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Ecclesiastes 9:14-18

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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