New American Standard Bible 1995

Ecclesiastes 7:1-14

1Agoodט֥וֹבTovH2896nameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034is betterH2896thanH4480a goodט֑וֹבTovH2896ointmentמִשֶּׁ֣מֶןmi.She.menH8081, And thedayוְי֣וֹםve.YomH3117of one’sdeathהַמָּ֔וֶתha.Ma.vetH4194is better thanH4480the dayמִיּ֖וֹםmi.YomH3117of one’s birthהִוָּלְדֽוֹ׃hi.val.DoH3205.

2It is betterט֞וֹבTovH2896to goלָלֶ֣כֶתla.Le.khetH1980to a houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of mourningאֵ֗בֶל'E.velH60ThanH4480to goמִלֶּ֙כֶת֙mi.Le.khetH1980to a houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of feastingמִשְׁתֶּ֔הmish.TehH4960,Becauseבַּאֲשֶׁ֕רba.'a.SherH834that is theendס֣וֹףSofH5490of everyכָּל־kol-H3605manהָאָדָ֑םha.'a.DamH120,And the livingוְהַחַ֖יve.ha.ChaiH2416takesיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414it toheartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.

3Sorrowכַּ֖עַסKa.'asH3708is betterט֥וֹבTovH2896thanH4480laughterמִשְּׂחֹ֑קmi.se.ChokH7814, Forwhen a faceפָּנִ֖יםpa.NimH6440is sadבְרֹ֥עַve.Ro.a'H7455a heartלֵֽב׃LevH3820may be happyיִ֥יטַבYi.tavH3190.

4Themindלֵ֤בlevH3820of the wiseחֲכָמִים֙cha.kha.MimH2450is in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of mourningאֵ֔בֶל'E.velH60, While themindוְלֵ֥בve.LevH3820of foolsכְּסִילִ֖יםke.si.LimH3684is in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of pleasureשִׂמְחָֽה׃sim.ChahH8057.

5It is betterט֕וֹבTovH2896tolistenלִשְׁמֹ֖עַlish.Mo.a'H8085to the rebukeגַּעֲרַ֣תga.'a.RatH1606of a wiseחָכָ֑םcha.KhamH2450manH2450ThanH4480for oneמֵאִ֕ישׁme.'IshH376to listenשֹׁמֵ֖עַsho.Me.a'H8085to the songשִׁ֥ירshirH7892of foolsכְּסִילִֽים׃ke.si.LimH3684.

6For as thecracklingכְק֤וֹלkhe.KolH6963ofthornהַסִּירִים֙ha.si.RimH5518bushesH5518underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478a potהַסִּ֔ירha.SirH5518,Soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651is thelaughterשְׂחֹ֣קse.ChokH7814of the foolהַכְּסִ֑ילha.ke.SilH3684;And thisזֶ֖הzehH2088tooוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571is futilityהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.

7Foroppressionהָעֹ֖שֶׁקha.'O.shekH6233makesH1984a wiseחָכָ֑םcha.KhamH2450manH2450madH1984, And abribeמַתָּנָֽה׃ma.ta.NahH4979corruptsוִֽיאַבֵּ֥דvi.'a.BedH6the heartלֵ֖בlevH3820.

8Theendאַחֲרִ֥ית'a.cha.RitH319of a matterדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697is betterט֛וֹבTovH2896thanH4480its beginningמֵֽרֵאשִׁית֑וֹme.re.shi.ToH7225;Patienceאֶֽרֶךְ־'e.rekh-H750of spiritר֖וּחַRu.achH7307is betterט֥וֹבTovH2896thanH4480haughtinessמִגְּבַהּ־mi.ge.vah-H1364of spiritרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

9Do not beeagerתְּבַהֵ֥לte.va.HelH926in your heartבְּרֽוּחֲךָ֖be.ru.cha.KhaH7307to be angryלִכְע֑וֹסlikh.'osH3707,For angerכַ֔עַסKha.'asH3708residesיָנֽוּחַ׃ya.Nu.achH5117in the bosomבְּחֵ֥יקbe.CheikH2436of foolsכְּסִילִ֖יםke.si.LimH3684.

10Do not sayתֹּאמַר֙to.MarH559, “Whyמֶ֣הmehH4100is it that the formerהָרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔יםha.Ri.sho.NimH7223daysשֶׁ֤הַיָּמִים֙she.hai.ya.mimH3117were betterטוֹבִ֖יםto.VimH2896thanH4480theseמֵאֵ֑לֶּהme.'E.lehH428?”For it is not from wisdomמֵחָכְמָ֖הme.cha.khe.MahH2451that you askשָׁאַ֥לְתָּsha.'Al.taH7592aboutעַל־'al-H5921thisזֶֽה׃ZehH2088.

11Wisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451alongעִֽם־'im-H5973with an inheritanceנַחֲלָ֑הna.cha.LahH5159is goodטוֹבָ֥הto.VahH2896And anadvantageוְיֹתֵ֖רve.yo.TerH3148to those who seeלְרֹאֵ֥יle.ro.'EiH7200the sunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

12Forwisdomהַֽחָכְמָ֖הha.cha.khe.MahH2451isprotectionבְּצֵ֥לbe.TzelH6738just asmoneyהַכָּ֑סֶףha.Ka.sefH3701isprotectionבְּצֵ֣לbe.TzelH6738,But the advantageוְיִתְר֣וֹןve.yit.RonH3504of knowledgeדַּ֔עַתDa.'atH1847is thatwisdomהַֽחָכְמָ֖הha.cha.khe.MahH2451preservesH2421the livesH2421of its possessorsבְעָלֶֽיהָ׃ve.'a.Lei.haH1167.

13Considerרְאֵ֖הre.'EhH7200theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,For whoמִ֤יmiH4310isableיוּכַל֙yu.KhalH3201to straightenלְתַקֵּ֔ןle.ta.KenH8626whatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He has bentעִוְּתֽוֹ׃i.ve.ToH5791?

14In the dayבְּי֤וֹםbe.YomH3117of prosperityH2899be happyH2896, Butin the dayוּבְי֥וֹםu.ve.YomH3117of adversityH7463considerרְאֵ֑הre.'EhH7200--Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430has madeעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213the oneזֶ֤הzehH2088as wellלְעֻמַּת־le.'u.mat-H5980as the otherזֶה֙zehH2088Soעַל־ דִּבְרַ֗ת'al- div.RatH5921 H1700that manהָֽאָדָ֛םha.'a.DamH120willnot discoverיִמְצָ֧אyim.Tza'H4672anythingמְאֽוּמָה׃me.'U.mahH3972that will beafterאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310him.

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