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Ecclesiastes 10:12-14

12The wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of a wise man’sחָכָ֖םcha.KhamH2450mouthפִי־fi-H6310aregraciousחֵ֑ןChenH2580;but the lipsוְשִׂפְת֥וֹתve.sif.TotH8193of a foolכְּסִ֖ילke.SilH3684will swallow upתְּבַלְּעֶֽנּוּ׃te.val.le.'E.nuH1104himself.

13The beginningתְּחִלַּ֥תte.chi.LatH8462of the wordsדִּבְרֵי־div.rei-H1697of his mouthפִ֖יהוּFi.huH6310isfoolishnessסִכְל֑וּתsikh.LutH5531:and the endוְאַחֲרִ֣יתve.'a.cha.RitH319of his talkפִּ֔יהוּPi.huH6310ismischievousרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451madnessהוֹלֵל֖וּתho.le.LutH1948.

14A foolוְהַסָּכָ֖לve.ha.sa.KhalH5530also is fullיַרְבֶּ֣הyar.BehH7235of wordsדְבָרִ֑יםde.va.RimH1697:a manהָאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120cannot tellיֵדַ֤עye.Da'H3045what shall be; and what shall be afterמֵֽאַחֲרָ֔יוme.'a.cha.RavH310him, who can tellיַגִּ֥ידya.GidH5046him?

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