Revised Version 1895

Ecclesiastes 7:11-22

11Wisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451is asgoodטוֹבָ֥הto.VahH2896as aninheritanceנַחֲלָ֑הna.cha.LahH5159: yea,moreוְיֹתֵ֖רve.yo.TerH3148excellent is it for them thatseeלְרֹאֵ֥יle.ro.'EiH7200thesunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

12Forwisdomהַֽחָכְמָ֖הha.cha.khe.MahH2451is a defence,evenכִּ֛יkiH3588asmoneyהַכָּ֑סֶףha.Ka.sefH3701is a defence: but the excellency ofknowledgeדַּ֔עַתDa.'atH1847is, thatwisdomהַֽחָכְמָ֖הha.cha.khe.MahH2451preserveth thelifeתְּחַיֶּ֥הte.chai.YehH2421of him that hath it.

13Considerרְאֵ֖הre.'EhH7200theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430: for whocanמִ֤יmiH4310makeH7200that straight,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he hathmadeH4639crookedעִוְּתֽוֹ׃i.ve.ToH5791?

14In thedayבְּי֤וֹםbe.YomH3117ofprosperityH2896be joyful, and in thedayוּבְי֥וֹםu.ve.YomH3117of adversityconsiderרְאֵ֑הre.'EhH7200:Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hathevenH1571madeעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213the onesideH2088bysideH2088with theotherH2088, to theendH310thatmanהָֽאָדָ֛םha.'a.DamH120shouldnotשֶׁלֹּ֨אshe.Lo'H3808findיִמְצָ֧אyim.Tza'H4672outעַל־'al-H5921anyH1571thingH2088that shall beafterH310him.

15Allהַכֹּ֥לha.KolH3605this have Iseenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200in thedaysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117of myvanityהֶבְלִ֑יhev.LiH1892: there is arighteousצַדִּיק֙tza.DikH6662manH7563that perisheth in hisrighteousnessבְּצִדְק֔וֹbe.tzid.KoH6664, and there is awickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563manH7563that prolongeth hislifeH3117in his evil-doing.

16Benotאַל־'al-H408righteousצַדִּיק֙tza.DikH6662overmuchהַרְבֵּ֔הhar.BehH7235;neitherוְאַל־ve.'al-H408makeH8074thyself overwiseתִּתְחַכַּ֖םtit.cha.KamH2449:whyלָ֖מָּהLa.mahH4100shouldest thoudestroyH8074thyself?

17BenotH3808overmuchהַרְבֵּ֖הhar.BehH7235wickedתִּרְשַׁ֥עtir.Sha'H7561,neitherH3808be thoufoolishסָכָ֑לsa.KhalH5530:whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100shouldest thoudieתָמ֖וּתta.MutH4191beforeH3808thy time?

18It isgoodט֚וֹבTovH2896that thou shouldesttakeתֶּאֱחֹ֣זte.'e.ChozH270holdH270of this;yeaכִּֽי־ki-H3588, also from that withdrawnotאַל־'al-H408thinehandיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027: for he that fearethGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430shallcomeH3318forthH3318of themallכֻּלָּֽם׃ku.LamH3605.

19Wisdomהַֽחָכְמָ֖הha.cha.khe.MahH2451is a strength to thewiseלֶחָכָ֑םle.cha.KhamH2450manH2450more thantenמֵֽעֲשָׂרָה֙me.'a.sa.RahH6235rulersשַׁלִּיטִ֔יםsha.li.TimH7989whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834are in acityבָּעִֽיר׃ba.'IrH5892.

20Surelyכִּ֣יkiH3588there isnotH3808arighteousצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120uponearthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776, that doethgoodטּ֖וֹבTovH2896, and sinnethnotH3808.

21Alsotakeתִּתֵּ֖ןti.TenH5414notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808heedH8085untoallלְכָל־le.kholH3605wordsהַדְּבָרִים֙ha.de.va.RimH1697that arespokenיְדַבֵּ֔רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696; lest thouhearתִשְׁמַ֥עtish.Ma'H8085thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650curseמְקַלְלֶֽךָ׃me.ka.Le.chaH7043thee:

22for oftentimes also thine ownheartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820knoweth that thou thyself likewise hastcursedקִלַּ֥לְתָּki.Lal.taH7043othersאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312.

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