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Ecclesiastes 7:15-18

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.

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