Revised Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 7:7-10

7Surely oppressionהָעֹ֖שֶׁקha.'O.shekH6233maketh a wise manחָכָ֑םcha.KhamH2450madיְהוֹלֵ֣לye.ho.LelH1984;and a giftמַתָּנָֽה׃ma.ta.NahH4979destroyethוִֽיאַבֵּ֥דvi.'a.BedH6the heartלֵ֖בlevH3820.

8Betterט֛וֹבTovH2896isthe endאַחֲרִ֥ית'a.cha.RitH319of a thingדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697than the beginningמֵֽרֵאשִׁית֑וֹme.re.shi.ToH7225thereof: andthe patientאֶֽרֶךְ־'e.rekh-H750in spiritר֖וּחַRu.achH7307isbetterט֥וֹבTovH2896than the proudH1362in spiritרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

9Be not hastyתְּבַהֵ֥לte.va.HelH926in thy spiritבְּרֽוּחֲךָ֖be.ru.cha.KhaH7307to be angryלִכְע֑וֹסlikh.'osH3707:for angerכַ֔עַסKha.'asH3708restethיָנֽוּחַ׃ya.Nu.achH5117in the bosomבְּחֵ֥יקbe.CheikH2436of foolsכְּסִילִ֖יםke.si.LimH3684.

10Sayתֹּאמַר֙to.MarH559not thou, What is the causethat the formerהָרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔יםha.Ri.sho.NimH7223daysשֶׁ֤הַיָּמִים֙she.hai.ya.mimH3117were betterטוֹבִ֖יםto.VimH2896than these? for thou dost not enquireשָׁאַ֥לְתָּsha.'Al.taH7592wiselyמֵחָכְמָ֖הme.cha.khe.MahH2451concerning this.

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