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Ecclesiastes 10:12-20

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.YimH8055 H2416: 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.khaH2315 H4904: for abirdע֤וֹףofH5775of theairהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064shallcarryH3212thevoiceהַקּ֔וֹלha.KolH6963, and that whichhathוּבַ֥עַלu.Va.'alH1167wingsכְּנָפַ֖יִםke.na.fa.yimH3671shalltellיַגֵּ֥ידya.GeidH5046thematterדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.

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