Revised Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 12:9-14

9And moreoverוְיֹתֵ֕רve.yo.TerH3148,because the preacherקֹהֶ֖לֶתko.He.letH6953was wiseחָכָ֑םcha.KhamH2450,he still taughtלִמַּד־li.mad-H3925the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971knowledgeדַּ֙עַת֙da.'atH1847;yea, he gave good heedוְאִזֵּ֣ןve.'i.ZenH239,and sought outוְחִקֵּ֔רve.chi.KerH2713, andset in orderתִּקֵּ֖ןti.KenH8626manyהַרְבֵּֽה׃har.BehH7235proverbsמְשָׁלִ֥יםme.sha.LimH4912.

10The preacherקֹהֶ֔לֶתko.He.letH6953soughtבִּקֵּ֣שׁbi.KeshH1245to find outלִמְצֹ֖אlim.Tzo'H4672acceptableחֵ֑פֶץChe.fetzH2656wordsדִּבְרֵי־div.rei-H1697: and that which waswrittenוְכָת֥וּבve.kha.TuvH3789wasuprightיֹ֖שֶׁרYo.sherH3476, evenwordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of truthאֱמֶֽת׃'e.MetH571.

11The wordsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697of the wiseחֲכָמִים֙cha.kha.MimH2450areas goadsכַּדָּ֣רְבֹנ֔וֹתka.Da.re.vo.NotH1861,and as nailsוּֽכְמַשְׂמְר֥וֹתu.khe.mas.me.RotH4930fastenedנְטוּעִ֖יםne.tu.'ImH5193bythe mastersבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167of assembliesאֲסֻפּ֑וֹת'a.su.PotH627, whichare givenנִתְּנ֖וּni.te.NuH5414from oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259shepherdמֵרֹעֶ֥הme.ro.'EhH7462.

12And furtherוְיֹתֵ֥רve.yo.TerH3148,by theseH1992,my sonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121,be admonishedהִזָּהֵ֑רhi.za.HerH2094:of makingעֲשׂ֨וֹתa.SotH6213manyהַרְבֵּה֙har.BehH7235booksסְפָרִ֤יםse.fa.RimH5612there isno endקֵ֔ץKetzH7093;and muchהַרְבֵּ֖הhar.BehH7235studyוְלַ֥הַגve.La.hagH3854isa wearinessיְגִעַ֥תye.gi.'AtH3024of the fleshבָּשָֽׂר׃ba.SarH1320.

13Let us hearנִשְׁמָ֑עnish.Ma'H8085the conclusionס֥וֹףSofH5490of the whole matterדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697:Fearיְרָא֙ye.Ra'H3372Godהָאֱלֹהִ֤יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and keepשְׁמ֔וֹרshe.MorH8104his commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֣יוmitz.vo.TavH4687: for this is the whole dutyof manהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120.

14For Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430shall bringיָבִ֥אya.Vi'H935every workמַֽעֲשֶׂ֔הma.'a.SehH4639into judgmentבְמִשְׁפָּ֖טve.mish.PatH4941,with every secret thingנֶעְלָ֑םne'.LamH5956, whether it begoodט֖וֹבTovH2896, or whether it beevilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451.

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