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.
19Wisdomהַֽחָכְמָ֖הha.cha.khe.MahH2451strengthenethתָּעֹ֣זta.'OzH5810the wiseלֶחָכָ֑םle.cha.KhamH2450more than tenמֵֽעֲשָׂרָה֙me.'a.sa.RahH6235mightyשַׁלִּיטִ֔יםsha.li.TimH7989menwhich are in the cityבָּעִֽיר׃ba.'IrH5892.
20For there isnot a justצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120upon earthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,that doethיַעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213goodטּ֖וֹבTovH2896,and sinnethיֶחֱטָֽא׃ye.che.Ta'H2398not.
21Also takeתִּתֵּ֖ןti.TenH5414no heedלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820unto all wordsהַדְּבָרִים֙ha.de.va.RimH1697that are spokenיְדַבֵּ֔רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696;lest thou hearתִשְׁמַ֥עtish.Ma'H8085thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650curseמְקַלְלֶֽךָ׃me.ka.Le.chaH7043thee:
23All thisזֹ֖הzohH2090have I provedנִסִּ֣יתִיni.Si.tiH5254by wisdomבַֽחָכְמָ֑הva.cha.khe.MahH2451:I saidאָמַ֣רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559,I will be wiseאֶחְכָּ֔מָה'ech.Ka.mahH2449; but it wasfarרְחוֹקָ֥הre.cho.KahH7350from me.
24That which is far offרָח֖וֹקra.ChokH7350,and exceeding deepH6013,who can find it outיִמְצָאֶֽנּוּ׃yim.tza.'E.nuH4672?
25I appliedסַבּ֨וֹתִֽיsa.Bo.tiH5437mine heartוְלִבִּי֙ve.li.BiH3820to knowלָדַ֣עַתla.Da.'atH3045,and to searchוְלָת֔וּרve.la.TurH8446,and to seek outוּבַקֵּ֥שׁu.va.KeshH1245wisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451,and the reasonוְחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןve.chesh.BonH2808of things,and to knowוְלָדַ֙עַת֙ve.la.Da.'atH3045the wickednessרֶ֣שַׁעRe.sha'H7562of follyכֶּ֔סֶלKe.selH3689,even of foolishnessוְהַסִּכְל֖וּתve.ha.sikh.LutH5531andmadnessהוֹלֵלֽוֹת׃ho.le.LotH1947:
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