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Ecclesiastes 10:12-20

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?

15The labourעֲמַ֥ל'a.MalH5999of the foolishהַכְּסִילִ֖יםha.ke.si.LimH3684weariethתְּיַגְּעֶ֑נּוּte.yag.ge.'E.nuH3021every one of them, because he knowethיָדַ֖עya.Da'H3045not how to goH3212to the cityעִֽיר׃'IrH5892.

16Woeאִֽי־'i-H337to thee, O landאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,when thy kingשֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְshe.mal.KekhH4428isa childנָ֑עַרNa.'arH5288,and thy princesוְשָׂרַ֖יִךְve.sa.Ra.yikhH8269eatיֹאכֵֽלוּ׃yo.Khe.luH398in the morningבַּבֹּ֥קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242!

17Blessedאַשְׁרֵ֣יךְ'ash.ReikhH835artthou, O landאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,when thy kingשֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְshe.mal.KekhH4428isthe sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of noblesחוֹרִ֑יםcho.RimH2715,and thy princesוְשָׂרַ֙יִךְ֙ve.sa.Ra.yikhH8269eatיֹאכֵ֔לוּyo.Khe.luH398in due seasonבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256,for strengthבִּגְבוּרָ֖הbig.vu.RahH1369,and not for drunkennessבַשְּׁתִֽי׃va.she.TiH8358!

18By much slothfulnessבַּעֲצַלְתַּ֖יִםba.'a.tzal.Ta.yimH6103the buildingהַמְּקָרֶ֑הha.me.ka.RehH4746decayethיִמַּ֣ךְyi.MakhH4355;and through idlenessוּבְשִׁפְל֥וּתu.ve.shif.LutH8220of the handsיָדַ֖יִםya.Da.yimH3027the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004droppeth throughיִדְלֹ֥ףyid.LofH1811.

19A feastלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899is madeעֹשִׂ֣ים'o.SimH6213for laughterלִשְׂחוֹק֙lis.chOkH7814,and wineוְיַ֖יִןve.Ya.yinH3196maketh merryיְשַׂמַּ֣ח חַיִּ֑יםye.sa.Mach chai.YimH2416 H8055:but moneyוְהַכֶּ֖סֶףve.ha.Ke.sefH3701answerethיַעֲנֶ֥הya.'a.NehH6030all things.

20Curseתְּקַלֵּ֔לte.ka.LelH7043not the kingמֶ֚לֶךְMe.lekhH4428,no not in thy thoughtבְּמַדָּֽעֲךָ֗be.ma.da.'a.KhaH4093;and curseתְּקַלֵּ֖לte.ka.LelH7043not the richעָשִׁ֑יר'a.ShirH6223in thy bedchamberוּבְחַדְרֵי֙ מִשְׁכָּ֣בְךָ֔u.ve.chad.Rei mish.Ka.ve.khaH4904 H2315:for a birdע֤וֹףofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064shall carryH3212the voiceהַקּ֔וֹלha.KolH6963,and that which hathוּבַ֥עַלu.Va.'alH1167wingsכְּנָפַ֖יִםke.na.fa.yimH3671shall tellיַגֵּ֥ידya.GeidH5046the matterדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.

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