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Ecclesiastes 7:8-14

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.

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.

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