New American Standard Bible 1995

Ecclesiastes 7:11-22

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.

15I have seenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200everythingהַכֹּ֥לha.KolH3605during mylifetimeבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117of futilityהֶבְלִ֑יhev.LiH1892;thereיֵ֤שׁyeshH3426isa righteousצַדִּיק֙tza.DikH6662manH6662who perishesאֹבֵ֣ד'o.VedH6in his righteousnessבְּצִדְק֔וֹbe.tzid.KoH6664and thereוְיֵ֣שׁve.YeshH3426isa wickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563manH7563who prolongsמַאֲרִ֖יךְma.'a.RikhH748his lifein his wickednessH7463.

16Do not be excessivelyהַרְבֵּ֔הhar.BehH7235righteousצַדִּיק֙tza.DikH6662and do notbe overlyיוֹתֵ֑רyo.TerH3148wiseתִּתְחַכַּ֖םtit.cha.KamH2449.Whyלָ֖מָּהLa.mahH4100should you ruinתִּשּׁוֹמֵֽם׃ti.sho.MemH8074yourself?

17Do not be excessivelyהַרְבֵּ֖הhar.BehH7235wickedתִּרְשַׁ֥עtir.Sha'H7561and do not be a foolסָכָ֑לsa.KhalH5530.Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100should youdieתָמ֖וּתta.MutH4191beforeבְּלֹ֥אbe.Lo'H3808your timeעִתֶּֽךָ׃'i.Te.khaH6256?

18It is goodט֚וֹבTovH2896that you graspתֶּאֱחֹ֣זte.'e.ChozH270oneH2088thingH2088and alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571notletH5117 H3027goH5117 H3027of the otherH2088; for the one whofearsH3372Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430comesH3318forthH3318withbothכֻּלָּֽם׃ku.LamH3605of them.

19Wisdomהַֽחָכְמָ֖הha.cha.khe.MahH2451strengthensתָּעֹ֣זta.'OzH5810a wiseלֶחָכָ֑םle.cha.KhamH2450manH2450moreH4480thanH4480tenמֵֽעֲשָׂרָה֙me.'a.sa.RahH6235rulersשַׁלִּיטִ֔יםsha.li.TimH7989whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834are in a cityבָּעִֽיר׃ba.'IrH5892.

20Indeedכִּ֣יkiH3588,thereאֵ֥ין'einH369is not a righteousצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120on earthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834continuallydoesיַעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213goodטּ֖וֹבTovH2896and who neverוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808sinsיֶחֱטָֽא׃ye.che.Ta'H2398.

21Alsoגַּ֤םgamH1571, do nottakeתִּתֵּ֖ןti.TenH5414seriouslyלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820allלְכָל־le.kholH3605wordsהַדְּבָרִים֙ha.de.va.RimH1697whichH834are spokenיְדַבֵּ֔רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696,soלֹֽא־lo'-H3808that you will not hearתִשְׁמַ֥עtish.Ma'H8085your servantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650cursingמְקַלְלֶֽךָ׃me.ka.Le.chaH7043you.

22Foryou alsoגַּם־gam-H1571have realizedיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045that you likewiseגַּם־gam-H1571have manyרַבּ֖וֹתra.BotH7227timesפְּעָמִ֥יםpe.'a.MimH6471cursedקִלַּ֥לְתָּki.Lal.taH7043othersאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312.

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