1A good nameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034isbetterט֥וֹבTovH2896than preciousט֑וֹבTovH2896ointmentמִשֶּׁ֣מֶןmi.She.menH8081;and the dayוְי֣וֹםve.YomH3117of deathהַמָּ֔וֶתha.Ma.vetH4194than the dayמִיּ֖וֹםmi.YomH3117of one’s birthהִוָּלְדֽוֹ׃hi.val.DoH3205.
2It isbetterט֞וֹבTovH2896to goH3212to the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of mourningאֵ֗בֶל'E.velH60,than to goH3212to the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of feastingמִשְׁתֶּ֔הmish.TehH4960:forבַּאֲשֶׁ֕רba.'a.SherH834that isthe endס֣וֹףSofH5490of all menהָאָדָ֑םha.'a.DamH120;and the livingוְהַחַ֖יve.ha.ChaiH2416will layיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414itto his heartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.
3Sorrowכַּ֖עַסKa.'asH3708isbetterט֥וֹבTovH2896than laughterמִשְּׂחֹ֑קmi.se.ChokH7814:for by the sadnessבְרֹ֥עַve.Ro.a'H7455of the countenanceפָּנִ֖יםpa.NimH6440the heartלֵֽב׃LevH3820is made betterיִ֥יטַבYi.tavH3190.
4The heartלֵ֤בlevH3820of the wiseחֲכָמִים֙cha.kha.MimH2450isin the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of mourningאֵ֔בֶל'E.velH60;but the heartוְלֵ֥בve.LevH3820of foolsכְּסִילִ֖יםke.si.LimH3684isin the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of mirthשִׂמְחָֽה׃sim.ChahH8057.
5It isbetterט֕וֹבTovH2896to hearלִשְׁמֹ֖עַlish.Mo.a'H8085the rebukeגַּעֲרַ֣תga.'a.RatH1606of the wiseחָכָ֑םcha.KhamH2450,than for a manמֵאִ֕ישׁme.'IshH376to hearשֹׁמֵ֖עַsho.Me.a'H8085the songשִׁ֥ירshirH7892of foolsכְּסִילִֽים׃ke.si.LimH3684.
6For as the cracklingכְק֤וֹלkhe.KolH6963of thornsהַסִּירִים֙ha.si.RimH5518under a potהַסִּ֔ירha.SirH5518, so isthe laughterשְׂחֹ֣קse.ChokH7814of the foolהַכְּסִ֑ילha.ke.SilH3684: this also isvanityהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.
7Surely oppressionהָעֹ֖שֶׁקha.'O.shekH6233maketh a wise manחָכָ֑םcha.KhamH2450madיְהוֹלֵ֣לye.ho.LelH1984;and a giftמַתָּנָֽה׃ma.ta.NahH4979destroyethוִֽיאַבֵּ֥דvi.'a.BedH6the heartלֵ֖בlevH3820.
8Betterט֛וֹבTovH2896isthe endאַחֲרִ֥ית'a.cha.RitH319of a thingדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697than the beginningמֵֽרֵאשִׁית֑וֹme.re.shi.ToH7225thereof: andthe patientאֶֽרֶךְ־'e.rekh-H750in spiritר֖וּחַRu.achH7307isbetterט֥וֹבTovH2896than the proudH1362in spiritרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.
9Be not hastyתְּבַהֵ֥לte.va.HelH926in thy spiritבְּרֽוּחֲךָ֖be.ru.cha.KhaH7307to be angryלִכְע֑וֹסlikh.'osH3707:for angerכַ֔עַסKha.'asH3708restethיָנֽוּחַ׃ya.Nu.achH5117in the bosomבְּחֵ֥יקbe.CheikH2436of foolsכְּסִילִ֖יםke.si.LimH3684.
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