1Deadמָ֔וֶתMa.vetH4194fliesזְב֣וּבֵיze.Vu.veiH2070cause theointmentשֶׁ֣מֶןShe.menH8081of theperfumerרוֹקֵ֑חַro.Ke.achH7543to sendforthיַבִּ֖יעַya.Bi.a'H5042a stinkingodourיַבְאִ֥ישׁyav.'IshH887: so doth alittleמְעָֽט׃me.'AtH4592follyסִכְל֥וּתsikh.LutH5531him that is inreputationיָקָ֛רya.KarH3368forwisdomמֵחָכְמָ֥הme.cha.khe.MahH2451andhonourמִכָּב֖וֹדmi.ka.VodH3519.
2A wiseman’sחָכָם֙cha.KhamH2450heartלֵ֤בlevH3820is at his righthandלִֽימִינ֔וֹli.mi.NoH3225; but afool’sכְּסִ֖ילke.SilH3684heartוְלֵ֥בve.LevH3820is at hisleftלִשְׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃lis.mo.LoH8040.
3Also, when he that is afoolכְּשֶׁסָּכָ֥לke.she.sa.khalH5530walkethהֹלֵ֖ךְho.LekhH1980by thewayבַּדֶּ֛רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870, hiswisdomלִבּ֣וֹli.BoH3820failethH2638him, and hesaithוְאָמַ֥רve.'a.MarH559to every one that he is afoolסָכָ֥לsa.KhalH5530.
5Thereisיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426anevilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451which I haveseenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200under thesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121, as anerrorכִּשְׁגָגָ֕הkish.ga.GahH7684whichproceedethשֶׁיֹּצָ֖אshei.yo.Tza'H3318fromמִלִּפְנֵ֥יmi.lif.NeiH6440therulerהַשַּׁלִּֽיט׃ha.sha.LitH7989:
6Follyהַסֶּ֔כֶלha.Se.khelH5529issetנִתַּ֣ןni.TanH5414ingreatרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227dignityבַּמְּרוֹמִ֖יםba.me.ro.MimH4791, and therichוַעֲשִׁירִ֖יםva.'a.shi.RimH6223sitיֵשֵֽׁבוּ׃ye.She.vuH3427in lowplaceבַּשֵּׁ֥פֶלba.She.felH8216.
8He thatdiggethחֹפֵ֥רcho.FerH2658apitגּוּמָּ֖ץgu.MatzH1475shallfallיִפּ֑וֹלyi.PolH5307into it; and whoeverbreakethוּפֹרֵ֥ץu.fo.RetzH6555anhedgeגָּדֵ֖רga.DerH1447, aserpentנָחָֽשׁ׃na.ChashH5175shallbiteיִשְּׁכֶ֥נּוּyi.she.Khe.nuH5391him.
9Whoeverremovethמַסִּ֣יעַma.Si.a'H5265stonesאֲבָנִ֔ים'a.va.NimH68shall behurtיֵעָצֵ֖בye.'a.TzevH6087by them; and he thatcuttethבּוֹקֵ֥עַbo.Ke.a'H1234woodעֵצִ֖ים'e.TzimH6086shall beendangeredיִסָּ֥כֶןyi.Sa.khenH5533by it.
10If theironהַבַּרְזֶ֗לha.bar.ZelH1270isbluntקֵהָ֣הke.HahH6949, and he doth notwhetקִלְקַ֔לkil.KalH7043theedgeפָנִ֣יםfa.NimH6440, then must heuseיְגַבֵּ֑רye.ga.BerH1396morestrengthוַחֲיָלִ֖יםva.cha.ya.LimH2428: butwisdomחָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahH2451isprofitableוְיִתְר֥וֹןve.yit.RonH3504todirectהַכְשֵׁ֖רhakh.SheirH3787.
11Surely theserpentהַנָּחָ֖שׁha.na.ChashH5175willbiteיִשֹּׁ֥ךְyi.ShokhH5391withoutenchantmentלָ֑חַשׁLa.chashH3908; and ababblerלְבַ֖עַל הַלָּשֽׁוֹן׃le.Va.'al ha.la.ShonH3956H1167is nobetterיִתְר֔וֹןyit.RonH3504.
12Thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of a wiseman’sחָכָ֖םcha.KhamH2450mouthפִי־fi-H6310aregraciousחֵ֑ןChenH2580; but thelipsוְשִׂפְת֥וֹתve.sif.TotH8193of afoolכְּסִ֖ילke.SilH3684will swallowupתְּבַלְּעֶֽנּוּ׃te.val.le.'E.nuH1104himself.
13Thebeginningתְּחִלַּ֥תte.chi.LatH8462of thewordsדִּבְרֵי־div.rei-H1697of hismouthפִ֖יהוּFi.huH6310isfoolishnessסִכְל֑וּתsikh.LutH5531: and theendוְאַחֲרִ֣יתve.'a.cha.RitH319of histalkפִּ֔יהוּPi.huH6310ismischievousרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451madnessהוֹלֵל֖וּתho.le.LutH1948.
14Afoolוְהַסָּכָ֖לve.ha.sa.KhalH5530also isfullיַרְבֶּ֣הyar.BehH7235ofwordsדְבָרִ֑יםde.va.RimH1697: amanהָאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120cannottellיֵדַ֤עye.Da'H3045what shall be; and what shall beafterמֵֽאַחֲרָ֔יוme.'a.cha.RavH310him, who cantellיַגִּ֥ידya.GidH5046him?
15Thelabourעֲמַ֥ל'a.MalH5999of thefoolishהַכְּסִילִ֖יםha.ke.si.LimH3684weariethתְּיַגְּעֶ֑נּוּte.yag.ge.'E.nuH3021every one of them, because heknowethיָדַ֖עya.Da'H3045not how togoH3212to thecityעִֽיר׃'IrH5892.
16Woeאִֽי־'i-H337to thee, Olandאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776, when thykingשֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְshe.mal.KekhH4428is achildנָ֑עַרNa.'arH5288, and thyprincesוְשָׂרַ֖יִךְve.sa.Ra.yikhH8269eatיֹאכֵֽלוּ׃yo.Khe.luH398in themorningבַּבֹּ֥קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242!
17Blessedאַשְׁרֵ֣יךְ'ash.ReikhH835art thou, Olandאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776, when thykingשֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְshe.mal.KekhH4428is thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofnoblesחוֹרִ֑יםcho.RimH2715, and thyprincesוְשָׂרַ֙יִךְ֙ve.sa.Ra.yikhH8269eatיֹאכֵ֔לוּyo.Khe.luH398in dueseasonבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256, forstrengthבִּגְבוּרָ֖הbig.vu.RahH1369, and not fordrunkennessבַשְּׁתִֽי׃va.she.TiH8358!
18By muchslothfulnessבַּעֲצַלְתַּ֖יִםba.'a.tzal.Ta.yimH6103thebuildingהַמְּקָרֶ֑הha.me.ka.RehH4746decayethיִמַּ֣ךְyi.MakhH4355; and throughidlenessוּבְשִׁפְל֥וּתu.ve.shif.LutH8220of thehandsיָדַ֖יִםya.Da.yimH3027thehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004droppeththroughיִדְלֹ֥ףyid.LofH1811.
19Afeastלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899ismadeעֹשִׂ֣ים'o.SimH6213forlaughterלִשְׂחוֹק֙lis.chOkH7814, andwineוְיַ֖יִןve.Ya.yinH3196makethmerryיְשַׂמַּ֣ח חַיִּ֑יםye.sa.Mach chai.YimH8055H2416: butmoneyוְהַכֶּ֖סֶףve.ha.Ke.sefH3701answerethיַעֲנֶ֥הya.'a.NehH6030all things .
20Curseתְּקַלֵּ֔לte.ka.LelH7043not thekingמֶ֚לֶךְMe.lekhH4428, no not in thythoughtבְּמַדָּֽעֲךָ֗be.ma.da.'a.KhaH4093; andcurseתְּקַלֵּ֖לte.ka.LelH7043not therichעָשִׁ֑יר'a.ShirH6223in thybedchamberוּבְחַדְרֵי֙ מִשְׁכָּ֣בְךָ֔u.ve.chad.Rei mish.Ka.ve.khaH2315H4904: for abirdע֤וֹףofH5775of theairהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064shallcarryH3212thevoiceהַקּ֔וֹלha.KolH6963, and that whichhathוּבַ֥עַלu.Va.'alH1167wingsכְּנָפַ֖יִםke.na.fa.yimH3671shalltellיַגֵּ֥ידya.GeidH5046thematterדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.
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