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Ecclesiastes 10:4-7

4Ifאִם־'im-H518the ruler’sהַמּוֹשֵׁל֙ha.mo.ShelH4910temperר֤וּחַRu.achH7307risesתַּעֲלֶ֣הta.'a.LehH5927againstעָלֶ֔יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921you,do not abandonH5117your placeמְקוֹמְךָ֖me.kom.ChaH4725,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588composureמַרְפֵּ֔אmar.Pe'H4832putsH5117greatגְּדוֹלִֽים׃ge.do.LimH1419offensesחֲטָאִ֥יםcha.ta.'ImH2399toH5117restH5117.

5ThereH3426isH3426an evilH7463I have seenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121,like a mistakeכִּשְׁגָגָ֕הkish.ga.GahH7684that proceedsשֶׁיֹּצָ֖אshei.yo.Tza'H3318from the rulerהַשַּׁלִּֽיט׃ha.sha.LitH7989:

6foolishnessהַסֶּ֔כֶלha.Se.khelH5529is setנִתַּ֣ןni.TanH5414in manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227exaltedH4791placesH4791while the richוַעֲשִׁירִ֖יםva.'a.shi.RimH6223sitיֵשֵֽׁבוּ׃ye.She.vuH3427in humbleH8216placesH8216.

7I have seenרָאִ֥יתִיra.'I.tiH7200slavesעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650ridingon horsesסוּסִ֑יםsu.SimH5483and princesוְשָׂרִ֛יםve.sa.RimH8269walkingהֹלְכִ֥יםho.le.KhimH1980like slavesכַּעֲבָדִ֖יםka.'a.va.DimH5650on the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

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