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Ecclesiastes 10:11-15

11Ifאִם־'im-H518the serpentהַנָּחָ֖שׁha.na.ChashH5175bitesיִשֹּׁ֥ךְyi.ShokhH5391before being charmedלָ֑חַשׁLa.chashH3908,thereH369isH369noH369benefitיִתְר֔וֹןyit.RonH3504for the charmerלְבַ֖עַל הַלָּשֽׁוֹן׃le.Va.'al ha.la.ShonH1167 H3956.

12Wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697from the mouthפִי־fi-H6310of a wiseחָכָ֖םcha.KhamH2450personH2450are graciousחֵ֑ןChenH2580,while the lipsוְשִׂפְת֥וֹתve.sif.TotH8193of afoolכְּסִ֖ילke.SilH3684consumeתְּבַלְּעֶֽנּוּ׃te.val.le.'E.nuH1104him;

13the beginningתְּחִלַּ֥תte.chi.LatH8462ofhis talkingדִּבְרֵי־div.rei-H1697 H6310is foolishnessסִכְל֑וּתsikh.LutH5531,and the endוְאַחֲרִ֣יתve.'a.cha.RitH319ofit is evilH7463insanityהוֹלֵל֖וּתho.le.LutH1948.

14Yet thefoolוְהַסָּכָ֖לve.ha.sa.KhalH5530multipliesיַרְבֶּ֣הyar.BehH7235wordsדְבָרִ֑יםde.va.RimH1697.Noלֹא־lo'-H3808personהָאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120knowsיֵדַ֤עye.Da'H3045whatמַה־mah-H4100will happenשֶׁיִּֽהְיֶ֔הshei.yih.YehH1961,and whoמִ֖יmiH4310can tellיַגִּ֥ידya.GidH5046himwhatוַאֲשֶׁ֤רva.'a.SherH834will comeיִֽהְיֶה֙yih.YehH1961afterמֵֽאַחֲרָ֔יוme.'a.cha.RavH4480 H310him?

15The laborעֲמַ֥ל'a.MalH5999ofa foolהַכְּסִילִ֖יםha.ke.si.LimH3684makes him sowearyתְּיַגְּעֶ֑נּוּte.yag.ge.'E.nuH3021that he does not evenknowיָדַ֖עya.Da'H3045how to goלָלֶ֥כֶתla.Le.khetH1980to a cityעִֽיר׃'IrH5892.

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