Kohelet 7:17

17 Be not over much resha, neither be thou foolish; why shouldest thou die before thy time?

Kohelet 7:17 In-Context

15 All things have I seen in the yamim of my hevel; there is a tzaddik that perisheth in his tzedakah, and there is a rasha that prolongeth his life in his ra’ah.
16 Do not be over much the tzaddik nor over much the chacham; why cause thyself desolation?
17 Be not over much resha, neither be thou foolish; why shouldest thou die before thy time?
18 It is good that thou holdest fast to the one and withdrawest not thine hand from the other; for he is a yire Elohim (G-d fearer) who shall fulfill both.
19 Chochmah makes one chacham stronger than asarah shalitim (ten rulers) which are in the city.
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