Revised Version 1895

Ecclesiastes 9:11-18

11Ireturnedשַׁ֜בְתִּיShav.tiH7725, andsawוְרָאֹ֣הve.ra.'OhH7200underתַֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478thesunהַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121, that theraceהַמֵּר֜וֹץha.me.RotzH4793isnotלֹא֩lo'H3808to theswiftלַקַּלִּ֨יםla.ka.LimH7031,norוְלֹ֧אve.Lo'H3808thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421to thestrongH1368,neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808yetbreadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899to thewiseלַחֲכָמִ֥יםla.cha.kha.MimH2450,norלֹ֤אlo'H3808yetrichesעֹ֔שֶׁר'O.sherH6239tomenH1368ofunderstandingלַנְּבֹנִים֙la.ne.vo.NimH995,norלֹ֥אlo'H3808yet favour tomenH1368of skill; but fame andchanceוָפֶ֖גַעva.Fe.ga'H6294happeneth to themallכֻּלָּֽם׃ku.LamH3605.

12Formanהָאָדָ֜םha.'a.DamH120also knowethnotH3808his time: as the fishes that aretakenשֶׁנֶּֽאֱחָזִים֙she.ne.'e.cha.ZimH270in anevilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451net, and as thebirdsוְכַ֨צִּפֳּרִ֔יםve.Khatz.tzi.po.RimH6833that arecaughtהָאֲחֻז֖וֹתha.'a.chu.ZotH270in thesnareH3369,evenגַּם֩gamH1571soH3808, are thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofmenהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120snaredH3369in anevilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451time, when it fallethsuddenlyפִּתְאֹֽם׃pit.'OmH6597uponעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921them.

13I have alsoseenH7200wisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478thesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121on thiswiseH2451, and itseemedH7200greatוּגְדוֹלָ֥הu.ge.do.LahH1419untomeאֵלָֽי׃'e.LaiH413:

14There was alittleH4592cityעִ֣יר'irH5892, andfewמְעָ֑טme.'AtH4592menH376withinH5921it; and therecameוּבָֽא־u.va'-H935agreatגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419kingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428againstH5921it, and besieged it, andbuiltוּבָנָ֥הu.va.NahH1129greatגְּדֹלִֽים׃ge.do.LimH1419bulwarksagainstH5921it:

15Nowוְאָדָם֙ve.'a.DamH120there wasfoundוּמָ֣צָאu.Ma.tza'H4672in it apoorמִסְכֵּן֙mis.KenH4542wiseחָכָ֔םcha.KhamH2450manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376, and he by hiswisdomבְּחָכְמָת֑וֹbe.cha.khe.ma.ToH2451deliveredוּמִלַּט־u.mi.lat-H4422thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892; yetnoלֹ֣אlo'H3808manהָאִ֥ישׁha.'IshH376rememberedזָכַ֔רza.KharH2142thatsameH1931poorהַמִּסְכֵּ֖ןha.mis.KenH4542manH376.

16Thensaidוְאָמַ֣רְתִּיve.'a.Mar.tiH559I,Wisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451isbetterטוֹבָ֥הto.VahH2896thanH2896strengthמִגְּבוּרָ֑הmi.ge.vu.RahH1369: nevertheless thepoorהַמִּסְכֵּן֙ha.mis.KenH4542man’swisdomוְחָכְמַ֤תve.cha.khe.MatH2451isdespisedבְּזוּיָ֔הbe.zu.YahH959, and hiswordsוּדְבָרָ֖יוu.de.va.RavH1697arenotאֵינָ֥ם'ei.NamH369heardנִשְׁמָעִֽים׃nish.ma.'ImH8085.

17Thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of thewiseחֲכָמִ֔יםcha.kha.MimH2450spokenH1697in quiet areheardנִשְׁמָעִ֑יםnish.ma.'ImH8085more than thecryמִזַּעֲקַ֥תmi.za.'a.KatH2201of him that ruleth amongfoolsבַּכְּסִילִֽים׃ba.ke.si.LimH3684.

18Wisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451isbetterטוֹבָ֥הto.VahH2896thanH2896weaponsמִכְּלֵ֣יmi.ke.LeiH3627ofwarקְרָ֑בke.RavH7128: but onesinnerוְחוֹטֶ֣אve.cho.Te'H2398destroyethmuchהַרְבֵּֽה׃har.BehH7235goodטוֹבָ֥הto.VahH2896.

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