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Ecclesiastes 9:11-18

11Ireturnedשַׁ֜בְתִּיShav.tiH7725, andsawוְרָאֹ֣הve.ra.'OhH7200under thesunהַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121, that theraceהַמֵּר֜וֹץha.me.RotzH4793is not to theswiftלַקַּלִּ֨יםla.ka.LimH7031, nor thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421to thestrongלַגִּבּוֹרִ֣יםla.gi.bo.RimH1368, neither yetbreadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899to thewiseלַחֲכָמִ֥יםla.cha.kha.MimH2450, nor yetrichesעֹ֔שֶׁר'O.sherH6239to men ofunderstandingלַנְּבֹנִים֙la.ne.vo.NimH995, nor yetfavourחֵ֑ןChenH2580to men ofskillלַיֹּדְעִ֖יםlai.yo.de.'ImH3045; buttimeעֵ֥ת'etH6256andchanceוָפֶ֖גַעva.Fe.ga'H6294happenethיִקְרֶ֥הyik.RehH7136to them all.

12Formanהָאָדָ֜םha.'a.DamH120alsoknowethיֵדַ֨עye.Da'H3045not histimeעִתּ֗וֹi.ToH6256: as thefishesכַּדָּגִים֙ka.da.GimH1709that aretakenשֶׁנֶּֽאֱחָזִים֙she.ne.'e.cha.ZimH270in anevilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451netבִּמְצוֹדָ֣הbim.tzo.DahH4685, and as thebirdsוְכַ֨צִּפֳּרִ֔יםve.Khatz.tzi.po.RimH6833that arecaughtהָאֲחֻז֖וֹתha.'a.chu.ZotH270in thesnareבַּפָּ֑חba.PachH6341;soH1992are thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofmenהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120snaredיֽוּקָשִׁים֙yu.ka.ShimH3369in anevilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451timeלְעֵ֣תle.'EtH6256, when itfallethכְּשֶׁתִּפּ֥וֹלke.shet.ti.PolH5307suddenlyפִּתְאֹֽם׃pit.'OmH6597upon them.

13Thisזֹ֛הzohH2090wisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451have Iseenרָאִ֥יתִיra.'I.tiH7200also under thesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121, and it seemed to megreatוּגְדוֹלָ֥הu.ge.do.LahH1419:

14There was alittleקְטַנָּ֔הke.ta.NahH6996cityעִ֣יר'irH5892, andfewמְעָ֑טme.'AtH4592menוַאֲנָשִׁ֥יםva.'a.na.ShimH582within it; and therecameוּבָֽא־u.va'-H935agreatגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419kingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428against it, andbesiegedוְסָבַ֣בve.sa.VavH5437it, andbuiltוּבָנָ֥הu.va.NahH1129greatגְּדֹלִֽים׃ge.do.LimH1419bulwarksמְצוֹדִ֥יםme.tzo.DimH4685against it:

15Now there wasfoundוּמָ֣צָאu.Ma.tza'H4672in it apoorמִסְכֵּן֙mis.KenH4542wiseחָכָ֔םcha.KhamH2450manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376, and he by hiswisdomבְּחָכְמָת֑וֹbe.cha.khe.ma.ToH2451deliveredוּמִלַּט־u.mi.lat-H4422thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892; yet nomanוְאָדָם֙ve.'a.DamH120rememberedזָכַ֔רza.KharH2142that samepoorהַמִּסְכֵּ֖ןha.mis.KenH4542manהָאִ֥ישׁha.'IshH376.

16Thensaidוְאָמַ֣רְתִּיve.'a.Mar.tiH559I,Wisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451isbetterטוֹבָ֥הto.VahH2896thanstrengthמִגְּבוּרָ֑הmi.ge.vu.RahH1369: nevertheless the poorman’sהַמִּסְכֵּן֙ha.mis.KenH4542wisdomוְחָכְמַ֤תve.cha.khe.MatH2451isdespisedבְּזוּיָ֔הbe.zu.YahH959, and hiswordsוּדְבָרָ֖יוu.de.va.RavH1697are notheardנִשְׁמָעִֽים׃nish.ma.'ImH8085.

17Thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofwiseחֲכָמִ֔יםcha.kha.MimH2450men areheardנִשְׁמָעִ֑יםnish.ma.'ImH8085inquietבְּנַ֖חַתbe.Na.chatH5183more than thecryמִזַּעֲקַ֥תmi.za.'a.KatH2201of him thatrulethמוֹשֵׁ֖לmo.ShelH4910amongfoolsבַּכְּסִילִֽים׃ba.ke.si.LimH3684.

18Wisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451isbetterטוֹבָ֥הto.VahH2896thanweaponsמִכְּלֵ֣יmi.ke.LeiH3627ofwarקְרָ֑בke.RavH7128: butoneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259sinnerוְחוֹטֶ֣אve.cho.Te'H2398destroyethיְאַבֵּ֥דye.'a.BedH6muchהַרְבֵּֽה׃har.BehH7235goodטוֹבָ֥הto.VahH2896.

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