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Ecclesiastes 7

1A[goodט֥וֹבTovH2896]nameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034isbetterט֑וֹבTovH2896thanpreciousointment,andthedayוְי֣וֹםve.YomH3117ofdeathהַמָּ֔וֶתha.Ma.vetH4194thanthedayמִיּ֖וֹםmi.YomH3117ofone'sbirthH3205.

2Itisbetterט֞וֹבTovH2896togotothehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004ofmourningאֵ֗בֶל'E.velH60thantogotothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004offeastingמִשְׁתֶּ֔הmish.TehH4960:inthatthatistheendס֣וֹףSofH5490ofallmenH120,andthelivingtakethittoheartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.

3Vexationisbetterט֥וֹבTovH2896thanlaughterמִשְּׂחֹ֑קmi.se.ChokH7814;forbythesadnessבְרֹ֥עַve.Ro.a'H7455ofthecountenancetheheartלֵֽב׃LevH3820ismadeH3190betterH2896.

4Theheartלֵ֤בlevH3820ofthewiseחֲכָמִים֙cha.kha.MimH2450isinthehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofmourningאֵ֔בֶל'E.velH60,buttheheartוְלֵ֥בve.LevH3820offoolsכְּסִילִ֖יםke.si.LimH3684inthehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004ofmirth.

5Itisbetterט֕וֹבTovH2896foramanH376tohearH8085therebukeגַּעֲרַ֣תga.'a.RatH1606ofthewiseחָכָ֑םcha.KhamH2450,thantohearH8085thesongשִׁ֥ירshirH7892offoolsכְּסִילִֽים׃ke.si.LimH3684.

6ForasthecracklingofthornsunderapotH5518,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651isthelaughterשְׂחֹ֣קse.ChokH7814ofthefoolהַכְּסִ֑ילha.ke.SilH3684.Thisalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571isvanityH1892.

7Surelyoppressionהָעֹ֖שֶׁקha.'O.shekH6233makethawiseחָכָ֑םcha.KhamH2450manmad,andagiftH4979destroyeththeheartלֵ֖בlevH3820.

8Betteristheendאַחֲרִ֥ית'a.cha.RitH319ofathingH1697thanitsbeginning;betterH2896isapatientspiritר֖וּחַRu.achH7307thanaproudspiritרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

9Benothastyinthyspiritבְּרֽוּחֲךָ֖be.ru.cha.KhaH7307tobevexed;forvexationrestethinthebosomבְּחֵ֥יקbe.CheikH2436offoolsכְּסִילִ֖יםke.si.LimH3684.

10Sayתֹּאמַר֙to.MarH559not,HowH4100isitthattheformerהָרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔יםha.Ri.sho.NimH7223daysשֶׁ֤הַיָּמִים֙she.hai.ya.mimH3117wereH1961betterטוֹבִ֖יםto.VimH2896thanthese?forthou dostnotinquirewiselyconcerningthis.

11Wisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451isasgoodטוֹבָ֥הto.VahH2896asaninheritanceנַחֲלָ֑הna.cha.LahH5159,andprofitabletothemthatseeלְרֹאֵ֥יle.ro.'EiH7200thesunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

12Forwisdomהַֽחָכְמָ֖הha.cha.khe.MahH2451isadefence [as]moneyהַכָּ֑סֶףha.Ka.sefH3701isadefence;buttheexcellencyofknowledgeדַּ֔עַתDa.'atH1847is, [that]wisdomהַֽחָכְמָ֖הha.cha.khe.MahH2451makeththemthatpossessittoliveH2421.

13Considerרְאֵ֖הre.'EhH7200theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430;forwhocanmakestraightwhathehathmadecrooked?

14Inthedayבְּי֤וֹםbe.YomH3117ofprosperityenjoygoodH2896,andinthedayוּבְי֥וֹםu.ve.YomH3117ofadversityconsiderרְאֵ֑הre.'EhH7200:Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hathalsoגַּ֣םgamH1571settheoneH2088besidetheother,totheendthatmanH120shouldfindיִמְצָ֧אyim.Tza'H4672outnothing[ofwhatshallbeהֱיֵ֣הhe.YehH1961]afterhim.

15All[this]haveIseenH7200inthedaysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117ofmyvanityH1892:thereisarighteousצַדִּיק֙tza.DikH6662[man]thatperishethbyhisrighteousnessבְּצִדְק֔וֹbe.tzid.KoH6664,andthereisawickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563[man]thatprolongeth [hisdaysH3117]byhiswickednessH7451.

16Beתְּהִ֤יte.HiH1961notrighteousצַדִּיק֙tza.DikH6662overmuch;neithermakeH8074thyself overwise:whyלָ֖מָּהLa.mahH4100shouldest thoudestroythyself?

17Beתְּהִ֣יte.HiH1961notovermuchwicked,neitherbeH1961thoufoolish:whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100shouldest thoudieתָמ֖וּתta.MutH4191beforethytimeעִתֶּֽךָ׃'i.Te.khaH6256?

18Itisgoodט֚וֹבTovH2896thatthou shouldesttakeתֶּאֱחֹ֣זte.'e.ChozH270holdH270ofthis;yea,alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571fromthatwithdrawnotthyhandיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027:forhethatfearethGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430comethforthH3318fromthemall.

19Wisdomהַֽחָכְמָ֖הha.cha.khe.MahH2451strengtheneththewiseלֶחָכָ֑םle.cha.KhamH2450more thantenמֵֽעֲשָׂרָה֙me.'a.sa.RahH6235mighty[men]thatareinacityבָּעִֽיר׃ba.'IrH5892.

20Surelythereisnotarighteousצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662manH120uponearthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,thatdoethgoodטּ֖וֹבTovH2896andsinnethnot.

21Alsoגַּ֤םgamH1571giveתִּתֵּ֖ןti.TenH5414notheeduntoallwordsהַדְּבָרִים֙ha.de.va.RimH1697thatarespokenH1696, lest thouhearתִשְׁמַ֥עtish.Ma'H8085thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650curseH7043thee.

22ForalsoH1571thine ownheartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820knoweththatoftentimes thou thyselflikewisehastcursedH7043othersאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312.

23AllthishaveItriedbywisdomבַֽחָכְמָ֑הva.cha.khe.MahH2451:IsaidH559,Iwillbewiseאֶחְכָּ֔מָה'ech.Ka.mahH2449;butitwasfarרְחוֹקָ֥הre.cho.KahH7350fromme.

24WhateverhathbeenH1961,isfarרָח֖וֹקra.ChokH7350off,andexceedingdeepH6013:whowillfindיִמְצָאֶֽנּוּ׃yim.tza.'E.nuH4672itout?

25Iturnedסַבּ֨וֹתִֽיsa.Bo.tiH5437,Iandmyheartוְלִבִּי֙ve.li.BiH3820,toknowלָדַ֣עַתla.Da.'atH3045,andtosearchH1245,andtoseekוּבַקֵּ֥שׁu.va.KeshH1245outwisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451andreason,andtoknowוְלָדַ֙עַת֙ve.la.Da.'atH3045wickednessרֶ֣שַׁעRe.sha'H7562tobefollyוְהַסִּכְל֖וּתve.ha.sikh.LutH5531,andfoolishnesstobemadnessהוֹלֵלֽוֹת׃ho.le.LotH1947;

26andIfoundוּמוֹצֶ֨אu.mo.Tze'H4672moreH4480bitterמַ֣רmarH4751thandeathמִמָּ֗וֶתmi.Ma.vetH4194thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802whoseheartלִבָּ֖הּli.BahH3820isnetsוַחֲרָמִ֛יםva.cha.ra.MimH2764andsnares, [and]whosehandsיָדֶ֑יהָya.Dei.haH3027arebands: whoso pleasethGodהָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430shallescapeH4422fromher;butthesinnerוְחוֹטֵ֖אve.cho.Te'H2398shallbecaughtH3920byher.

27SeeH7200thiswhichIhavefoundH4672, saiththePreacher, [searching]oneאַחַ֥ת'a.ChatH259byoneלְאַחַ֖תle.'a.ChatH259tofindH4672outthereason;

28whichmysoulH5315yetH5750seeketh,andIhavenotfoundH4672:oneאֶחָ֤ד'e.ChadH259manאָדָ֞ם'a.DamH120amongathousandמֵאֶ֙לֶף֙me.'E.lefH505haveIfoundH4672,butawomanוְאִשָּׁ֥הve.'i.ShahH802amongallthosehaveInotfoundH4672.

29Onlyלְבַד֙le.VadH905seeH7200thiswhichIhavefoundH4672:thatGodהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430madeH6213manH120uprightיָשָׁ֑רya.SharH3477,buttheyhavesoughtH1245outmanyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227devices.

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