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Ecclesiastes 7:19-22

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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