a.sa.RahH6235rulersשַׁלִּיטִ֔יםsha.li.TimH7989אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834הָי֖וּha.YuH1961in a cityבָּעִֽיר׃ba.'IrH5892.

20Surelyכִּ֣יkiH3588there is noאֵ֥ין'einH369righteousצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120on earthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834doesיַעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213goodטּ֖וֹבTovH2896and neverוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808sinsיֶחֱטָֽא׃ye.che.Ta'H2398.

21גַּ֤םgamH1571Do notאַל־'al-H408payתִּתֵּ֖ןti.TenH5414attentionלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834to everyלְכָל־le.kholH3605wordהַדְּבָרִים֙ha.de.va.RimH1697thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is spokenיְדַבֵּ֔רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696,orלֹֽא־lo'-H3808you may hearתִשְׁמַ֥עtish.Ma'H8085אֶֽת־'et-H853your servantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650cursing youמְקַלְלֶֽךָ׃me.ka.Le.chaH7043.

22Forכִּ֛י גַּם־ki gam-H3588 H1571you knowיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045in your heartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר גַּם־'a.Sher gam-H834 H1571manyרַבּ֖וֹתra.BotH7227timesפְּעָמִ֥יםpe.'a.MimH6471you yourselfאַתָּ֖ה'atH859have cursedקִלַּ֥לְתָּki.Lal.taH7043othersאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312.

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