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Ecclesiastes 8:1-8

1Whoמִ֚יmiH4310is like the wise manכְּהֶ֣חָכָ֔םke.He.cha.KhamH2450?Whoוּמִ֥יu.MiH4310knowsיוֹדֵ֖עַyo.De.a'H3045the interpretationפֵּ֣שֶׁרPe.sherH6592of a matterדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697?A man’sאָדָם֙'a.DamH120wisdomחָכְמַ֤תcha.khe.MatH2451brightensתָּאִ֣ירta.'IrH215his faceפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440,and the sternnessוְעֹ֥זve.'OzH5797of his faceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440is changedיְשֻׁנֶּֽא׃ye.shu.Ne'H8132.

2Keepשְׁמ֔וֹרshe.MorH8104the king’sמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428commandפִּי־pi-H6310,I sayאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589,because ofוְעַ֕ל דִּבְרַ֖תve.'Al div.RatH5921 H1700your oathשְׁבוּעַ֥תshe.vu.'AtH7621before Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

3Do notאַל־'al-H408hastenתִּבָּהֵ֤לti.ba.HelH926to leaveתֵּלֵ֔ךְte.LekhH1980his presenceמִפָּנָיו֙mi.pa.NavH6440,and do notאַֽל־'al-H408persistתַּעֲמֹ֖דta.'a.ModH5975in a badרָ֑עRa'H7451causeבְּדָבָ֣רbe.da.VarH1697,forכִּ֛יkiH3588he will doיַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ya.'a.SehH6213whateverכָּל־kol-H3605אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he pleasesיַחְפֹּ֖ץyach.PotzH2654.

4Forבַּאֲשֶׁ֥רba.'a.SherH834the king’sמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697is supremeשִׁלְט֑וֹןshil.TonH7983,and whoוּמִ֥יu.MiH4310can sayיֹֽאמַר־yo.mar-H559to him, “Whatמַֽה־mah-H4100are you doingתַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃ta.'a.SehH6213?”

5Whoever keepsשׁוֹמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104his commandמִצְוָ֔הmitz.VahH4687will come toיֵדַ֖ע דָּבָ֣רye.Da' da.VarH3045 H1697noלֹ֥אlo'H3808harmרָ֑עRa'H7451,and a wiseחָכָֽם׃cha.KhamH2450heartלֵ֥בlevH3820knowsיֵדַ֖עye.Da'H3045the right timeוְעֵ֣תve.'EtH6256and procedureוּמִשְׁפָּ֔טu.mish.PatH4941.

6Forכִּ֣יkiH3588there isיֵ֖שׁyeshH3426a right timeעֵ֣ת'etH6256and procedureוּמִשְׁפָּ֑טu.mish.PatH4941to everyלְכָל־le.kholH3605purposeחֵ֔פֶץChe.fetzH2656,thoughכִּֽי־ki-H3588a man’sהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120miseryרָעַ֥תra.'AtH7451weighs heavilyרַבָּ֥הra.BahH7227upon himעָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921.

7Sinceכִּֽי־ki-H3588no oneאֵינֶ֥נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369knowsיֹדֵ֖עַyo.De.a'H3045whatמַה־mah-H4100will happenשֶּׁיִּֽהְיֶ֑הshei.yih.YehH1961,whoמִ֖יmiH4310can tellיַגִּ֥ידya.GidH5046himכִּ֚יkiH3588whatכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834is to comeיִֽהְיֶ֔הyih.YehH1961?

8As noאֵ֣ין'einH369manאָדָ֞ם'a.DamH120has powerשַׁלִּ֤יטsha.LitH7989over the windבָּר֙וּחַ֙ba.Ru.achH7307to containלִכְל֣וֹאlikh.Lo'H3607אֶת־'et-H853itהָר֔וּחַha.Ru.achH7307,so no oneוְאֵ֤יןve.'EinH369has authorityשִׁלְטוֹן֙shil.tOnH7983over his dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of deathהַמָּ֔וֶתha.Ma.vetH4194.As no oneוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369can be dischargedמִשְׁלַ֖חַתmish.La.chatH4917in wartimeבַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הba.mil.cha.MahH4421,so wickednessרֶ֖שַׁעRe.sha'H7562אֶת־'et-H853will notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808releaseיְמַלֵּ֥טye.ma.LetH4422those who practice itבְּעָלָֽיו׃be.'a.LavH1167.

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