New American Standard Bible 1995

Ecclesiastes 8:1-8

1Whoמִ֚יmiH4310is like the wiseכְּהֶ֣חָכָ֔םke.He.cha.KhamH2450manH2450and whoוּמִ֥יu.MiH4310knowsיוֹדֵ֖עַyo.De.a'H3045the interpretationפֵּ֣שֶׁרPe.sherH6592of a matterדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697?A man’sאָדָם֙'a.DamH120wisdomחָכְמַ֤תcha.khe.MatH2451illuminesתָּאִ֣ירta.'IrH215him and causes hissternוְעֹ֥זve.'OzH5797faceH6440tobeamיְשֻׁנֶּֽא׃ye.shu.Ne'H8132.

2I say, “Keepשְׁמ֔וֹרshe.MorH8104thecommandפִּי־pi-H6310of the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428becauseוְעַ֕לve.'AlH5921 H1697of theoathשְׁבוּעַ֥תshe.vu.'AtH7621before Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

3Do not be in a hurryתִּבָּהֵ֤לti.ba.HelH926to leaveתֵּלֵ֔ךְte.LekhH1980 H4480him. Do not joinתַּעֲמֹ֖דta.'a.ModH5975in an evilרָ֑עRa'H7451matterבְּדָבָ֣רbe.da.VarH1697,for he will doיַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ya.'a.SehH6213whateverכָּל־ אֲשֶׁ֥רkol- 'a.SherH3605 H834he pleasesיַחְפֹּ֖ץyach.PotzH2654.”

4Sinceבַּאֲשֶׁ֥רba.'a.SherH834the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428is authoritativeשִׁלְט֑וֹןshil.TonH7983,whoוּמִ֥יu.MiH4310will sayיֹֽאמַר־yo.mar-H559to him, “Whatמַֽה־mah-H4100are you doingתַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃ta.'a.SehH6213?”

5He whokeepsשׁוֹמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104a royalcommandמִצְוָ֔הmitz.VahH4687experiencesיֵדַ֖עye.Da'H3045noלֹ֥אlo'H3808troubleדָּבָ֣ר רָ֑עda.Var Ra'H1697 H7451,for a wiseחָכָֽם׃cha.KhamH2450heartלֵ֥בlevH3820knowsיֵדַ֖עye.Da'H3045the proper timeוְעֵ֣תve.'EtH6256and procedureוּמִשְׁפָּ֔טu.mish.PatH4941.

6Forthereיֵ֖שׁyeshH3426is a proper timeעֵ֣ת'etH6256and procedureוּמִשְׁפָּ֑טu.mish.PatH4941for everyלְכָל־le.kholH3605delightחֵ֔פֶץChe.fetzH2656,thoughH3588a man’sהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120troubleH7463is heavyרַבָּ֥הra.BahH7227upon him.

7Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588noH369oneH369knowsיֹדֵ֖עַyo.De.a'H3045whatמַה־mah-H4100will happenשֶּׁיִּֽהְיֶ֑הshei.yih.YehH1961,whoמִ֖יmiH4310can tellיַגִּ֥ידya.GidH5046him whenכִּ֚יkiH3588 H3512it will happenיִֽהְיֶ֔הyih.YehH1961?

8Noאֵ֣ין'einH369manאָדָ֞ם'a.DamH120hasH7989authorityH7989to restrainלִכְל֣וֹאlikh.Lo'H3607the windבָּר֙וּחַ֙ba.Ru.achH7307with the windהָר֔וּחַha.Ru.achH7307,or authorityשִׁלְטוֹן֙shil.tOnH7983over the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of deathהַמָּ֔וֶתha.Ma.vetH4194;and thereוְאֵ֤יןve.'EinH369is noוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369dischargeמִשְׁלַ֖חַתmish.La.chatH4917in the timeH4421of warH4421, andevilרֶ֖שַׁעRe.sha'H7562will not deliverיְמַלֵּ֥טye.ma.LetH4422those whoH1167practiceH1167it.

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