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.
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