New American Standard Bible 1995

Ecclesiastes 7:15-18

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.

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