Revised Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 5:6-7

6Sufferתִּתֵּ֤ןti.TenH5414not thy mouthפִּ֙יךָ֙pi.khaH6310to cause thy fleshבְּשָׂרֶ֔ךָbe.sa.Re.khaH1320to sinלַחֲטִ֣יאla.cha.Ti'H2398;neither sayתֹּאמַר֙to.MarH559thou beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the angelהַמַּלְאָ֔ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397, that it wasan errorשְׁגָגָ֖הshe.ga.GahH7684:wherefore should GodH430be angryיִקְצֹ֤ףyik.TzofH7107at thy voiceקוֹלֶ֔ךָko.Le.chaH6963,and destroyוְחִבֵּ֖לve.chi.BelH2254the workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of thine handsיָדֶֽיךָ׃ya.Dei.khaH3027?

7For in the multitudeבְרֹ֤בve.RoH7230of dreamsחֲלֹמוֹת֙cha.lo.mOtH2472and manyהַרְבֵּ֑הhar.BehH7235wordsוּדְבָרִ֖יםu.de.va.RimH1697there are also diversvanitiesוַהֲבָלִ֔יםva.ha.va.LimH1892:but fearיְרָֽא׃ye.Ra'H3372thou Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.

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