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Ecclesiastes 10:16-20

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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