New American Standard Bible 1995

Ecclesiastes 9:11-18

11I againשַׁ֜בְתִּיShav.tiH7725sawוְרָאֹ֣הve.ra.'OhH7200underתַֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478the sunהַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121that theraceהַמֵּר֜וֹץha.me.RotzH4793is not to the swiftלַקַּלִּ֨יםla.ka.LimH7031and thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421is not to the warriorsלַגִּבּוֹרִ֣יםla.gi.bo.RimH1368,and neitherוְ֠גַםVe.gamH1571 H3808is breadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899to the wiseלַחֲכָמִ֥יםla.cha.kha.MimH2450norוְגַ֨םve.GamH3808 H1571wealthעֹ֔שֶׁר'O.sherH6239to the discerningלַנְּבֹנִים֙la.ne.vo.NimH995norוְגַ֛םve.GamH3808 H1571favorחֵ֑ןChenH2580to men of abilityלַיֹּדְעִ֖יםlai.yo.de.'ImH3045;for timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256andchanceוָפֶ֖גַעva.Fe.ga'H6294overtakeיִקְרֶ֥הyik.RehH7136them allכֻּלָּֽם׃ku.LamH3605.

12Moreoverכִּ֡י גַּם֩ki gamH3588 H1571,manהָאָדָ֜םha.'a.DamH120does notknowיֵדַ֨עye.Da'H3045his timeעִתּ֗וֹi.ToH6256:like fishכַּדָּגִים֙ka.da.GimH1709caughtשֶׁנֶּֽאֱחָזִים֙she.ne.'e.cha.ZimH270in a treacherousרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451netבִּמְצוֹדָ֣הbim.tzo.DahH4685andbirdsוְכַ֨צִּפֳּרִ֔יםve.Khatz.tzi.po.RimH6833trappedהָאֲחֻז֖וֹתha.'a.chu.ZotH270in a snareבַּפָּ֑חba.PachH6341,so the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of menהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120areensnaredיֽוּקָשִׁים֙yu.ka.ShimH3369at an evilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451timeלְעֵ֣תle.'EtH6256when itsuddenlyפִּתְאֹֽם׃pit.'OmH6597fallsכְּשֶׁתִּפּ֥וֹלke.shet.ti.PolH5307on them.

13Alsoגַּם־gam-H1571thisזֹ֛הzohH2090I came to seeרָאִ֥יתִיra.'I.tiH7200as wisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121, andit impressedוּגְדוֹלָ֥הu.ge.do.LahH1419me.

14Therewas a smallקְטַנָּ֔הke.ta.NahH6996cityעִ֣יר'irH5892with fewמְעָ֑טme.'AtH4592menH376in it and a greatגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419kingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428cameוּבָֽא־u.va'-H935to it, surroundedוְסָבַ֣בve.sa.VavH5437it and constructedוּבָנָ֥הu.va.NahH1129largeגְּדֹלִֽים׃ge.do.LimH1419siegeworksמְצוֹדִ֥יםme.tzo.DimH4685againstעָלֶ֖יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921it.

15But there was foundוּמָ֣צָאu.Ma.tza'H4672in it apoorמִסְכֵּן֙mis.KenH4542wiseחָכָ֔םcha.KhamH2450manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376and hedeliveredוּמִלַּט־u.mi.lat-H4422the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892by his wisdomבְּחָכְמָת֑וֹbe.cha.khe.ma.ToH2451. Yetnoלֹ֣אlo'H3808oneוְאָדָם֙ve.'a.DamH120rememberedזָכַ֔רza.KharH2142that poorהַמִּסְכֵּ֖ןha.mis.KenH4542manהָאִ֥ישׁha.'IshH376.

16So I saidוְאָמַ֣רְתִּיve.'a.Mar.tiH559, “Wisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451is betterטוֹבָ֥הto.VahH2896thanH4480strengthמִגְּבוּרָ֑הmi.ge.vu.RahH1369.”But the wisdomוְחָכְמַ֤תve.cha.khe.MatH2451of the poorהַמִּסְכֵּן֙ha.mis.KenH4542manH4542is despisedבְּזוּיָ֔הbe.zu.YahH959and his wordsוּדְבָרָ֖יוu.de.va.RavH1697are not heededנִשְׁמָעִֽים׃nish.ma.'ImH8085.

17Thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of the wiseחֲכָמִ֔יםcha.kha.MimH2450heardנִשְׁמָעִ֑יםnish.ma.'ImH8085in quietnessבְּנַ֖חַתbe.Na.chatH5183are betterthanH4480the shoutingH2199of a rulerמוֹשֵׁ֖לmo.ShelH4910among foolsבַּכְּסִילִֽים׃ba.ke.si.LimH3684.

18Wisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451is betterH2896thanH4480weaponsמִכְּלֵ֣יmi.ke.LeiH3627of warקְרָ֑בke.RavH7128, butoneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259sinnerוְחוֹטֶ֣אve.cho.Te'H2398destroysיְאַבֵּ֥דye.'a.BedH6muchהַרְבֵּֽה׃har.BehH7235goodH2899.

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