Ecclesiastes 10
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Ecclesiastes 10:1-7

1Deadמָ֔וֶתMa.vetH4194fliesזְב֣וּבֵיze.Vu.veiH2070cause theointmentשֶׁ֣מֶןShe.menH8081of theperfumerרוֹקֵ֑חַro.Ke.achH7543to sendforthיַבִּ֖יעַya.Bi.a'H5042a stinking savour:soH4592doth alittleמְעָֽט׃me.'AtH4592follyסִכְל֥וּתsikh.LutH5531outweighwisdomמֵחָכְמָ֥הme.cha.khe.MahH2451and honour.
2Awiseחָכָם֙cha.KhamH2450man’sH2450heartלֵ֤בlevH3820is at hisrightלִֽימִינ֔וֹli.mi.NoH3225handH3225; but afool’sכְּסִ֖ילke.SilH3684heartוְלֵ֥בve.LevH3820at hisleftלִשְׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃lis.mo.LoH8040.
3Yea also, when thefoolכְּשֶׁסָּכָ֥לke.she.sa.khalH5530walketh by thewayבַּדֶּ֛רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870, hisunderstandingלִבּ֣וֹli.BoH3820faileth him, and he saith toeveryלַכֹּ֖לla.KolH3605one that he is afoolסָכָ֥לsa.KhalH5530.
4Ifאִם־'im-H518thespiritר֤וּחַRu.achH7307of therulerהַמּוֹשֵׁל֙ha.mo.ShelH4910riseH5927upH5927againstעָלֶ֔יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921thee,leaveH3240notאַל־'al-H408thyplaceמְקוֹמְךָ֖me.kom.ChaH4725; for yielding allayethgreatגְּדוֹלִֽים׃ge.do.LimH1419offences.
5There is anevilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451which I haveseenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478thesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121, as it were anerrorכִּשְׁגָגָ֕הkish.ga.GahH7684which proceedeth from therulerהַשַּׁלִּֽיט׃ha.sha.LitH7989:
6follyהַסֶּ֔כֶלha.Se.khelH5529issetH5414ingreatרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227dignity, and therichוַעֲשִׁירִ֖יםva.'a.shi.RimH6223sitיֵשֵֽׁבוּ׃ye.She.vuH3427inlowבַּשֵּׁ֥פֶלba.She.felH8216placeH5414.
7I haveseenרָאִ֥יתִיra.'I.tiH7200servantsעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650uponעַל־'al-H5921horsesסוּסִ֑יםsu.SimH5483, andprincesוְשָׂרִ֛יםve.sa.RimH8269walkingהֹלְכִ֥יםho.le.KhimH1980asservantsכַּעֲבָדִ֖יםka.'a.va.DimH5650uponעַל־'al-H5921theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
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