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Ecclesiastes 10
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1
Dead
flies
make a
perfumer's
oil
stink
, so a
little
foolishness
is
weightier
than
wisdom
and
honor
.
r'q'y ;xeqw{r !,m,v ;[yiB;y vyia.b;y
t,w'm
yeb.Wb.z
? j'[.m
t.Wl.kis
dw{
b'Kim
h'm.k'xem
2
A
wise
man's
heart
directs him toward the
right
, but the
foolish
man's
heart
directs him toward the
left
.
w{la{
m.fil
lyis.K
bel.w
w{
nyimyil ~'k'x
bel
3
Even
when
the
fool
walks
along the
road
, his
sense
is
lacking
and he
demonstrates
to
everyone
that he is a
fool
.
r;m'a.w
res'x
w{
Bil
.$el{
h
l'k'S;h,v.K
.$
,r,D;B
-m;g.w ? a.Wh l'k's
l{K;l
4
If
the
ruler's
temper
rises
against
you, do not
abandon
your
position
,
because
composure
allays
great
offenses
.
x;N;T -l;a '$.mw{
q.m
'$y,l'[ h,l][;T levw{
M;h ;x.Wr
-mia ? ~yilw{
d.G ~yia'j]x
;xyiN;y aeP.r;m
yiK
5
There
is an
evil
I have
seen
under
the
sun
, like an
error
which
goes
forth
from the
ruler
-
a'c{
Y,v
h'g'g.viK
v,m'V;h
t;x;T
yityia'r h'['r
vey
? jyiL;V;h
yen.piLim
6
folly
is
set
in
many
exalted
places
while
rich
men
sit
in
humble
places
.
l,peV;B
~yiryiv][;w
~yiB;r
~yimw{r.M;B
l,k,S;h
!;Tin ? .Wbevey
7
I have
seen
slaves
riding on
horses
and
princes
walking
like
slaves
on the
land
.
~yik.l{h
~yir'f.w ~yis.Ws
-l;[
~yid'b][
yityia'r ? #
,r'a'h
-l;[ ~yid'b][;K
8
He who
digs
a
pit
may
fall
into it, and a
serpent
may
bite
him who
breaks
through
a
wall
.
.WN,k.VIy
red'G
#er{
p.W
lw{PIy w{B #
'M.WG
rep{
x
? v'x'n
9
He who
quarries
stones
may be
hurt
by them, and he who
splits
logs
may be
endangered
by them.
!,k'SIy ~yice[ ;[eqw{
B ~,h'B bec'[ey
~yin'b]a ;[yiS;m ? ~'B
10
If
the
axe
is
dull
and he does not
sharpen
its
edge
, then he must
exert
more
strength
.
Wisdom
has the
advantage
of
giving
success
.
l;q.liq
~yin'p
-a{
l a.Wh.w l,z.r;B;h
h'heq
-mia ? h'm.k'x
q]ryev.k;h !w{
r.tIy.w
reB;g.y
~yil'y]x;w
11
If
the
serpent
bites
before being
charmed
,
there
is
no
profit
for the
charmer
*
.
!w{
r.tIy
!yea.w v;x'l
-aw{
l.B v'x'N;h
.${VIy -mia ? !w{
v'L;h
l;[;b.l
12
Words
from the
mouth
of a
wise
man
are
gracious
, while the
lips
of a
fool
consume
him;
.WN,[.L;b.T
lyis.K
tw{
t.pif.w !ex ~'k'x
-yip yer.biD
13
the
beginning
of his
talking
*
is
folly
and the
end
of it is
wicked
madness
.
.WhyiP tyir]x;a.w
t.Wl.kis
.Whyip -yer.biD
t;Lix.T
? h'['r
t.Wlelw{
h
14
Yet the
fool
multiplies
words
.
No
man
knows
what
will
happen
, and
who
can
tell
him
what
will
come
after
*
him?
h,y.hiY,v -h;m
~'d'a'h
[;dey -a{
l ~yir'b.d
h,B.r;y l'k'S;h.w
? w{
l dyiG;y yim wy'r]x;aem
h,y.hIy r,v]a;w
15
The
toil
of a
fool
so
wearies
him that he does not even
know
how to
go
to a
city
.
[;d'y -a{l
r,v]a .WN,[.G;y.T
~yilyis.K;h
l;m][
? ryi[
-l,a t,k,l'l
16
Woe
to you, O
land
,
whose
king
is a
lad
and whose
princes
feast
in the
morning
.
r,q{B;B<01242!> .$
Iy;r'f.w r;['n
.$eK.l;M,v #
,r,a
.$
'l -yia
? .Wleka{
y
17
Blessed
are you, O
land
,
whose
king
is of
nobility
*
and whose
princes
eat
at the appropriate
time
-for
strength
and not for
drunkenness
.
.$Iy;r'f.w ~yirw{x -n,B .$eK.l;M,v #
,r,a
.$
yer.v;a
? yit.V;b<08358!> a{
l.w h'r.Wb.giB
.Wleka{
y
te['B
18
Through
indolence
the
rafters
sag
, and through
slackness
*
the
house
leaks
.
~Iy;d'y
t.Wl.piv.b.W
h,r'q.M;h
.$;MIy
~Iy;T.l;c][;B ? tIy'B;h
@{
l.dIy
19
Men
prepare
a
meal
for
enjoyment
, and
wine
makes
life
merry
, and
money
is the
answer
to
everything
.
@
,s,K;h.w
~yiY;x
x;M;f.y
!Iy;y.w
~,x,l
~yif{[ qw{
x.fil
? l{K;h -t,a h,n][;y
20
Furthermore
, in your
bedchamber
do not
curse
a
king
, and in your
sleeping
rooms
do not
curse
a
rich
man
, for a
bird
of the
heavens
will
carry
the
sound
and the
winged
creature will
make
the
matter
known
.
'$
.b'K.vim
yer.d;x.b.W
leL;q.T
-l;a .$
,l,m
'$
]['D;m.B
~;G ? .$yilw{
y ~Iy;m'V;h
@w{
[
yiK ryiv'[
leL;q.T
-l;a ? r'b'D
dyeG;y ~Iy;p'n.K;h l;[;b.W
lw{
Q;h
-t,a
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