New American Standard Bible 1995

Ecclesiastes 10:1-7

1Deadמָ֔וֶתMa.vetH4194fliesזְב֣וּבֵיze.Vu.veiH2070make aperfumer’sרוֹקֵ֑חַro.Ke.achH7543oilשֶׁ֣מֶןShe.menH8081stinkיַבְאִ֥ישׁyav.'IshH887,so a littleמְעָֽט׃me.'AtH4592foolishnessסִכְל֥וּתsikh.LutH5531is weightierיָקָ֛רya.KarH3368thanH4480wisdomמֵחָכְמָ֥הme.cha.khe.MahH2451andhonorמִכָּב֖וֹדmi.ka.VodH3519.

2A wiseחָכָם֙cha.KhamH2450man’sH2450heartלֵ֤בlevH3820directs himtoward the rightלִֽימִינ֔וֹli.mi.NoH3225,but the foolishH3684man’sH3684heartוְלֵ֥בve.LevH3820directs himtoward the leftלִשְׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃lis.mo.LoH8040.

3Evenוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571whenH7945the foolכְּשֶׁסָּכָ֥לke.she.sa.khalH5530walksהֹלֵ֖ךְho.LekhH1980along the roadבַּדֶּ֛רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870, hissenseלִבּ֣וֹli.BoH3820is lackingחָסֵ֑רcha.SerH2637and hedemonstratesוְאָמַ֥רve.'a.MarH559to everyoneלַכֹּ֖לla.KolH3605thathe is a foolסָכָ֥לsa.KhalH5530.

4Ifאִם־'im-H518the ruler’sהַמּוֹשֵׁל֙ha.mo.ShelH4910temperר֤וּחַRu.achH7307risesתַּעֲלֶ֣הta.'a.LehH5927againstעָלֶ֔יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921you,do not abandonתַּנַּ֑חta.NachH5117your positionמְקוֹמְךָ֖me.kom.ChaH4725,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588composureמַרְפֵּ֔אmar.Pe'H4832allaysיַנִּ֖יחַya.Ni.achH5117greatגְּדוֹלִֽים׃ge.do.LimH1419offensesחֲטָאִ֥יםcha.ta.'ImH2399.

5Thereיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426is an evilH7463I have seenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121,like an errorכִּשְׁגָגָ֕הkish.ga.GahH7684whichH7945goesH3318forthשֶׁיֹּצָ֖אshei.yo.Tza'H3318from the rulerהַשַּׁלִּֽיט׃ha.sha.LitH7989--

6follyהַסֶּ֔כֶלha.Se.khelH5529is setנִתַּ֣ןni.TanH5414in manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227exaltedH4791placesH4791while richוַעֲשִׁירִ֖יםva.'a.shi.RimH6223menH6223sitיֵשֵֽׁבוּ׃ye.She.vuH3427in humbleH8216placesH8216.

7I have seenרָאִ֥יתִיra.'I.tiH7200slavesעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650ridingon horsesסוּסִ֑יםsu.SimH5483and princesוְשָׂרִ֛יםve.sa.RimH8269walkingהֹלְכִ֥יםho.le.KhimH1980like slavesכַּעֲבָדִ֖יםka.'a.va.DimH5650on the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

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