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Ecclesiastes 7:15-18

15All things have Iseenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200in thedaysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117of myvanityהֶבְלִ֑יhev.LiH1892: thereisH3426ajustצַדִּיק֙tza.DikH6662man thatperishethאֹבֵ֣ד'o.VedH6in hisrighteousnessבְּצִדְק֔וֹbe.tzid.KoH6664, and there is awickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563man thatprolongethמַאֲרִ֖יךְma.'a.RikhH748his life in hiswickednessבְּרָעָתֽוֹ׃be.ra.'a.ToH7451.

16Be notrighteousצַדִּיק֙tza.DikH6662overmuchהַרְבֵּ֔הhar.BehH7235; neither make thyselfoverיוֹתֵ֑רyo.TerH3148wiseתִּתְחַכַּ֖םtit.cha.KamH2449: why shouldest thoudestroyתִּשּׁוֹמֵֽם׃ti.sho.MemH8074thyself?

17Be not overmuchהַרְבֵּ֖הhar.BehH7235wickedתִּרְשַׁ֥עtir.Sha'H7561, neither be thoufoolishסָכָ֑לsa.KhalH5530: why shouldest thoudieתָמ֖וּתta.MutH4191before thytimeעִתֶּֽךָ׃'i.Te.khaH6256?

18It isgoodט֚וֹבTovH2896that thou shouldest takeholdתֶּאֱחֹ֣זte.'e.ChozH270of this; yea, also fromthisH2088withdrawH3240not thyhandיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027: for he thatfearethיְרֵ֥אye.Re'H3373Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430shallescapeיֵצֵ֥אye.Tze'H3318from them all.

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