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Ecclesiastes 9:13-18

13Thisזֹ֛הzohH2090tooגַּם־gam-H1571I sawרָאִ֥יתִיra.'I.tiH7200as wisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121, andit impressedוּגְדוֹלָ֥הu.ge.do.LahH1419me:

14therewas a smallקְטַנָּ֔הke.ta.NahH6996cityעִ֣יר'irH5892with fewמְעָ֑טme.'AtH4592menH376in it, and a greatגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419kingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428cameוּבָֽא־u.va'-H935to it, surroundedוְסָבַ֣בve.sa.VavH5437it, and constructedוּבָנָ֥הu.va.NahH1129largeגְּדֹלִֽים׃ge.do.LimH1419siegeworksמְצוֹדִ֥יםme.tzo.DimH4685againstעָלֶ֖יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921it.

15But there was foundוּמָ֣צָאu.Ma.tza'H4672in it apoorמִסְכֵּן֙mis.KenH4542wiseחָכָ֔םcha.KhamH2450manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376, and hesavedוּמִלַּט־u.mi.lat-H4422the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892by his wisdomבְּחָכְמָת֑וֹbe.cha.khe.ma.ToH2451. Yetnoלֹ֣אlo'H3808oneוְאָדָם֙ve.'a.DamH120rememberedזָכַ֔רza.KharH2142that poorהַמִּסְכֵּ֖ןha.mis.KenH4542manהָאִ֥ישׁha.'IshH376.

16So I saidוְאָמַ֣רְתִּיve.'a.Mar.tiH559, “Wisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451is betterטוֹבָ֥הto.VahH2896thanH4480strengthמִגְּבוּרָ֑הmi.ge.vu.RahH1369.”But the wisdomוְחָכְמַ֤תve.cha.khe.MatH2451of the poorהַמִּסְכֵּן֙ha.mis.KenH4542manH4542is despisedבְּזוּיָ֔הbe.zu.YahH959,and his wordsוּדְבָרָ֖יוu.de.va.RavH1697areignoredאֵינָ֥ם נִשְׁמָעִֽים׃'ei.Nam nish.ma.'ImH369 H8085.

17Thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of the wiseחֲכָמִ֔יםcha.kha.MimH2450heardנִשְׁמָעִ֑יםnish.ma.'ImH8085in calmבְּנַ֖חַתbe.Na.chatH5183are betterthanH4480the shoutingH2199of a rulerמוֹשֵׁ֖לmo.ShelH4910among foolsבַּכְּסִילִֽים׃ba.ke.si.LimH3684.

18Wisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451is betterH2896thanH4480weaponsמִכְּלֵ֣יmi.ke.LeiH3627of warקְרָ֑בke.RavH7128, butoneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259sinnerוְחוֹטֶ֣אve.cho.Te'H2398destroysיְאַבֵּ֥דye.'a.BedH6muchהַרְבֵּֽה׃har.BehH7235goodH2899.

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