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Ecclesiastes 10:1-7

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.

4If thespiritר֤וּחַRu.achH7307of therulerהַמּוֹשֵׁל֙ha.mo.ShelH4910risethתַּעֲלֶ֣הta.'a.LehH5927against thee,leaveH3240not thyplaceמְקוֹמְךָ֖me.kom.ChaH4725; foryieldingמַרְפֵּ֔אmar.Pe'H4832pacifiethH3240greatגְּדוֹלִֽים׃ge.do.LimH1419offencesחֲטָאִ֥יםcha.ta.'ImH2399.

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.

7I haveseenרָאִ֥יתִיra.'I.tiH7200servantsעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650uponhorsesסוּסִ֑יםsu.SimH5483, andprincesוְשָׂרִ֛יםve.sa.RimH8269walkingהֹלְכִ֥יםho.le.KhimH1980asservantsכַּעֲבָדִ֖יםka.'a.va.DimH5650upon theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

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