Revised Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 10:5-7

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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