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Ecclesiastes 7:1-14

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.

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