Revised Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 7:25-29

25I appliedסַבּ֨וֹתִֽיsa.Bo.tiH5437mine heartוְלִבִּי֙ve.li.BiH3820to knowלָדַ֣עַתla.Da.'atH3045,and to searchוְלָת֔וּרve.la.TurH8446,and to seek outוּבַקֵּ֥שׁu.va.KeshH1245wisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451,and the reasonוְחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןve.chesh.BonH2808of things,and to knowוְלָדַ֙עַת֙ve.la.Da.'atH3045the wickednessרֶ֣שַׁעRe.sha'H7562of follyכֶּ֔סֶלKe.selH3689,even of foolishnessוְהַסִּכְל֖וּתve.ha.sikh.LutH5531andmadnessהוֹלֵלֽוֹת׃ho.le.LotH1947:

26And I findוּמוֹצֶ֨אu.mo.Tze'H4672more bitterמַ֣רmarH4751than deathמִמָּ֗וֶתmi.Ma.vetH4194the womanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802,whose heartלִבָּ֖הּli.BahH3820issnaresמְצוֹדִ֧יםme.tzo.DimH4685and netsוַחֲרָמִ֛יםva.cha.ra.MimH2764, andher handsיָדֶ֑יהָya.Dei.haH3027asbandsאֲסוּרִ֣ים'a.su.RimH612:whoso pleasethט֞וֹב לִפְנֵ֤יTov lif.NeiH6440 H2896Godהָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430shall escapeיִמָּלֵ֣טyi.ma.LetH4422from her; but the sinnerוְחוֹטֵ֖אve.cho.Te'H2398shall be takenיִלָּ֥כֶדyi.La.khedH3920by her.

27Beholdרְאֵה֙re.'EhH7200,this have I foundמָצָ֔אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672,saithאָמְרָ֖ה'a.me.RahH559the preacherקֹהֶ֑לֶתko.He.letH6953, countingoneאַחַ֥ת'a.ChatH259by oneלְאַחַ֖תle.'a.ChatH259,to find outלִמְצֹ֥אlim.Tzo'H4672the accountחֶשְׁבּֽוֹן׃chesh.BonH2808:

28Which yet my soulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315seekethבִּקְשָׁ֥הbik.ShahH1245,but I findמָצָ֑אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672not: oneאֶחָ֤ד'e.ChadH259manאָדָ֞ם'a.DamH120among a thousandמֵאֶ֙לֶף֙me.'E.lefH505have I foundמָצָ֔אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672;but a womanוְאִשָּׁ֥הve.'i.ShahH802among all those have I not foundמָצָֽאתִי׃ma.Tza.tiH4672.

29Loרְאֵה־re.'eh-H7200,this onlyלְבַד֙le.VadH905have I foundמָצָ֔אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672,that Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hath madeעָשָׂ֧ה'a.SahH6213manהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120uprightיָשָׁ֑רya.SharH3477;but they have sought outבִקְשׁ֖וּvik.ShuH1245manyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227inventionsחִשְּׁבֹנ֥וֹתchi.she.vo.NotH2810.

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