Revised Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 7:19-22

19Wisdomהַֽחָכְמָ֖הha.cha.khe.MahH2451strengthenethתָּעֹ֣זta.'OzH5810the wiseלֶחָכָ֑םle.cha.KhamH2450more than tenמֵֽעֲשָׂרָה֙me.'a.sa.RahH6235mightyשַׁלִּיטִ֔יםsha.li.TimH7989menwhich are in the cityבָּעִֽיר׃ba.'IrH5892.

20For there isnot a justצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120upon earthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,that doethיַעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213goodטּ֖וֹבTovH2896,and sinnethיֶחֱטָֽא׃ye.che.Ta'H2398not.

21Also takeתִּתֵּ֖ןti.TenH5414no heedלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820unto all wordsהַדְּבָרִים֙ha.de.va.RimH1697that are spokenיְדַבֵּ֔רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696;lest thou hearתִשְׁמַ֥עtish.Ma'H8085thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650curseמְקַלְלֶֽךָ׃me.ka.Le.chaH7043thee:

22For oftentimesפְּעָמִ֥ים רַבּ֖וֹתpe.'a.Mim ra.BotH7227 H6471also thine own heartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820knowethיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045that thou thyself likewise hast cursedקִלַּ֥לְתָּki.Lal.taH7043othersאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312.

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