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Ecclesiastes 7:7-10

7Foroppressionהָעֹ֖שֶׁקha.'O.shekH6233makesH1984a wiseחָכָ֑םcha.KhamH2450personH2450lookיְהוֹלֵ֣לye.ho.LelH1984foolishH1984, And abribeמַתָּנָֽה׃ma.ta.NahH4979corruptsוִֽיאַבֵּ֥דvi.'a.BedH6the heartלֵ֖בlevH3820.

8Theendאַחֲרִ֥ית'a.cha.RitH319of a matterדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697is betterט֛וֹבTovH2896thanH4480its beginningמֵֽרֵאשִׁית֑וֹme.re.shi.ToH7225;Patienceאֶֽרֶךְ־'e.rekh-H750of spiritר֖וּחַRu.achH7307is betterט֥וֹבTovH2896thanH4480arroganceמִגְּבַהּ־mi.ge.vah-H1364of spiritרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

9Do not beeagerתְּבַהֵ֥לte.va.HelH926in your spiritבְּרֽוּחֲךָ֖be.ru.cha.KhaH7307to be angryלִכְע֑וֹסlikh.'osH3707,For angerכַ֔עַסKha.'asH3708residesיָנֽוּחַ׃ya.Nu.achH5117in theheartבְּחֵ֥יקbe.CheikH2436of foolsכְּסִילִ֖יםke.si.LimH3684.

10Do not sayתֹּאמַר֙to.MarH559, “Whyמֶ֣הmehH4100is it that the formerהָרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔יםha.Ri.sho.NimH7223daysשֶׁ֤הַיָּמִים֙she.hai.ya.mimH3117were betterטוֹבִ֖יםto.VimH2896thanH4480theseמֵאֵ֑לֶּהme.'E.lehH428?”For it is not from wisdomמֵחָכְמָ֖הme.cha.khe.MahH2451that you askשָׁאַ֥לְתָּsha.'Al.taH7592aboutעַל־'al-H5921thisזֶֽה׃ZehH2088.

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