1Deadמָ֔וֶתMa.vetH4194fliesזְב֣וּבֵיze.Vu.veiH2070cause the ointmentשֶׁ֣מֶןShe.menH8081of the apothecaryרוֹקֵ֑חַro.Ke.achH7543to send forthיַבִּ֖יעַya.Bi.a'H5042a stinking savourיַבְאִ֥ישׁyav.'IshH887: so dotha littleמְעָֽט׃me.'AtH4592follyסִכְל֥וּתsikh.LutH5531him that is in reputationיָקָ֛רya.KarH3368for wisdomמֵחָכְמָ֥הme.cha.khe.MahH2451andhonourמִכָּב֖וֹדmi.ka.VodH3519.
2A wise man’sחָכָם֙cha.KhamH2450heartלֵ֤בlevH3820isat his right handלִֽימִינ֔וֹli.mi.NoH3225;but a fool’sכְּסִ֖ילke.SilH3684heartוְלֵ֥בve.LevH3820at his leftלִשְׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃lis.mo.LoH8040.
3Yea also, when he that is a foolכְּשֶׁסָּכָ֥לke.she.sa.khalH5530walkethהֹלֵ֖ךְho.LekhH1980by the wayבַּדֶּ֛רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870,his wisdomלִבּ֣וֹli.BoH3820failethH2638him,and he saithוְאָמַ֥רve.'a.MarH559to every one that he isa foolסָכָ֥לsa.KhalH5530.
4If the spiritר֤וּחַRu.achH7307of the rulerהַמּוֹשֵׁל֙ha.mo.ShelH4910rise upתַּעֲלֶ֣הta.'a.LehH5927against thee, leaveH3240not thy placeמְקוֹמְךָ֖me.kom.ChaH4725;for yieldingמַרְפֵּ֔אmar.Pe'H4832pacifiethH3240greatגְּדוֹלִֽים׃ge.do.LimH1419offencesחֲטָאִ֥יםcha.ta.'ImH2399.
5There isיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426an evilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451whichI have seenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200under the sunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121,as an errorכִּשְׁגָגָ֕הkish.ga.GahH7684whichproceedethשֶׁיֹּצָ֖אshei.yo.Tza'H3318fromמִלִּפְנֵ֥יmi.lif.NeiH6440the rulerהַשַּׁלִּֽיט׃ha.sha.LitH7989:
6Follyהַסֶּ֔כֶלha.Se.khelH5529is setנִתַּ֣ןni.TanH5414in greatרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227dignityבַּמְּרוֹמִ֖יםba.me.ro.MimH4791,and the richוַעֲשִׁירִ֖יםva.'a.shi.RimH6223sitיֵשֵֽׁבוּ׃ye.She.vuH3427in low placeבַּשֵּׁ֥פֶלba.She.felH8216.
7I have seenרָאִ֥יתִיra.'I.tiH7200servantsעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650upon horsesסוּסִ֑יםsu.SimH5483,and princesוְשָׂרִ֛יםve.sa.RimH8269walkingהֹלְכִ֥יםho.le.KhimH1980as servantsכַּעֲבָדִ֖יםka.'a.va.DimH5650upon the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
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