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Ecclesiastes 10
1Deadfliescausetheointmentoftheapothecarytostinkיַבְאִ֥ישׁyav.'IshH887[and] ferment; [so]alittleמְעָֽט׃me.'AtH4592follyסִכְל֥וּתsikh.LutH5531isweightierthanwisdomמֵחָכְמָ֥הme.cha.khe.MahH2451[and] honour. 2Theheartלֵ֤בlevH3820ofawiseחָכָם֙cha.KhamH2450[man]isat hisrightלִֽימִינ֔וֹli.mi.NoH3225handH3225;buta fool'sheartוְלֵ֥בve.LevH3820at hisleft. 3Yeaalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571,whenhethatisafoolכְּשֶׁסָּכָ֥לke.she.sa.khalH5530walkethbythewayבַּדֶּ֛רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870,hissensefaileth [him],andhesaithtoeveryone[that]heisafoolסָכָ֥לsa.KhalH5530. 4Ifthespiritר֤וּחַRu.achH7307oftherulerהַמּוֹשֵׁל֙ha.mo.ShelH4910riseupagainstthee,leavenotthyplaceמְקוֹמְךָ֖me.kom.ChaH4725;forquietness pacifiethgreatגְּדוֹלִֽים׃ge.do.LimH1419offences. 5Thereisanevilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451thatIhaveseenH7200underthesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121,asanerror[that] proceedethfromtherulerהַשַּׁלִּֽיט׃ha.sha.LitH7989: 6follyissetH5414ingreatH7227dignities,buttherichוַעֲשִׁירִ֖יםva.'a.shi.RimH6223sitיֵשֵֽׁבוּ׃ye.She.vuH3427inalowבַּשֵּׁ֥פֶלba.She.felH8216place. 8Hethatdiggethapitfallethintoit;andwhoso breakethdownahedge,aserpentbitethhim. 9Whoso removethstonesH68ishurt therewith;hethat cleavethwoodעֵצִ֖ים'e.TzimH6086isendangeredthereby. 10Iftheironהַבַּרְזֶ֗לha.bar.ZelH1270beblunt,andonedonotwhettheedge,thenmustheapplymorestrengthוַחֲיָלִ֖יםva.cha.ya.LimH2428;butwisdomחָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahH2451isprofitabletogivesuccess. 11Iftheserpentbitebeforeenchantment,thenthecharmer hathnoadvantageH3504. 12Thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofawiseחָכָ֖םcha.KhamH2450man'smouthפִי־fi-H6310aregracious;butthelipsוְשִׂפְת֥וֹתve.sif.TotH8193ofafoolכְּסִ֖ילke.SilH3684swallowתְּבַלְּעֶֽנּוּ׃te.val.le.'E.nuH1104uphimself. 13Thebeginningofthewordsדִּבְרֵי־div.rei-H1697ofhismouthH6310isfollyסִכְל֑וּתsikh.LutH5531;andtheendוְאַחֲרִ֣יתve.'a.cha.RitH319ofhistalkismischievousmadness. 14Andthefoolוְהַסָּכָ֖לve.ha.sa.KhalH5530multipliethwordsדְבָרִ֑יםde.va.RimH1697: [yet]manH120knowethnotwhatshallbeשֶׁיִּֽהְיֶ֔הshei.yih.YehH1961;andwhatshallbeיִֽהְיֶה֙yih.YehH1961afterhim,whowilltellיַגִּ֥ידya.GidH5046him? 15Thelabouroffoolsהַכְּסִילִ֖יםha.ke.si.LimH3684wearieththem,becausetheyknowיָדַ֖עya.Da'H3045nothowtogotothecityעִֽיר׃'IrH5892. 16Woetothee, Olandאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,whenthykingשֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְshe.mal.KekhH4428isachild,andthyprincesH8269eatיֹאכֵֽלוּ׃yo.Khe.luH398inthemorningבַּבֹּ֥קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242! 17Happyart thou, Olandאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,whenthykingשֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְshe.mal.KekhH4428isasonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofnobles,andthyprincesH8269eatיֹאכֵ֔לוּyo.Khe.luH398in[due]season,forstrengthבִּגְבוּרָ֖הbig.vu.RahH1369,andnotfordrunkenness! 18Bymuchsloth fulnesstheframework fallethin;andthroughidlenessofthehandsיָדַ֖יִםya.Da.yimH3027thehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004drippeth. 19AfeastismadeH6213forlaughterלִשְׂחוֹק֙lis.chOkH7814,andwineוְיַ֖יִןve.Ya.yinH3196makethlifeחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416merry;butmoneyוְהַכֶּ֖סֶףve.ha.Ke.sefH3701answeretheverythingהַכֹּֽל׃ha.KolH3605. 20Curseתְּקַלֵּ֔לte.ka.LelH7043notthekingמֶ֚לֶךְMe.lekhH4428,no,notinthythought;andcurseתְּקַלֵּ֖לte.ka.LelH7043nottherichעָשִׁ֑יר'a.ShirH6223inthybedchamber:forthebirdע֤וֹףofH5775oftheairwillcarrythevoiceH6963,andthatwhichhathwingsכְּנָפַ֖יִםke.na.fa.yimH3671willtellיַגֵּ֥ידya.GeidH5046thematterדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697. Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 10
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