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Ecclesiastes 5:2-5

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.

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