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Ecclesiastes 7:15-18

15All thingshave I seenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200in the daysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117of my vanityהֶבְלִ֑יhev.LiH1892:there isH3426a justצַדִּיק֙tza.DikH6662manthat perishethאֹבֵ֣ד'o.VedH6in his righteousnessבְּצִדְק֔וֹbe.tzid.KoH6664,and there is a wickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563manthat prolongethמַאֲרִ֖יךְma.'a.RikhH748his lifein his wickednessבְּרָעָתֽוֹ׃be.ra.'a.ToH7451.

16Be not righteousצַדִּיק֙tza.DikH6662over muchהַרְבֵּ֔הhar.BehH7235;neither make thyself overיוֹתֵ֑רyo.TerH3148wiseתִּתְחַכַּ֖םtit.cha.KamH2449:why shouldest thou destroyתִּשּׁוֹמֵֽם׃ti.sho.MemH8074thyself?

17Be not over muchהַרְבֵּ֖הhar.BehH7235wickedתִּרְשַׁ֥עtir.Sha'H7561,neither be thou foolishסָכָ֑לsa.KhalH5530:why shouldest thou dieתָמ֖וּתta.MutH4191before thy timeעִתֶּֽךָ׃'i.Te.khaH6256?

18It isgoodט֚וֹבTovH2896that thou shouldest take holdתֶּאֱחֹ֣זte.'e.ChozH270of this; yea, also from thisH2088withdrawH3240not thine handיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027:for he that fearethיְרֵ֥אye.Re'H3373Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430shall come forthיֵצֵ֥אye.Tze'H3318of them all.

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