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Ecclesiastes 7:15-18

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.

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