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.
8He that diggethחֹפֵ֥רcho.FerH2658a pitגּוּמָּ֖ץgu.MatzH1475shall fallיִפּ֑וֹלyi.PolH5307into it; and whoso breakethוּפֹרֵ֥ץu.fo.RetzH6555an hedgeגָּדֵ֖רga.DerH1447,a serpentנָחָֽשׁ׃na.ChashH5175shall biteיִשְּׁכֶ֥נּוּyi.she.Khe.nuH5391him.
9Whoso removethמַסִּ֣יעַma.Si.a'H5265stonesאֲבָנִ֔ים'a.va.NimH68shall be hurtיֵעָצֵ֖בye.'a.TzevH6087therewith; andhe that cleavethבּוֹקֵ֥עַbo.Ke.a'H1234woodעֵצִ֖ים'e.TzimH6086shall be endangeredיִסָּ֥כֶןyi.Sa.khenH5533thereby.
10If the ironהַבַּרְזֶ֗לha.bar.ZelH1270be bluntקֵהָ֣הke.HahH6949,and he do not whetקִלְקַ֔לkil.KalH7043the edgeפָנִ֣יםfa.NimH6440,then must he putיְגַבֵּ֑רye.ga.BerH1396to more strengthוַחֲיָלִ֖יםva.cha.ya.LimH2428:but wisdomחָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahH2451isprofitableוְיִתְר֥וֹןve.yit.RonH3504to directהַכְשֵׁ֖רhakh.SheirH3787.
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