Ecclesiastes 10

dead flies death cause to stink cause to emit ointment of the perfumer precious than wisdom than honor folly a little

1 זְב֣וּבֵי 𐤆𐤁𐤅𐤁𐤉 zevuvey dead flies HNcmpc מָ֔וֶת 𐤌𐤅𐤕 mavet death HNcmsa יַבְאִ֥ישׁ 𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤉𐤔 yaveish cause to stink HVhi3ms יַבִּ֖יעַ 𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤏 yabia cause to emit HVhi3ms שֶׁ֣מֶן 𐤔𐤌𐤍 shemen ointment HNcmsc רוֹקֵ֑חַ 𐤓𐤅𐤒𐤇 roqecha of the perfumer HVqrmsa יָקָ֛ר 𐤉𐤒𐤓 yaqar precious HAamsa מֵ/חָכְמָ֥ה 𐤌/𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄 mechakhemah than wisdom HR/Ncfsa מִ/כָּב֖וֹד 𐤌/𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃 mikavod than honor HR/Ncbsa סִכְל֥וּת 𐤎𐤊𐤋𐤅𐤕 sikhelut folly HNcfsc מְעָֽט 𐤌𐤏𐤈 meat a little HAamsa

heart of a wise man to his right and heart of a fool to his left

2 לֵ֤ב 𐤋𐤁 lev heart HNcmsa חָכָם֙ 𐤇𐤊𐤌 chakham of a wise man HAamsa לִֽ/ימִינ֔/וֹ 𐤋/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍/𐤅 limino to his right HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms וְ/לֵ֥ב 𐤅/𐤋𐤁 velev and heart HC/Ncmsa כְּסִ֖יל 𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋 kesil of a fool HAamsa לִ/שְׂמֹאלֽ/וֹ 𐤋/𐤔𐤌𐤀𐤋/𐤅 lisemolo to his left HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms

even also on the way when the fool as a fool walks his heart lacks and he says to everyone fool he

3 וְ/גַם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam even also HC/Ta בַּ/דֶּ֛רֶךְ 𐤁/𐤃𐤓𐤊 baderekhe on the way HRd/Ncbsa כ/ש/ה/סכל 𐤊/𐤔/𐤄/𐤎𐤊𐤋 khshhskhl when the fool HR/Tr/Td/Ncmsa כְּ/שֶׁ/סָּכָ֥ל 𐤊/𐤔/𐤎𐤊𐤋 keshesakhal as a fool HR/Tr/Ncmsa הֹלֵ֖ךְ 𐤄𐤋𐤊 holekhe walks HVqrmsa לִבּ֣/וֹ 𐤋𐤁/𐤅 libo his heart HNcmsc/Sp3ms חָסֵ֑ר 𐤇𐤎𐤓 chaser lacks HVqp3ms וְ/אָמַ֥ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓 veamar and he says HC/Vqq3ms לַ/כֹּ֖ל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lakol to everyone HRd/Ncmsa סָכָ֥ל 𐤎𐤊𐤋 sakhal fool HNcmsa הֽוּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he HPp3ms

If spirit of the ruler rises against you your place not leave for calmness lays offenses great

4 אִם 𐤀𐤌 im If HC ר֤וּחַ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha Roho (Swahili) spirit HNcbsc הַ/מּוֹשֵׁל֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤅𐤔𐤋 hamoshel of the ruler HTd/Vqrmsa תַּעֲלֶ֣ה 𐤕𐤏𐤋𐤄 taaleh rises HVqi3fs עָלֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊 aleykha against you HR/Sp2ms מְקוֹמְ/ךָ֖ 𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌/𐤊 meqomekha your place HNcmsc/Sp2ms אַל 𐤀𐤋 al not HTn תַּנַּ֑ח 𐤕𐤍𐤇 tanach leave HVhj2ms כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC מַרְפֵּ֔א 𐤌𐤓𐤐𐤀 marepe calmness HNcmsa יַנִּ֖יחַ 𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤇 yanicha lays HVhi3ms חֲטָאִ֥ים 𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤉𐤌 chataim offenses HNcmpa גְּדוֹלִֽים 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋𐤉𐤌 gedolim great HAampa

There is an evil I have seen under the sun like an error which goes forth from before the ruler

5 יֵ֣שׁ 𐤉𐤔 yesh There is HTm רָעָ֔ה 𐤓𐤏𐤄 raah an evil HNcfsa רָאִ֖יתִי 𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤕𐤉 raiti I have seen HVqp1cs תַּ֣חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat under HR הַ/שָּׁ֑מֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤔 hashamesh the sun HTd/Ncbsa כִּ/שְׁגָגָ֕ה 𐤊/𐤔𐤂𐤂𐤄 kishegagah like an error HR/Ncfsa שֶׁ/יֹּצָ֖א 𐤔/𐤉𐤑𐤀 sheyotsa which goes forth HTr/Vqrfsa מִ/לִּ/פְנֵ֥י 𐤌/𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 milifeney from before HR/R/Ncbpc הַ/שַּׁלִּֽיט 𐤄/𐤔𐤋𐤉𐤈 hashalit the ruler HTd/Aamsa

is set folly in high places many and rich men in a low place sit

6 נִתַּ֣ן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 nitan is set HVNp3ms הַ/סֶּ֔כֶל 𐤄/𐤎𐤊𐤋 hasekhel folly HTd/Ncmsa בַּ/מְּרוֹמִ֖ים 𐤁/𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤌𐤉𐤌 bameromim in high places HRd/Ncmpa רַבִּ֑ים 𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 rabim many HAampa וַ/עֲשִׁירִ֖ים 𐤅/𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤌 vaashirim and rich men HC/Aampa בַּ/שֵּׁ֥פֶל 𐤁/𐤔𐤐𐤋 bashefel in a low place HRd/Ncmsa יֵשֵֽׁבוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤅 yeshevu sit HVqi3mp

I have seen servants on horses and princes walking like servants on the earth

7 רָאִ֥יתִי 𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤕𐤉 raiti I have seen HVqp1cs עֲבָדִ֖ים 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤌 avadim servants HNcmpa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on HR סוּסִ֑ים 𐤎𐤅𐤎𐤉𐤌 susim horses HNcmpa וְ/שָׂרִ֛ים 𐤅/𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 vesarim and princes HC/Ncmpa הֹלְכִ֥ים 𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤉𐤌 holekhim walking HVqrmpa כַּ/עֲבָדִ֖ים 𐤊/𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤌 kaavadim like servants HR/Ncmpa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 on HR הָ/אָֽרֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the earth HTd/Ncbsa

digs a pit a pit into it will fall and breaks a wall will bite him a serpent

8 חֹפֵ֥ר 𐤇𐤐𐤓 chofer digs a pit HVqrmsa גּוּמָּ֖ץ 𐤂𐤅𐤌𐤑 gumats a pit HNcmsa בּ֣/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 bo into it HR/Sp3ms יִפּ֑וֹל 𐤉𐤐𐤅𐤋 yipol will fall HVqi3ms וּ/פֹרֵ֥ץ 𐤅/𐤐𐤓𐤑 uforets and breaks HC/Vqrmsa גָּדֵ֖ר 𐤂𐤃𐤓 gader a wall HNcmsa יִשְּׁכֶ֥/נּוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤊/𐤍𐤅 yishekhenu will bite him HVqi3ms/Sp3ms נָחָֽשׁ 𐤍𐤇𐤔 nachash a serpent HNcmsa

Whoever quarries stones stones is hurt by them Whoever splits logs logs is endangered by them

9 מַסִּ֣יעַ 𐤌𐤎𐤉𐤏 masia Whoever quarries stones HVhrmsa אֲבָנִ֔ים 𐤀𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 avanim stones HNcfpa יֵעָצֵ֖ב 𐤉𐤏𐤑𐤁 yeatsev is hurt HVNi3ms בָּ/הֶ֑ם 𐤁/𐤄𐤌 bahem by them HR/Sp3mp בּוֹקֵ֥עַ 𐤁𐤅𐤒𐤏 boqea Whoever splits logs HVqrmsa עֵצִ֖ים 𐤏𐤑𐤉𐤌 etsim logs HNcmpa יִסָּ֥כֶן 𐤉𐤎𐤊𐤍 yisakhen is endangered HVNi3ms בָּֽ/ם 𐤁/𐤌 bam by them HR/Sp3mp

if is blunt the iron and-it not the edge sharpen then strength he must exert but advantage of sharpening sharpen wisdom

10 אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if HC קֵהָ֣ה 𐤒𐤄𐤄 qehah is blunt HVpp3ms הַ/בַּרְזֶ֗ל 𐤄/𐤁𐤓𐤆𐤋 habarezel the iron HTd/Ncmsa וְ/הוּא֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤀 vehu and-it HC/Pp3ms לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn פָנִ֣ים 𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤌 fanim the edge HNcbpa קִלְקַ֔ל 𐤒𐤋𐤒𐤋 qileqal sharpen HVlp3ms וַ/חֲיָלִ֖ים 𐤅/𐤇𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤌 vachayalim then strength HC/Ncmpa יְגַבֵּ֑ר 𐤉𐤂𐤁𐤓 yegaber he must exert HVpi3ms וְ/יִתְר֥וֹן 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤓𐤅𐤍 veyiteron but advantage HC/Ncmsc הכשיר 𐤄𐤊𐤔𐤉𐤓 hkhshyr of sharpening HVhc הַכְשֵׁ֖ר 𐤄𐤊𐤔𐤓 hakhesher sharpen HVhc חָכְמָֽה 𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄 chakhemah wisdom HNcfsa

If bites the serpent before charming then there is no advantage for the master of the tongue

11 אִם 𐤀𐤌 im If HC יִשֹּׁ֥ךְ 𐤉𐤔𐤊 yishokhe bites HVqi3ms הַ/נָּחָ֖שׁ 𐤄/𐤍𐤇𐤔 hanachash the serpent HTd/Ncmsa בְּ/לוֹא 𐤁/𐤋𐤅𐤀 belo before HR/Tn לָ֑חַשׁ 𐤋𐤇𐤔 lachash charming HNcmsa וְ/אֵ֣ין 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍 veeyn then there is no HC/Tn יִתְר֔וֹן 𐤉𐤕𐤓𐤅𐤍 yiteron advantage HNcmsa לְ/בַ֖עַל 𐤋/𐤁𐤏𐤋 levaal for the master of HR/Ncmsc הַ/לָּשֽׁוֹן 𐤄/𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤍 halashon the tongue HTd/Ncbsa

words of mouth of a wise man are gracious but the lips of a fool swallow up him

12 דִּבְרֵ֥י 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 diverey words of HNcmpc פִי 𐤐𐤉 fi mouth of HNcmsc חָכָ֖ם 𐤇𐤊𐤌 chakham a wise man HAamsa חֵ֑ן 𐤇𐤍 chen are gracious HNcmsa וְ/שִׂפְת֥וֹת 𐤅/𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤅𐤕 vesifetot but the lips of HC/Ncfpc כְּסִ֖יל 𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋 kesil a fool HAamsa תְּבַלְּעֶֽ/נּוּ 𐤕𐤁𐤋𐤏/𐤍𐤅 tevaleenu swallow up him HVpi3fs/Sp3ms

beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness and the end of his talk madness evil

13 תְּחִלַּ֥ת 𐤕𐤇𐤋𐤕 techilat beginning HNcfsc דִּבְרֵי 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 diverey of the words HNcmpc פִ֖י/הוּ 𐤐𐤉/𐤄𐤅 fihu of his mouth HNcmsc/Sp3ms סִכְל֑וּת 𐤎𐤊𐤋𐤅𐤕 sikhelut is foolishness HNcfsa וְ/אַחֲרִ֣ית 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤕 veacharit and the end HC/Ncfsc פִּ֔י/הוּ 𐤐𐤉/𐤄𐤅 pihu of his talk HNcmsc/Sp3ms הוֹלֵל֖וּת 𐤄𐤅𐤋𐤋𐤅𐤕 holelut madness HNcfsa רָעָֽה 𐤓𐤏𐤄 raah evil HAafsa

and the fool multiplies words not knows man what shall be and what will be after him who can tell him

14 וְ/הַ/סָּכָ֖ל 𐤅/𐤄/𐤎𐤊𐤋 vehasakhal and the fool HC/Td/Ncmsa יַרְבֶּ֣ה 𐤉𐤓𐤁𐤄 yarebeh multiplies HVhi3ms דְבָרִ֑ים 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 devarim words HNcmpa לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn יֵדַ֤ע 𐤉𐤃𐤏 yeda knows HVqi3ms הָ/אָדָם֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌 haadam man HTd/Ncmsa מַה 𐤌𐤄 mah what HTi שֶׁ/יִּֽהְיֶ֔ה 𐤔/𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 sheyiheyeh shall be HTr/Vqi3ms וַ/אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤓 vaasher and what HC/Tr יִֽהְיֶה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh will be HVqi3ms מֵֽ/אַחֲרָ֔י/ו 𐤌/𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤅 meacharayv after him HR/R/Sp3ms מִ֖י 𐤌𐤉 mi who HTi יַגִּ֥יד 𐤉𐤂𐤉𐤃 yagid can tell HVhi3ms לֽ/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo-2 him HR/Sp3ms

toil of-fools wearies-him that not he-knows to-go to city

15 עֲמַ֥ל 𐤏𐤌𐤋 amal toil HNcbsc הַ/כְּסִילִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤌 hakesilim of-fools HTd/Aampa תְּיַגְּעֶ֑/נּוּ 𐤕𐤉𐤂𐤏/𐤍𐤅 teyageenu wearies-him HVpi3fs/Sp3ms אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that HTr לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn יָדַ֖ע 𐤉𐤃𐤏 yada he-knows HVqp3ms לָ/לֶ֥כֶת 𐤋/𐤋𐤊𐤕 lalekhet to-go HR/Vqc אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR עִֽיר 𐤏𐤉𐤓 ir city HNcfsa

Woe to you O land when your king is a child and your princes in the morning eat

16 אִֽי 𐤀𐤉 i Woe HTj לָ֣/ךְ 𐤋/𐤊 lakhe to you HR/Sp2fs אֶ֔רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets O land HNcbsa שֶׁ/מַּלְכֵּ֖/ךְ 𐤔/𐤌𐤋𐤊/𐤊 shemalekekhe when your king HTr/Ncmsc/Sp2fs נָ֑עַר 𐤍𐤏𐤓 naar is a child HNcmsa וְ/שָׂרַ֖יִ/ךְ 𐤅/𐤔𐤓𐤉/𐤊 vesarayikhe and your princes HC/Ncmpc/Sp2fs בַּ/בֹּ֥קֶר 𐤁/𐤁𐤒𐤓 baboqer in the morning HRd/Ncmsa יֹאכֵֽלוּ 𐤉𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤅 yokhelu eat HVqi3mp

Blessed [are] you O land whose king [is] the son of nobles and your princes at the time eat for strength and not for drunkenness

17 אַשְׁרֵ֣י/ךְ 𐤀𐤔𐤓𐤉/𐤊 ashereykhe Blessed [are] you HNcmpc/Sp2fs אֶ֔רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets O land HNcbsa שֶׁ/מַּלְכֵּ֖/ךְ 𐤔/𐤌𐤋𐤊/𐤊 shemalekekhe whose king HTr/Ncmsc/Sp2fs בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) [is] the son HNcmsc חוֹרִ֑ים 𐤇𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤌 chorim of nobles HNcmpa וְ/שָׂרַ֨יִ/ךְ֙ 𐤅/𐤔𐤓𐤉/𐤊 vesarayikhe and your princes HC/Ncmpc/Sp2fs בָּ/עֵ֣ת 𐤁/𐤏𐤕 baet at the time HRd/Ncbsa יֹאכֵ֔לוּ 𐤉𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤅 yokhelu eat HVqi3mp בִּ/גְבוּרָ֖ה 𐤁/𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤓𐤄 bigevurah for strength HR/Ncfsa וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not HC/Tn בַ/שְּׁתִֽי 𐤁/𐤔𐤕𐤉 vasheti for drunkenness HRd/Ncmsa

by laziness decays the roof and through idleness of hands leaks the house

18 בַּ/עֲצַלְתַּ֖יִם 𐤁/𐤏𐤑𐤋𐤕𐤉𐤌 baatsaletayim by laziness HR/Ncfda יִמַּ֣ךְ 𐤉𐤌𐤊 yimakhe decays HVNi3ms הַ/מְּקָרֶ֑ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤒𐤓𐤄 hameqareh the roof HTd/Ncmsa וּ/בְ/שִׁפְל֥וּת 𐤅/𐤁/𐤔𐤐𐤋𐤅𐤕 uveshifelut and through idleness HC/R/Ncfsc יָדַ֖יִם 𐤉𐤃𐤉𐤌 yadayim of hands HNcbda יִדְלֹ֥ף 𐤉𐤃𐤋𐤐 yidelof leaks HVqi3ms הַ/בָּֽיִת 𐤄/𐤁𐤉𐤕 habayit the house HTd/Ncmsa

for laughter they make bread and wine makes merry life and money answers [direct object marker] everything

19 לִ/שְׂחוֹק֙ 𐤋/𐤔𐤇𐤅𐤒 lisechoq for laughter HR/Ncmsa עֹשִׂ֣ים 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤌 osim they make HVqrmpa לֶ֔חֶם 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lechem bread HNcbsa וְ/יַ֖יִן 𐤅/𐤉𐤉𐤍 veyayin and wine HC/Ncmsa יְשַׂמַּ֣ח 𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤇 yesamach makes merry HVpi3ms חַיִּ֑ים 𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌 chayim life HAampa וְ/הַ/כֶּ֖סֶף 𐤅/𐤄/𐤊𐤎𐤐 vehakesef and money HC/Td/Ncmsa יַעֲנֶ֥ה 𐤉𐤏𐤍𐤄 yaaneh answers HVqi3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo הַ/כֹּֽל 𐤄/𐤊𐤋 hakol everything HTd/Ncmsa

even in your thoughts the king do not curse and in the rooms of your bed do not curse the rich for a bird of the heavens will carry (direct object marker) the voice and possessor-of the wings wings will tell the matter

20 גַּ֣ם 𐤂𐤌 gam even HTa בְּ/מַדָּֽעֲ/ךָ֗ 𐤁/𐤌𐤃𐤏/𐤊 bemadaakha in your thoughts HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms מֶ֚לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe the king HNcmsa אַל 𐤀𐤋 al do not HTn תְּקַלֵּ֔ל 𐤕𐤒𐤋𐤋 teqalel curse HVpj2ms וּ/בְ/חַדְרֵי֙ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤇𐤃𐤓𐤉 uvechaderey and in the rooms of HC/R/Ncmpc מִשְׁכָּ֣בְ/ךָ֔ 𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤁/𐤊 mishekavekha your bed HNcmsc/Sp2ms אַל 𐤀𐤋 al-2 do not HTn תְּקַלֵּ֖ל 𐤕𐤒𐤋𐤋 teqalel-2 curse HVpj2ms עָשִׁ֑יר 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤓 ashir the rich HAamsa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC ע֤וֹף 𐤏𐤅𐤐 of a bird HNcmsc הַ/שָּׁמַ֨יִם֙ 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim of the heavens HTd/Ncmpa יוֹלִ֣יךְ 𐤉𐤅𐤋𐤉𐤊 yolikhe will carry HVhi3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) HTo הַ/קּ֔וֹל 𐤄/𐤒𐤅𐤋 haqol the voice HTd/Ncmsa וּ/בַ֥עַל 𐤅/𐤁𐤏𐤋 uvaal and possessor-of HC/Ncmsc ה/כנפים 𐤄/𐤊𐤍𐤐𐤉𐤌 hkhnfym the wings HTd/Ncfda כְּנָפַ֖יִם 𐤊𐤍𐤐𐤉𐤌 kenafayim wings HNcfda יַגֵּ֥יד 𐤉𐤂𐤉𐤃 yageyd will tell HVhi3ms דָּבָֽר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 davar the matter HNcmsa

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