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ט֥וב ש֖ם מש֣מן ט֑וב וי֣ום המ֔ות מי֖ום הולדֽו׃ Qoh 7:1 A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.
ט֞וב לל֣כת אל־בֽית־א֗בל מל֙כת֙ אל־ב֣ית משת֔ה באש֕ר ה֖וא ס֣וף כל־האד֑ם והח֖י ית֥ן אל־לבֽו׃ Qoh 7:2 It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.
ט֥וב כ֖עס משח֑ק כֽי־בר֥ע פנ֖ים י֥יטב לֽב׃ Qoh 7:3 Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
ל֤ב חכמים֙ בב֣ית א֔בל ול֥ב כסיל֖ים בב֥ית שמחֽה׃ Qoh 7:4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
ט֕וב לשמ֖ע גער֣ת חכ֑ם מא֕יש שמ֖ע ש֥יר כסילֽים׃ Qoh 7:5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
כ֣י כק֤ול הסירים֙ ת֣חת הס֔יר כ֖ן שח֣ק הכס֑יל וגם־ז֖ה הֽבל׃ Qoh 7:6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
כ֥י הע֖שק יהול֣ל חכ֑ם וֽיאב֥ד את־ל֖ב מתנֽה׃ Qoh 7:7 Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
ט֛וב אחר֥ית דב֖ר מֽראשית֑ו ט֥וב אֽרך־ר֖וח מגבה־רֽוח׃ Qoh 7:8 Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
אל־תבה֥ל ברֽוחך֖ לכע֑וס כ֣י כ֔עס בח֥יק כסיל֖ים ינֽוח׃ Qoh 7:9 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
אל־תאמר֙ מ֣ה הי֔ה ש֤הימים֙ הר֣אשנ֔ים הי֥ו טוב֖ים מא֑לה כ֛י ל֥א מחכמ֖ה שא֥לת על־זֽה׃ Qoh 7:10 Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.
טוב֥ה חכמ֖ה עֽם־נחל֑ה וית֖ר לרא֥י השֽמש׃ Qoh 7:11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.
כ֛י בצ֥ל הֽחכמ֖ה בצ֣ל הכ֑סף ויתר֣ון ד֔עת הֽחכמ֖ה תחי֥ה בעלֽיה׃ Qoh 7:12 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.
רא֖ה את־מעש֣ה האלה֑ים כ֣י מ֤י יוכל֙ לתק֔ן א֖ת אש֥ר עותֽו׃ Qoh 7:13 Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?
בי֤ום טובה֙ הי֣ה בט֔וב ובי֥ום רע֖ה רא֑ה ג֣ם את־ז֤ה לעמת־זה֙ עש֣ה הֽאלה֔ים על־דבר֗ת של֨א ימצ֧א הֽאד֛ם אחר֖יו מאֽומה׃ Qoh 7:14 In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.
את־הכ֥ל רא֖יתי בימ֣י הבל֑י י֤ש צדיק֙ אב֣ד בצדק֔ו וי֣ש רש֔ע מאר֖יך ברעתֽו׃ Qoh 7:15 All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness.
אל־תה֤י צדיק֙ הרב֔ה ואל־תתחכ֖ם יות֑ר ל֖מה תשומֽם׃ Qoh 7:16 Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself ?
אל־תרש֥ע הרב֖ה ואל־תה֣י סכ֑ל ל֥מה תמ֖ות בל֥א עתֽך׃ Qoh 7:17 Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
ט֚וב אש֣ר תאח֣ז בז֔ה וגם־מז֖ה אל־תנ֣ח את־יד֑ך כֽי־יר֥א אלה֖ים יצ֥א את־כלֽם׃ Qoh 7:18 It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.
הֽחכמ֖ה תע֣ז לחכ֑ם מֽעשרה֙ שליט֔ים אש֥ר הי֖ו בעֽיר׃ Qoh 7:19 Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.
כ֣י אד֔ם א֥ין צד֖יק בא֑רץ אש֥ר יעשה־ט֖וב ול֥א יחטֽא׃ Qoh 7:20 For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
ג֤ם לכל־הדברים֙ אש֣ר ידב֔רו אל־תת֖ן לב֑ך אש֥ר לֽא־תשמ֥ע אֽת־עבדך֖ מקללֽך׃ Qoh 7:21 Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:
כ֛י כ֛י גם־גם־פעמ֥ים פעמ֥ים רב֖ות רב֖ות יד֣ע יד֣ע לב֑ך לב֑ך אש֥ר אש֥ר גם־את֖ה קל֥לת את֖ה אחרֽים׃ קל֥לת אחרֽים׃ Qoh 7:22 For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.
כל־ז֖ה נס֣יתי בֽחכמ֑ה אמ֣רתי אחכ֔מה וה֖יא רחוק֥ה ממֽני׃ Qoh 7:23 All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
רח֖וק מה־שהי֑ה ועמ֥ק׀ עמ֖ק מ֥י ימצאֽנו׃ Qoh 7:24 That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?
סב֨ותֽי אנ֤י ולבי֙ לד֣עת ולת֔ור ובק֥ש חכמ֖ה וחשב֑ון ולד֙עת֙ ר֣שע כ֔סל והסכל֖ות הוללֽות׃ Qoh 7:25 I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:
ומוצ֨א אנ֜י מ֣ר ממ֗ות את־הֽאשה֙ אשר־ה֨יא מצוד֧ים וחרמ֛ים לב֖ה אסור֣ים יד֑יה ט֞וב לפנ֤י האלהים֙ ימל֣ט ממ֔נה וחוט֖א יל֥כד בֽה׃ Qoh 7:26 And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
ראה֙ ז֣ה מצ֔אתי אמר֖ה קה֑לת אח֥ת לאח֖ת למצ֥א חשבֽון׃ Qoh 7:27 Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:
אש֛ר עוד־בקש֥ה נפש֖י ול֣א מצ֑אתי אד֞ם אח֤ד מא֙לף֙ מצ֔אתי ואש֥ה בכל־א֖לה ל֥א מצֽאתי׃ Qoh 7:28 Which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.
לבד֙ ראה־ז֣ה מצ֔אתי אש֨ר עש֧ה האלה֛ים את־האד֖ם יש֑ר וה֥מה בקש֖ו חשבנ֥ות רבֽים׃ Qoh 7:29 Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.
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