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Ecclesiastes 7:4-6

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.

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