1A goodnameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034isbetterט֥וֹבTovH2896thanpreciousט֑וֹבTovH2896ointmentמִשֶּׁ֣מֶןmi.She.menH8081; and thedayוְי֣וֹםve.YomH3117ofdeathהַמָּ֔וֶתha.Ma.vetH4194than thedayמִיּ֖וֹםmi.YomH3117of one’sbirthהִוָּלְדֽוֹ׃hi.val.DoH3205.
2It isbetterט֞וֹבTovH2896togoH3212to thehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004ofmourningאֵ֗בֶל'E.velH60, than togoH3212to thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004offeastingמִשְׁתֶּ֔הmish.TehH4960:forבַּאֲשֶׁ֕רba.'a.SherH834that is theendס֣וֹףSofH5490of allmenהָאָדָ֑םha.'a.DamH120; and thelivingוְהַחַ֖יve.ha.ChaiH2416willlayיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414it to hisheartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.
3Sorrowכַּ֖עַסKa.'asH3708isbetterט֥וֹבTovH2896thanlaughterמִשְּׂחֹ֑קmi.se.ChokH7814: for by thesadnessבְרֹ֥עַve.Ro.a'H7455of thecountenanceפָּנִ֖יםpa.NimH6440theheartלֵֽב׃LevH3820is madebetterיִ֥יטַבYi.tavH3190.
4Theheartלֵ֤בlevH3820of thewiseחֲכָמִים֙cha.kha.MimH2450is in thehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofmourningאֵ֔בֶל'E.velH60; but theheartוְלֵ֥בve.LevH3820offoolsכְּסִילִ֖יםke.si.LimH3684is in thehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004ofmirthשִׂמְחָֽה׃sim.ChahH8057.
5It isbetterט֕וֹבTovH2896tohearלִשְׁמֹ֖עַlish.Mo.a'H8085therebukeגַּעֲרַ֣תga.'a.RatH1606of thewiseחָכָ֑םcha.KhamH2450, than for amanמֵאִ֕ישׁme.'IshH376tohearשֹׁמֵ֖עַsho.Me.a'H8085thesongשִׁ֥ירshirH7892offoolsכְּסִילִֽים׃ke.si.LimH3684.
6For as thecracklingכְק֤וֹלkhe.KolH6963ofthornsהַסִּירִים֙ha.si.RimH5518under apotהַסִּ֔ירha.SirH5518, so is thelaughterשְׂחֹ֣קse.ChokH7814of thefoolהַכְּסִ֑ילha.ke.SilH3684: this also isvanityהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.
7Surelyoppressionהָעֹ֖שֶׁקha.'O.shekH6233maketh a wisemanחָכָ֑םcha.KhamH2450madיְהוֹלֵ֣לye.ho.LelH1984; and agiftמַתָּנָֽה׃ma.ta.NahH4979destroyethוִֽיאַבֵּ֥דvi.'a.BedH6theheartלֵ֖בlevH3820.
8Betterט֛וֹבTovH2896is theendאַחֲרִ֥ית'a.cha.RitH319of athingדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697than itsbeginningמֵֽרֵאשִׁית֑וֹme.re.shi.ToH7225: and thepatientאֶֽרֶךְ־'e.rekh-H750inspiritר֖וּחַRu.achH7307isbetterט֥וֹבTovH2896than theproudH1362inspiritרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.
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