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.
19Wisdomהַֽחָכְמָ֖הha.cha.khe.MahH2451strengthenethתָּעֹ֣זta.'OzH5810thewiseלֶחָכָ֑םle.cha.KhamH2450more thantenמֵֽעֲשָׂרָה֙me.'a.sa.RahH6235mightyשַׁלִּיטִ֔יםsha.li.TimH7989men who are in thecityבָּעִֽיר׃ba.'IrH5892.
20For there is not ajustצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120uponearthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776, thatdoethיַעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213goodטּ֖וֹבTovH2896, andsinnethיֶחֱטָֽא׃ye.che.Ta'H2398not.
23Allthisזֹ֖הzohH2090have Iprovedנִסִּ֣יתִיni.Si.tiH5254bywisdomבַֽחָכְמָ֑הva.cha.khe.MahH2451: Isaidאָמַ֣רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, I will bewiseאֶחְכָּ֔מָה'ech.Ka.mahH2449; but it wasfarרְחוֹקָ֥הre.cho.KahH7350from me.
24That which is faroffרָח֖וֹקra.ChokH7350, and exceedinglydeepH6013, who can find itoutיִמְצָאֶֽנּוּ׃yim.tza.'E.nuH4672?
25Iappliedסַבּ֨וֹתִֽיsa.Bo.tiH5437myheartוְלִבִּי֙ve.li.BiH3820toknowלָדַ֣עַתla.Da.'atH3045, and tosearchוְלָת֔וּרve.la.TurH8446, and to seekoutוּבַקֵּ֥שׁu.va.KeshH1245wisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451, and thereasonוְחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןve.chesh.BonH2808of things, and toknowוְלָדַ֙עַת֙ve.la.Da.'atH3045thewickednessרֶ֣שַׁעRe.sha'H7562offollyכֶּ֔סֶלKe.selH3689, even offoolishnessוְהַסִּכְל֖וּתve.ha.sikh.LutH5531andmadnessהוֹלֵלֽוֹת׃ho.le.LotH1947:
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