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Ecclesiastes 7:5-6

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.

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Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
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Rashi on Tanakh
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
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Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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