Revised Version 1895

Ecclesiastes 10:12-20

12Thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of awiseחָכָ֖םcha.KhamH2450man’sH2450mouthפִי־fi-H6310aregraciousחֵ֑ןChenH2580; but thelipsוְשִׂפְת֥וֹתve.sif.TotH8193of afoolכְּסִ֖ילke.SilH3684willswallowתְּבַלְּעֶֽנּוּ׃te.val.le.'E.nuH1104upH1104himself.

13Thebeginningתְּחִלַּ֥תte.chi.LatH8462of thewordsדִּבְרֵי־div.rei-H1697of hismouthH6310isfoolishnessסִכְל֑וּתsikh.LutH5531: and theendוְאַחֲרִ֣יתve.'a.cha.RitH319of histalkH1697is mischievousmadnessהוֹלֵל֖וּתho.le.LutH1948.

14Afoolוְהַסָּכָ֖לve.ha.sa.KhalH5530also multipliethwordsדְבָרִ֑יםde.va.RimH1697: yetmanהָאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120knowethnotלֹא־lo'-H3808whatמַה־mah-H4100shall be; and thatwhichוַאֲשֶׁ֤רva.'a.SherH834shall beafterמֵֽאַחֲרָ֔יוme.'a.cha.RavH310him, whocanמִ֖יmiH4310tellיַגִּ֥ידya.GidH5046him?

15The labour offoolsהַכְּסִילִ֖יםha.ke.si.LimH3684wearieth every one of them, for he knowethnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808howאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834to go to thecityעִֽיר׃'IrH5892.

16Woeאִֽי־'i-H337to thee, Olandאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776, when thykingשֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְshe.mal.KekhH4428is achildנָ֑עַרNa.'arH5288, and thyprincesוְשָׂרַ֖יִךְve.sa.Ra.yikhH8269eatיֹאכֵֽלוּ׃yo.Khe.luH398in themorningבַּבֹּ֥קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242!

17Happyאַשְׁרֵ֣יךְ'ash.ReikhH835art thou, Olandאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776, when thykingשֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְshe.mal.KekhH4428is thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofnoblesחוֹרִ֑יםcho.RimH2715, and thyprincesוְשָׂרַ֙יִךְ֙ve.sa.Ra.yikhH8269eatיֹאכֵ֔לוּyo.Khe.luH398in dueseasonבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256, forstrengthבִּגְבוּרָ֖הbig.vu.RahH1369, andnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808fordrunkennessבַשְּׁתִֽי׃va.she.TiH8358!

18By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; andthroughH3027idleness of thehandsיָדַ֖יִםya.Da.yimH3027thehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004leaketh.

19A feast ismadeעֹשִׂ֣ים'o.SimH6213forlaughterלִשְׂחוֹק֙lis.chOkH7814, andwineוְיַ֖יִןve.Ya.yinH3196makethgladיְשַׂמַּ֣חye.sa.MachH8055thelifeחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416: andmoneyוְהַכֶּ֖סֶףve.ha.Ke.sefH3701answerethallהַכֹּֽל׃ha.KolH3605things.

20Curseתְּקַלֵּ֔לte.ka.LelH7043notH408thekingמֶ֚לֶךְMe.lekhH4428,noH408,notH408in thythoughtH1697; andcurseתְּקַלֵּ֖לte.ka.LelH7043notH408therichעָשִׁ֑יר'a.ShirH6223in thybedchamberבְּמַדָּֽעֲךָ֗be.ma.da.'a.KhaH4093: for abirdע֤וֹףofH5775of the air shall carry thevoiceהַקּ֔וֹלha.KolH6963, and thatwhichH1697hathwingsכְּנָפַ֖יִםke.na.fa.yimH3671shalltellיַגֵּ֥ידya.GeidH5046thematterדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.

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