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Ecclesiastes 9:11-18

11Ireturnedשַׁ֜בְתִּיShav.tiH7725,andsawH7200underthesunהַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121,thattheraceisnottotheswiftלַקַּלִּ֨יםla.ka.LimH7031,northebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421tothestrong,neitheryetbreadH3899tothewiseלַחֲכָמִ֥יםla.cha.kha.MimH2450,noryetrichesH6239totheintelligent,noryetfavourtomenH1368ofknowledge;buttimeעֵ֥ת'etH6256andchancehappenethtothemall.

12FormanH120alsoגַּם֩gamH1571knowethnothistimeעִתּ֗וֹi.ToH6256:asthefishesthataretakenH270inanevilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451net,andasthebirdsוְכַ֨צִּפֳּרִ֔יםve.Khatz.tzi.po.RimH6833thataretakenH270withthesnare,likethemarethechildrenofmenH120snaredinanevilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451timeלְעֵ֣תle.'EtH6256,whenitfallethsuddenlyפִּתְאֹֽם׃pit.'OmH6597uponthem.

13Thisalsoגַּם־gam-H1571haveIseenH7200aswisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451underthesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121,anditwasgreatוּגְדוֹלָ֥הu.ge.do.LahH1419untome.

14TherewasalittleH4592cityעִ֣יר'irH5892,andfewמְעָ֑טme.'AtH4592menH376withinit;andtherecameH935agreatגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419kingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428againstit,andencompassedit,andbuiltH1129greatגְּדֹלִֽים׃ge.do.LimH1419bulwarksagainstit:

15andtherewasfoundH4672initapoorמִסְכֵּן֙mis.KenH4542wiseחָכָ֔םcha.KhamH2450manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376,whobyhiswisdomבְּחָכְמָת֑וֹbe.cha.khe.ma.ToH2451deliveredוּמִלַּט־u.mi.lat-H4422thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892;butnomanהָאִ֥ישׁha.'IshH376rememberedזָכַ֔רza.KharH2142thatpoorהַמִּסְכֵּ֖ןha.mis.KenH4542manH376.

16ThensaidH559I,Wisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451isbetterטוֹבָ֥הto.VahH2896thanstrengthמִגְּבוּרָ֑הmi.ge.vu.RahH1369;butthepoorהַמִּסְכֵּן֙ha.mis.KenH4542man'swisdomוְחָכְמַ֤תve.cha.khe.MatH2451isdespisedH959,andhiswordsוּדְבָרָ֖יוu.de.va.RavH1697arenotheardH8085.

17Thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofthewiseחֲכָמִ֔יםcha.kha.MimH2450areheardH8085inquiet more thanthecryמִזַּעֲקַ֥תmi.za.'a.KatH2201ofhimthatrulethamongfoolsבַּכְּסִילִֽים׃ba.ke.si.LimH3684.

18Wisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451isbetterטוֹבָ֥הto.VahH2896thanweaponsמִכְּלֵ֣יmi.ke.LeiH3627ofwarקְרָ֑בke.RavH7128; butoneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259sinnerוְחוֹטֶ֣אve.cho.Te'H2398destroyethmuchהַרְבֵּֽה׃har.BehH7235goodטוֹבָ֥הto.VahH2896.

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