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Ecclesiastes 7:8-14

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.

11Wisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451alongH5973withH5973an inheritanceנַחֲלָ֑הna.cha.LahH5159is goodטוֹבָ֥הto.VahH2896, And anadvantageוְיֹתֵ֖רve.yo.TerH3148to those who seeלְרֹאֵ֥יle.ro.'EiH7200the sunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

12Forwisdomהַֽחָכְמָ֖הha.cha.khe.MahH2451isprotectionבְּצֵ֥לbe.TzelH6738just asmoneyהַכָּ֑סֶףha.Ka.sefH3701isprotectionבְּצֵ֣לbe.TzelH6738,But the advantageוְיִתְר֣וֹןve.yit.RonH3504of knowledgeדַּ֔עַתDa.'atH1847is thatwisdomהַֽחָכְמָ֖הha.cha.khe.MahH2451keepsH2421its possessorsבְעָלֶֽיהָ׃ve.'a.Lei.haH1167aliveתְּחַיֶּ֥הte.chai.YehH2421.

13Considerרְאֵ֖הre.'EhH7200theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,For whoמִ֤יmiH4310isH3201ableיוּכַל֙yu.KhalH3201to straightenלְתַקֵּ֔ןle.ta.KenH8626whatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He has bentעִוְּתֽוֹ׃i.ve.ToH5791?

14On the dayבְּי֤וֹםbe.YomH3117of prosperityH2899be happyH2896, Buton the dayוּבְי֥וֹםu.ve.YomH3117of adversityH7463considerרְאֵ֑הre.'EhH7200:Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430has madeעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213the oneזֶ֤הzehH2088as wellלְעֻמַּת־le.'u.mat-H5980as the otherזֶה֙zehH2088SoH5921 H1700thatH5921 H1700a personהָֽאָדָ֛םha.'a.DamH120willnot discoverיִמְצָ֧אyim.Tza'H4672anythingמְאֽוּמָה׃me.'U.mahH3972that will comeafterאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310him.

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