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Ecclesiastes 7:7-10

7Surelyכִּ֥יkiH3588extortionהָעֹ֖שֶׁקha.'O.shekH6233turns a wise manחָכָ֑םcha.KhamH2450into a foolיְהוֹלֵ֣לye.ho.LelH1984,and a bribeמַתָּנָֽה׃ma.ta.NahH4979corruptsוִֽיאַבֵּ֥דvi.'a.BedH6אֶת־'et-H853the heartלֵ֖בlevH3820.

8The endאַחֲרִ֥ית'a.cha.RitH319of a matterדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697is betterט֛וֹבTovH2896than the beginningמֵֽרֵאשִׁית֑וֹme.re.shi.ToH7225, anda patientאֶֽרֶךְ־'e.rekh-H750spiritר֖וּחַRu.achH7307is betterט֥וֹבTovH2896than a proudמִגְּבַהּ־mi.ge.vah-H1364oneרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

9Do notאַל־'al-H408be quicklyתְּבַהֵ֥לte.va.HelH926provokedלִכְע֑וֹסlikh.'osH3707in your spiritבְּרֽוּחֲךָ֖be.ru.cha.KhaH7307,forכִּ֣יkiH3588angerכַ֔עַסKha.'asH3708settlesיָנֽוּחַ׃ya.Nu.achH5117in the lapבְּחֵ֥יקbe.CheikH2436of a foolכְּסִילִ֖יםke.si.LimH3684.

10Do notאַל־'al-H408sayתֹּאמַר֙to.MarH559, “Whyמֶ֣הmehH4100wereהָיָ֔הha.YahH1961the oldהָרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔ים הָי֥וּha.Ri.sho.Nim ha.YuH7223 H1961daysשֶׁ֤הַיָּמִים֙she.hai.ya.mimH3117betterטוֹבִ֖יםto.VimH2896than theseמֵאֵ֑לֶּהme.'E.lehH428?”Forכִּ֛יkiH3588it is unwiseלֹ֥א מֵחָכְמָ֖הlo' me.cha.khe.MahH3808 H2451of you to askשָׁאַ֥לְתָּsha.'Al.taH7592aboutעַל־'al-H5921thisזֶֽה׃ZehH2088.

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