3
Sorrow is
better than
laughter: for by the
sadness of the
countenance the
heart is made
better.
b;jyIy ~yin'P ;[{r.b -yiK q{x.Fim s;[;K bw{j ? bel
4
The
heart of the
wise is in the
house of
mourning; but the
heart of
fools is in the
house of
mirth.
tyeb.B ~yilyis.K bel.w l,bea tyeb.B ~yim'k]x bel ? h'x.mif
5
It is
better to
hear the
rebuke of the
wise, than for a
man to
hear the
song of
fools.
ryiv ;[em{v vyiaem ~'k'x t;r][;G ;[{m.vil bw{j ? ~yilyis.K
6
For as the
crackling of
thorns under a
pot, so is the
laughter of the
fool: this also is
vanity.
q{x.f !eK ryiS;h t;x;T ~yiryiS;h lw{q.k yiK ? l,b'h h,z -m;g.w lyis.K;h
7
Surely
oppression maketh a wise
man mad; and a
gift destroyeth the
heart.
bel -t,a deB;ayiw ~'k'x lelw{h.y q,v{['h yiK ? h'n'T;m
8
Better is the
end of a
thing than the
beginning thereof: and the
patient in
spirit is
better than the
proud in
spirit.
;x.Wr -.k,r,a bw{j w{tyivaerem r'b'D tyir]x;a bw{j ? ;x.Wr -H;b.Gim
9
Be not
hasty in thy
spirit to be
angry: for
anger resteth in the
bosom of
fools.
qyex.B s;[;k yiK sw{[.kil '$]x.Wr.B leh;b.T -l;a ? ;x.Wn'y ~yilyis.K
10
Say not thou, What is the cause that the
former days were
better than these? for thou dost not
enquire wisely concerning this.
~yin{vair'h ~yim'Y;h,v h'y'h h,m r;ma{T -l;a ? 'T.l;a'v h'm.k'xem a{l yiK h,Leaem ~yibw{j .Wy'h ? h,z -l;[
11
Wisdom is
good with an
inheritance: and by it there is
profit to them that
see the
sun.
v,m'V;h yea{r.l ret{y.w h'l]x;n -mi[ h'm.k'x h'bw{j
12
For
wisdom is a
defence, and
money is a
defence: but the
excellency of
knowledge is, that
wisdom giveth
life to them that
have it.
t;[;D !w{r.tIy.w @,s'K;h lec.B h'm.k'x;h lec.B yiK ? 'hy,l'[.b h,Y;x.T h'm.k'x;h
13
Consider the
work of
God: for who
can make that
straight, which he hath made
crooked?
l;k.Wy yim yiK ~yih{l/a'h hef][;m -t,a hea.r ? w{t..Wi[ r,v]a tea !eQ;t.l