New American Standard Bible 2020

Ecclesiastes 7:21-23

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.

Read all of Ecclesiastes 7

Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 7