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Ecclesiastes 8:10-15

10AndIhavealsoגַּם־gam-H1571seenH7200thewickedרְשָׁעִ֨יםre.sha.'ImH7563buriedH6912andgoingH1980away;andsuchashadactedH6213rightlywentH1980from[the]holyקָדוֹשׁ֙ka.do.VoshH6918placeוּמִמְּק֤וֹםu.mi.me.KomH4725,andwereforgottenוְיִֽשְׁתַּכְּח֥וּve.yish.ta.ke.ChuH7911inthecityבָעִ֖ירva.'IrH5892.ThisalsoH1571isvanityH1892.

11Becausesentenceagainstanevilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451workH4639isnotexecutedspeedily,thereforeH3651theheartלֵ֧בlevH3820ofthechildrenofmenH120isfullysetinthemtodoevilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451.

12Thoughasinnerחֹטֶ֗אcho.Te'H2398doevilרָ֛עra'H7451ahundredמְאַ֖תme.'AtH3967times,andprolongH748his[days],yetIknowיוֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045thatitshallbeH1961wellH1571withthemthatfearיִֽירְא֖וּyi.re.'UH3372Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,becausetheyfearH3372beforehim;

13butitshallnotbeH1961wellwiththewickedלָֽרָשָׁ֔עla.ra.Sha'H7563,neithershallheprolongיַאֲרִ֥יךְya.'a.RikhH748[his]daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117asashadowכַּצֵּ֑לka.TzelH6738,becausehefearethnotbeforeGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

14ThereisavanityH1892whichisdoneupontheearthהָאָרֶץ֒ha.'a.RetzH776;thattherearerighteousצַדִּיקִ֗יםtza.di.KimH6662[men] untowhomithappenethaccordingtotheworkH4639ofthewickedהָרְשָׁעִ֔יםha.re.sha.'ImH7563;andtherearewickedרְשָׁעִ֔יםre.sha.'ImH7563[men]towhomithappenethaccordingtotheworkH4639oftherighteousהַצַּדִּיקִ֑יםha.tza.di.KimH6662.IsaidH559thatthisalsoשֶׁגַּם־she.gam-H1571isvanityH1892.

15AndIcommendedmirth,becausethereisnothingH369betterט֤וֹבTovH2896formanH120underthesunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121thantoeatלֶאֱכ֥וֹלle.'e.KholH398,andtodrinkוְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתve.lish.TotH8354,andtobemerry;forthatshallabidewithhimofhislabourthedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117ofhislife,whichGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hathgivenH5414himunderthesunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

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