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Ecclesiastes 2:12-13

12So I turnedוּפָנִ֤יתִֽיu.fa.Ni.tiH6437toconsiderלִרְא֣וֹתlir.'otH7200wisdomחָכְמָ֔הchokh.mahH2451,insanityוְהוֹלֵל֖וֹתve.ho.le.LotH1947,and foolishnessוְסִכְל֑וּתve.sikh.LutH5531;for whatמֶ֣הmehH4100willthe manהָאָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120dowhoH7945will comeשֶׁיָּבוֹא֙shei.ya.Vo'H935afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, exceptwhatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834has alreadyכְּבָ֖רke.VarH3528been doneעָשֽׂוּהוּ׃'a.Su.huH6213?

13Then I sawוְרָאִ֣יתִיve.ra.'I.tiH7200thatwisdomלַֽחָכְמָ֖הla.cha.khe.MahH2451surpassesשֶׁיֵּ֥שׁ יִתְר֛וֹן מִן־shei.Yesh yit.Ron min-H3426 H3504 H4480foolishnessהַסִּכְל֑וּתha.sikh.LutH5531as lightהָא֖וֹרha.'OrH216surpassesכִּֽיתְר֥וֹן מִן־kit.Ron min-H3504 H4480darknessהַחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ha.Cho.shekhH2822.

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