Revised Version 1895

Ecclesiastes 7:16-25

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.

23Allכָּל־kol-H3605this have Iprovedנִסִּ֣יתִיni.Si.tiH5254inwisdomבַֽחָכְמָ֑הva.cha.khe.MahH2451: Isaidאָמַ֣רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, I will bewiseאֶחְכָּ֔מָה'ech.Ka.mahH2449; but it wasfarרְחוֹקָ֥הre.cho.KahH7350frommeמִמֶּֽנִּי׃mi.Me.niH4480.

24ThatwhichH4310is isfarרָח֖וֹקra.ChokH7350offH7350, and exceedingdeepH6013; whocanH4310findיִמְצָאֶֽנּוּ׃yim.tza.'E.nuH4672itoutמַה־mah-H4100?

25Iturnedסַבּ֨וֹתִֽיsa.Bo.tiH5437aboutH5437, and myheartוְלִבִּי֙ve.li.BiH3820wassetH5437toknowלָדַ֣עַתla.Da.'atH3045and tosearchH1245outH3045, and toseekוּבַקֵּ֥שׁu.va.KeshH1245wisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451and the reason of things, and toknowוְלָדַ֙עַת֙ve.la.Da.'atH3045thatwickednessרֶ֣שַׁעRe.sha'H7562isfollyוְהַסִּכְל֖וּתve.ha.sikh.LutH5531, and thatfoolishnessכֶּ֔סֶלKe.selH3689ismadnessהוֹלֵלֽוֹת׃ho.le.LotH1947:

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