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Ecclesiastes 7:15-24

15I have seenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200everythingהַכֹּ֥לha.KolH3605during mylifetimeבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117of futilityהֶבְלִ֑יhev.LiH1892;thereH3426isH3426a righteousצַדִּיק֙tza.DikH6662personH6662who perishesאֹבֵ֣ד'o.VedH6in his righteousnessבְּצִדְק֔וֹbe.tzid.KoH6664,and thereH3426isH3426a wickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563personH7563who prolongsמַאֲרִ֖יךְma.'a.RikhH748his lifein his wickednessH7463.

16Do not be excessivelyהַרְבֵּ֔הhar.BehH7235righteousצַדִּיק֙tza.DikH6662, and do notbeH2449overlyיוֹתֵ֑רyo.TerH3148wiseתִּתְחַכַּ֖םtit.cha.KamH2449.Whyלָ֖מָּהLa.mahH4100should you ruinתִּשּׁוֹמֵֽם׃ti.sho.MemH8074yourself?

17Do not beH7561excessivelyהַרְבֵּ֖הhar.BehH7235wickedH7561,and do not be foolishסָכָ֑לsa.KhalH5530.Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100should youdieתָמ֖וּתta.MutH4191beforeבְּלֹ֥אbe.Lo'H3808your timeעִתֶּֽךָ׃'i.Te.khaH6256?

18It is goodט֚וֹבTovH2896that you graspתֶּאֱחֹ֣זte.'e.ChozH270oneH2088thingH2088whileוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571notlettingH5117 H3027goH5117 H3027of the otherH2088; for one whofearsH3372Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430comesH3318outH3318withbothכֻּלָּֽם׃ku.LamH3605of them.

19Wisdomהַֽחָכְמָ֖הha.cha.khe.MahH2451strengthensתָּעֹ֣זta.'OzH5810a wiseלֶחָכָ֑םle.cha.KhamH2450personH2450moreH4480thanH4480tenמֵֽעֲשָׂרָה֙me.'a.sa.RahH6235rulersשַׁלִּיטִ֔יםsha.li.TimH7989whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834are in a cityבָּעִֽיר׃ba.'IrH5892.

20Indeedכִּ֣יkiH3588,thereH369isH369notH369a righteousצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662personאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120on earthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834alwaysdoesיַעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213goodטּ֖וֹבTovH2896and does not eversinיֶחֱטָֽא׃ye.che.Ta'H2398.

21Alsoגַּ֤םgamH1571, do nottakeתִּתֵּ֖ןti.TenH5414seriouslyלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the wordsהַדְּבָרִים֙ha.de.va.RimH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834are spokenיְדַבֵּ֔רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696,soאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834that you do not hearתִשְׁמַ֥עtish.Ma'H8085your servantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650cursingמְקַלְלֶֽךָ׃me.ka.Le.chaH7043you,

22foryou knowיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045that evenH1571you have cursedקִלַּ֥לְתָּki.Lal.taH7043othersאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312manyרַבּ֖וֹתra.BotH7227timesפְּעָמִ֥יםpe.'a.MimH6471asH1571wellH1571.

23I testedנִסִּ֣יתִיni.Si.tiH5254allכָּל־kol-H3605thisזֹ֖הzohH2090with wisdomבַֽחָכְמָ֑הva.cha.khe.MahH2451, andI saidאָמַ֣רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, “I will beH2449wiseאֶחְכָּ֔מָה'ech.Ka.mahH2449,” but wisdomwas farרְחוֹקָ֥הre.cho.KahH7350from me.

24Whatמַה־mah-H4100has beenשֶּׁהָיָ֑הshe.ha.YahH1961is remoteרָח֖וֹקra.ChokH7350andveryוְעָמֹ֥ק׀ve.'a.MokH6013mysteriousעָמֹ֖ק'a.MokH6013.Whoמִ֥יmiH4310can discoverיִמְצָאֶֽנּוּ׃yim.tza.'E.nuH4672it?

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