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Ecclesiastes 8:1-8

1Whoisasthewiseכְּהֶ֣חָכָ֔םke.He.cha.KhamH2450?andwhoknoweththeexplanationofthingsH1697?Aman'swisdomחָכְמַ֤תcha.khe.MatH2451makethhisfaceפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440toshineתָּאִ֣ירta.'IrH215,andtheboldnessofhisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440ischanged.

2I[say],Keepשְׁמ֔וֹרshe.MorH8104theking'scommandment,and[that]onaccountoftheoathשְׁבוּעַ֥תshe.vu.'AtH7621ofGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

3Benothastytogooutofhissight;persistnotinanevilרָ֑עRa'H7451thingH1697:forhedoethwhateverpleasethhim,

4becausethewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofakingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ispower;andwhomaysayיֹֽאמַר־yo.mar-H559untohim,Whatdoest thou?

5Whoso keepeththecommandmentH4687shallknowH3045noevilרָ֑עRa'H7451thingדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697;andawiseחָכָֽם׃cha.KhamH2450man'sheartלֵ֥בlevH3820knowethtimeוְעֵ֣תve.'EtH6256andmannerH1697.

6Fortoeverypurposethereistimeעֵ֣ת'etH6256andmanner.ForthemiseryofmanH120isgreatרַבָּ֥הra.BahH7227uponhim;

7forheknowethnotthatwhichshallbeשֶּׁיִּֽהְיֶ֑הshei.yih.YehH1961;forwhocantellיַגִּ֥ידya.GidH5046himhowH4100itshallbeיִֽהְיֶ֔הyih.YehH1961?

8ThereisnomanH120whohath controloverthespiritH7307toretainthespiritH7307;andnoonehath controloverthedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117ofdeathהַמָּ֔וֶתha.Ma.vetH4194;andthereisnodischargeinthatwarH4421,neithershallwickednessרֶ֖שַׁעRe.sha'H7562deliverH4422thosethataregiventoit.

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