New American Standard Bible 1995

Ecclesiastes 10:5-7

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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