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Ecclesiastes 9:13-18 13 This also גַּם־ gam- H1571 have I seen H7200 as wisdom חָכְמָ֖ה chokh.mah H2451 under the sun הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ ha.Sha.mesh H8121 , and it was great וּגְדוֹלָ֥ה u.ge.do.Lah H1419 unto me . 14 There was a little H4592 city עִ֣יר 'ir H5892 , and few מְעָ֑ט me.'At H4592 men H376 within it ; and there came H935 a great גָּדוֹל֙ ga.dOl H1419 king מֶ֤לֶךְ Me.lekh H4428 against it , and encompassed it , and built H1129 great גְּדֹלִֽים׃ ge.do.Lim H1419 bulwarks against it : 15 and there was found H4672 in it a poor מִסְכֵּן֙ mis.Ken H4542 wise חָכָ֔ם cha.Kham H2450 man אִ֤ישׁ 'ish H376 , who by his wisdom בְּחָכְמָת֑וֹ be.cha.khe.ma.To H2451 delivered וּמִלַּט־ u.mi.lat- H4422 the city הָעִ֖יר ha.'Ir H5892 ; but no man הָאִ֥ישׁ ha.'Ish H376 remembered זָכַ֔ר za.Khar H2142 that poor הַמִּסְכֵּ֖ן ha.mis.Ken H4542 man H376 . 16 Then said H559 I , Wisdom חָכְמָ֖ה chokh.mah H2451 is better טוֹבָ֥ה to.Vah H2896 than strength מִגְּבוּרָ֑ה mi.ge.vu.Rah H1369 ; but the poor הַמִּסְכֵּן֙ ha.mis.Ken H4542 man's wisdom וְחָכְמַ֤ת ve.cha.khe.Mat H2451 is despised H959 , and his words וּדְבָרָ֖יו u.de.va.Rav H1697 are not heard H8085 . 17 The words דִּבְרֵ֣י div.Rei H1697 of the wise חֲכָמִ֔ים cha.kha.Mim H2450 are heard H8085 in quiet more than the cry מִזַּעֲקַ֥ת mi.za.'a.Kat H2201 of him that ruleth among fools בַּכְּסִילִֽים׃ ba.ke.si.Lim H3684 . 18 Wisdom חָכְמָ֖ה chokh.mah H2451 is better טוֹבָ֥ה to.Vah H2896 than weapons מִכְּלֵ֣י mi.ke.Lei H3627 of war קְרָ֑ב ke.Rav H7128 ; but one אֶחָ֔ד 'e.Chad H259 sinner וְחוֹטֶ֣א ve.cho.Te' H2398 destroyeth much הַרְבֵּֽה׃ har.Beh H7235 good טוֹבָ֥ה to.Vah H2896 . Read all of Ecclesiastes 9 ← Ecclesiastes 8 Ecclesiastes 10 → Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 9 Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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