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Ecclesiastes 7:16-25

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;

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