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Ecclesiastes 12:9-14

9Andmoreoverוְיֹתֵ֕רve.yo.TerH3148, because thepreacherקֹהֶ֖לֶתko.He.letH6953waswiseחָכָ֑םcha.KhamH2450, he stilltaughtלִמַּד־li.mad-H3925thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971knowledgeדַּ֙עַת֙da.'atH1847; yea, he gave goodheedוְאִזֵּ֣ןve.'i.ZenH239, and soughtoutוְחִקֵּ֔רve.chi.KerH2713, and set inorderתִּקֵּ֖ןti.KenH8626manyהַרְבֵּֽה׃har.BehH7235proverbsמְשָׁלִ֥יםme.sha.LimH4912.

10Thepreacherקֹהֶ֔לֶתko.He.letH6953soughtבִּקֵּ֣שׁbi.KeshH1245to findoutלִמְצֹ֖אlim.Tzo'H4672acceptableחֵ֑פֶץChe.fetzH2656wordsדִּבְרֵי־div.rei-H1697: and that which waswrittenוְכָת֥וּבve.kha.TuvH3789wasuprightיֹ֖שֶׁרYo.sherH3476, evenwordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697oftruthאֱמֶֽת׃'e.MetH571.

11Thewordsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697of thewiseחֲכָמִים֙cha.kha.MimH2450are asgoadsכַּדָּ֣רְבֹנ֔וֹתka.Da.re.vo.NotH1861, and asnailsוּֽכְמַשְׂמְר֥וֹתu.khe.mas.me.RotH4930fastenedנְטוּעִ֖יםne.tu.'ImH5193by themastersבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167ofassembliesאֲסֻפּ֑וֹת'a.su.PotH627, which aregivenנִתְּנ֖וּni.te.NuH5414fromoneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259shepherdמֵרֹעֶ֥הme.ro.'EhH7462.

12Andfurtherוְיֹתֵ֥רve.yo.TerH3148, bytheseH1992, mysonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121, beadmonishedהִזָּהֵ֑רhi.za.HerH2094: ofmakingעֲשׂ֨וֹתa.SotH6213manyהַרְבֵּה֙har.BehH7235booksסְפָרִ֤יםse.fa.RimH5612there is noendקֵ֔ץKetzH7093; andmuchהַרְבֵּ֖הhar.BehH7235studyוְלַ֥הַגve.La.hagH3854is awearinessיְגִעַ֥תye.gi.'AtH3024of thefleshבָּשָֽׂר׃ba.SarH1320.

13Let ushearנִשְׁמָ֑עnish.Ma'H8085theconclusionס֥וֹףSofH5490of the wholematterדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697:Fearיְרָא֙ye.Ra'H3372Godהָאֱלֹהִ֤יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, andkeepשְׁמ֔וֹרshe.MorH8104hiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֣יוmitz.vo.TavH4687: for this is the whole duty ofmanהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120.

14ForGodהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430shallbringיָבִ֥אya.Vi'H935everyworkמַֽעֲשֶׂ֔הma.'a.SehH4639intojudgmentבְמִשְׁפָּ֖טve.mish.PatH4941, with every secretthingנֶעְלָ֑םne'.LamH5956, whether it isgoodט֖וֹבTovH2896, or whether it isevilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451.

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