Revised Version 1895

Ecclesiastes 7:1-7

1AGOODט֥וֹבTovH2896nameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034isbetterט֑וֹבTovH2896thanH2896preciousointmentמִשֶּׁ֣מֶןmi.She.menH8081; and thedayוְי֣וֹםve.YomH3117ofdeathהַמָּ֔וֶתha.Ma.vetH4194thanH2896thedayמִיּ֖וֹםmi.YomH3117of one’sbirthהִוָּלְדֽוֹ׃hi.val.DoH3205.

2It isbetterט֞וֹבTovH2896to go to thehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004ofmourningאֵ֗בֶל'E.velH60,thanH2896to go to thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004offeastingמִשְׁתֶּ֔הmish.TehH4960: for that is theendס֣וֹףSofH5490ofallכָּל־kol-H3605menהָאָדָ֑םha.'a.DamH120; and thelivingוְהַחַ֖יve.ha.ChaiH2416willlayיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414it to hisheartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.

3SorrowH2896isbetterט֥וֹבTovH2896thanH2896laughterמִשְּׂחֹ֑קmi.se.ChokH7814: for by thesadnessבְרֹ֥עַve.Ro.a'H7455of thecountenanceפָּנִ֖יםpa.NimH6440theheartלֵֽב׃LevH3820ismadeH3190gladH3190.

4Theheartלֵ֤בlevH3820of thewiseחֲכָמִים֙cha.kha.MimH2450is in thehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofmourningאֵ֔בֶל'E.velH60; but theheartוְלֵ֥בve.LevH3820offoolsכְּסִילִ֖יםke.si.LimH3684is in thehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004ofmirthשִׂמְחָֽה׃sim.ChahH8057.

5It isbetterט֕וֹבTovH2896tohearלִשְׁמֹ֖עַlish.Mo.a'H8085therebukeגַּעֲרַ֣תga.'a.RatH1606of thewiseחָכָ֑םcha.KhamH2450,thanH2896for amanמֵאִ֕ישׁme.'IshH376tohearשֹׁמֵ֖עַsho.Me.a'H8085thesongשִׁ֥ירshirH7892offoolsכְּסִילִֽים׃ke.si.LimH3684.

6For as thecracklingכְק֤וֹלkhe.KolH6963of thornsunderתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478apotH5518,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651is thelaughterשְׂחֹ֣קse.ChokH7814of thefoolהַכְּסִ֑ילha.ke.SilH3684: this also isvanityהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.

7Surelyכִּ֥יkiH3588extortionהָעֹ֖שֶׁקha.'O.shekH6233maketh awiseחָכָ֑םcha.KhamH2450manH2450foolish; and agiftמַתָּנָֽה׃ma.ta.NahH4979destroyeth theunderstandingלֵ֖בlevH3820.

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