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Ecclesiastes 5:1-7

1Keepשְׁמֹ֣רshe.MorH8104thyfootרַגְלְךָ֗rag.lei.khaH7272when thougoestH3212to thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofGodH430, and be morereadyH7138tohearלִשְׁמֹ֔עַlish.Mo.a'H8085, than togiveמִתֵּ֥תmi.TetH5414thesacrificeזָ֑בַחZa.vachH2077offoolsהַכְּסִילִ֖יםha.ke.si.LimH3684: for theyconsiderיוֹדְעִ֖יםyod.'ImH3045not that theydoלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451.

2Be notrashתְּבַהֵ֨לte.va.HelH926with thymouthפִּ֜יךָPi.khaH6310, and let not thyheartוְלִבְּךָ֧ve.li.be.KhaH3820behastyיְמַהֵ֛רye.ma.HerH4116toutterלְהוֹצִ֥יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318anythingH1697beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430: forGodהָאֱלֹהִ֤יםha.'E.lo.HimH430is inheavenבַּשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and thou uponearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776: therefore let thywordsH1697befewמְעַטִּֽים׃me.'a.TimH4592.

3For adreamהַחֲל֖וֹםha.cha.LomH2472comethבָּ֥אba'H935through themultitudeבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230ofbusinessעִנְיָ֑ן'in.YanH6045; and afool’sH3684voiceוְק֥וֹלve.KolH6963is known by amultitudeבְּרֹ֥בbe.RoH7230ofwordsדְּבָרִֽים׃de.va.RimH1697.

4When thouvowestH5087avowנֶ֜דֶרNe.derH5088toGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֗יםle.lo.HimH430,deferתְּאַחֵר֙te.'a.CherH309not topayH7999it; for he hath nopleasureחֵ֖פֶץChe.fetzH2656infoolsבַּכְּסִילִ֑יםba.ke.si.LimH3684:payH7999that which thou hastvowedH5087.

5Betterט֖וֹבTovH2896is it that thou shouldest notvowתִדֹּ֑רti.DorH5087, than that thou shouldestvowמִשֶׁתִּדּ֖וֹרmi.shet.ti.DorH5087and notpayתְשַׁלֵּֽם׃te.sha.LemH7999.

6Permitתִּתֵּ֤ןti.TenH5414not thymouthפִּ֙יךָ֙pi.khaH6310to cause thyfleshבְּשָׂרֶ֔ךָbe.sa.Re.khaH1320tosinלַחֲטִ֣יאla.cha.Ti'H2398; neithersayתֹּאמַר֙to.MarH559thoubeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theangelהַמַּלְאָ֔ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397, that it was anerrorשְׁגָגָ֖הshe.ga.GahH7684: why shouldGodH430beangryיִקְצֹ֤ףyik.TzofH7107at thyvoiceקוֹלֶ֔ךָko.Le.chaH6963, anddestroyוְחִבֵּ֖לve.chi.BelH2254theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of thyhandsיָדֶֽיךָ׃ya.Dei.khaH3027?

7For in themultitudeבְרֹ֤בve.RoH7230ofdreamsחֲלֹמוֹת֙cha.lo.mOtH2472andmanyהַרְבֵּ֑הhar.BehH7235wordsוּדְבָרִ֖יםu.de.va.RimH1697there are also manyvanitiesוַהֲבָלִ֔יםva.ha.va.LimH1892: butfearיְרָֽא׃ye.Ra'H3372thouGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.

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