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Ecclesiastes 10:12-20

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.

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