New American Standard Bible 1995

Ecclesiastes 7:1-7

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.

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