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Ecclesiastes 7:25-29

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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