Ecclesiastes 10

Qohelet contrasts wisdom and folly, warning against yielding to a ruler's anger by abandoning one's post, laments folly exalted in high places while the rich and princes are demeaned, and illustrates folly's dangers in daily risks like digging pits or unsharpened tools.[1][2][3] He critiques foolish speech that leads to madness, the woes of immature kings feasting by day versus wise rulers, laziness causing decay, and cautions against cursing authorities even privately lest a bird carry the words.[1][4]

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Verse 1

dead flies flies of flies of death death death cause to stink he will cause to stink cause to stink cause to emit he causes to gush it will cause to gush ointment rich oil rich oil of the perfumer compounder mixer precious valuable precious than wisdom from wisdom than wisdom than honor from weighty honor than honor folly foolishness-of folly a little a small amount of a little

זְב֣וּבֵי 𐤆𐤁𐤅𐤁𐤉 zevuvey dead flies flies of flies of HNcmpc מָ֔וֶת 𐤌𐤅𐤕 mavet death death death HNcmsa יַבְאִ֥ישׁ 𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤉𐤔 yaveish cause to stink he will cause to stink cause to stink HVhi3ms יַבִּ֖יעַ 𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤏 yabia cause to emit he causes to gush it will cause to gush HVhi3ms שֶׁ֣מֶן 𐤔𐤌𐤍 shemen ointment rich oil rich oil HNcmsc רוֹקֵ֑חַ 𐤓𐤅𐤒𐤇 roqecha of the perfumer compounder mixer HVqrmsa יָקָ֛ר 𐤉𐤒𐤓 yaqar precious valuable precious HAamsa מֵ/חָכְמָ֥ה 𐤌/𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄 mechakhemah than wisdom from wisdom than wisdom HR/Ncfsa מִ/כָּב֖וֹד 𐤌/𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃 mikavod than honor from weighty honor than honor HR/Ncbsa סִכְל֥וּת 𐤎𐤊𐤋𐤅𐤕 sikhelut folly foolishness-of folly HNcfsc מְעָֽט 𐤌𐤏𐤈 meat a little a small amount of a little HAamsa

Verse 2

heart inner core of inner core of of a wise man wise one of wise one to his right to his right hand to his right hand and heart inner-core of and inner core of of a fool thick-minded one a fool to his left to his left side to his left side

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

Verse 3

even also and also and also on the way in the path in the way when the fool foolish man when the foolish man as a fool a senseless man as a senseless man walks the one walking the one walking his heart his inner core his heart lacks lacking is lacking and he says and he said and he says to everyone to the whole to the whole fool he acted foolishly fool he he he

וְ/גַם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam even also and also and also HC/Ta בַּ/דֶּ֛רֶךְ 𐤁/𐤃𐤓𐤊 baderekhe on the way in the path in the way HRd/Ncbsa כ/ש/ה/סכל 𐤊/𐤔/𐤄/𐤎𐤊𐤋 khshhskhl when the fool foolish man when the foolish man HR/Tr/Td/Ncmsa כְּ/שֶׁ/סָּכָ֥ל 𐤊/𐤔/𐤎𐤊𐤋 keshesakhal as a fool a senseless man as a senseless man HR/Tr/Ncmsa הֹלֵ֖ךְ 𐤄𐤋𐤊 holekhe walks the one walking the one walking HVqrmsa לִבּ֣/וֹ 𐤋𐤁/𐤅 libo his heart his inner core his heart HNcmsc/Sp3ms חָסֵ֑ר 𐤇𐤎𐤓 chaser kosa (Kikongo) lacks lacking is lacking HVqp3ms וְ/אָמַ֥ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓 veamar and he says and he said and he says HC/Vqq3ms לַ/כֹּ֖ל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lakol kila (Swahili) to everyone to the whole to the whole HRd/Ncmsa סָכָ֥ל 𐤎𐤊𐤋 sakhal fool he acted foolishly fool HNcmsa הֽוּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he he HPp3ms

Verse 4

If if / whether if spirit breath of spirit of of the ruler the ruling one the ruling one rises you will ascend rises against you upon you against you your place your standing-place your standing-place not upon / over do not leave may you cause to place leave for for/because for calmness healing remedy calmness lays he will set down it will set down offenses offenders offenses great great ones great

אִם 𐤀𐤌 im If if / whether if HC ר֤וּחַ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha spirit breath of spirit of HNcbsc הַ/מּוֹשֵׁל֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤅𐤔𐤋 hamoshel of the ruler the ruling one the ruling one HTd/Vqrmsa תַּעֲלֶ֣ה 𐤕𐤏𐤋𐤄 taaleh Aleya (Bemba) rises you will ascend rises HVqi3fs עָלֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊 aleykha against you upon you against you HR/Sp2ms מְקוֹמְ/ךָ֖ 𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌/𐤊 meqomekha your place your standing-place your standing-place HNcmsc/Sp2ms אַל 𐤀𐤋 al not upon / over do not HTn תַּנַּ֑ח 𐤕𐤍𐤇 tanach leave may you cause to place leave HVhj2ms כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC מַרְפֵּ֔א 𐤌𐤓𐤐𐤀 marepe calmness healing remedy calmness HNcmsa יַנִּ֖יחַ 𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤇 yanicha lays he will set down it will set down HVhi3ms חֲטָאִ֥ים 𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤉𐤌 chataim offenses offenders offenses HNcmpa גְּדוֹלִֽים 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋𐤉𐤌 gedolim great great ones great HAampa

Verse 5

There is there exists there is an evil evil evil I have seen I saw I saw under under; in place of under the sun the sun the sun like an error like an unintentional transgression like an unintentional transgression which goes forth the going-out one which goes forth from before from the face of from before the ruler the ruling one the ruler

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

Verse 6

is set being given is set folly the discernment the folly in high places in the heights in the heights many many great ones and rich men wealthy men and wealthy men in a low place in the lowland in the lowland sit let them dwell sit

נִתַּ֣ן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 nitan is set being given is set HVNp3ms הַ/סֶּ֔כֶל 𐤄/𐤎𐤊𐤋 hasekhel folly the discernment the folly HTd/Ncmsa בַּ/מְּרוֹמִ֖ים 𐤁/𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤌𐤉𐤌 bameromim in high places in the heights in the heights HRd/Ncmpa רַבִּ֑ים 𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 rabim many many great ones HAampa וַ/עֲשִׁירִ֖ים 𐤅/𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤌 vaashirim and rich men wealthy men and wealthy men HC/Aampa בַּ/שֵּׁ֥פֶל 𐤁/𐤔𐤐𐤋 bashefel in a low place in the lowland in the lowland HRd/Ncmsa יֵשֵֽׁבוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤅 yeshevu sit let them dwell sit HVqi3mp

Verse 7

I have seen I saw I saw servants male servants male servants on upon upon horses horses horses and princes ruling officials and chiefs walking walking ones walking ones like servants serving-ones like servants on upon upon the earth the earth the earth

רָאִ֥יתִי 𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤕𐤉 raiti I have seen I saw I saw HVqp1cs עֲבָדִ֖ים 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤌 avadim servants male servants male servants HNcmpa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon upon HR סוּסִ֑ים 𐤎𐤅𐤎𐤉𐤌 susim horses horses horses HNcmpa וְ/שָׂרִ֛ים 𐤅/𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 vesarim and princes ruling officials and chiefs HC/Ncmpa הֹלְכִ֥ים 𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤉𐤌 holekhim walking walking ones walking ones HVqrmpa כַּ/עֲבָדִ֖ים 𐤊/𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤌 kaavadim like servants serving-ones like servants HR/Ncmpa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 on upon upon HR הָ/אָֽרֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba) the earth the earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa

Verse 8

digs a pit the one who digs the one who digs a pit earthen pit an earthen pit into it — in it will fall he will fall he will fall and breaks and the one breaking through and the one breaking through a wall enclosure wall enclosure wall will bite him he will bite him he will bite him a serpent serpent serpent

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

Verse 9

Whoever quarries stones one causing departure one removing stones stones stones is hurt he will be distressed he will be hurt by them — by them Whoever splits logs one who splits open one who splits open logs trees trees is endangered he will become accustomed he will be endangered by them — by them

מַסִּ֣יעַ 𐤌𐤎𐤉𐤏 masia Whoever quarries stones one causing departure one removing HVhrmsa אֲבָנִ֔ים 𐤀𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 avanim stones stones stones HNcfpa יֵעָצֵ֖ב 𐤉𐤏𐤑𐤁 yeatsev is hurt he will be distressed he will be hurt HVNi3ms בָּ/הֶ֑ם 𐤁/𐤄𐤌 bahem by them by them HR/Sp3mp בּוֹקֵ֥עַ 𐤁𐤅𐤒𐤏 boqea Whoever splits logs one who splits open one who splits open HVqrmsa עֵצִ֖ים 𐤏𐤑𐤉𐤌 etsim logs trees trees HNcmpa יִסָּ֥כֶן 𐤉𐤎𐤊𐤍 yisakhen is endangered he will become accustomed he will be endangered HVNi3ms בָּֽ/ם 𐤁/𐤌 bam by them by them HR/Sp3mp

Verse 10

if if / whether if is blunt he has blunted is blunt the iron the iron the iron and-it and he and he not not not the edge faces the edge sharpen he intensely treated as light sharpened then strength forces then strength he must exert he will strengthen he must exert but advantage and surplus-of but advantage of sharpening to make fit of sharpening sharpen the making fit sharpening wisdom wisdom wisdom

אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether if HC קֵהָ֣ה 𐤒𐤄𐤄 qehah is blunt he has blunted is blunt HVpp3ms הַ/בַּרְזֶ֗ל 𐤄/𐤁𐤓𐤆𐤋 habarezel the iron the iron the iron HTd/Ncmsa וְ/הוּא֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤀 vehu and-it and he and he HC/Pp3ms לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn פָנִ֣ים 𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤌 fanim the edge faces the edge HNcbpa קִלְקַ֔ל 𐤒𐤋𐤒𐤋 qileqal sharpen he intensely treated as light sharpened HVlp3ms וַ/חֲיָלִ֖ים 𐤅/𐤇𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤌 vachayalim kayila (Lunda) then strength forces then strength HC/Ncmpa יְגַבֵּ֑ר 𐤉𐤂𐤁𐤓 yegaber he must exert he will strengthen he must exert HVpi3ms וְ/יִתְר֥וֹן 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤓𐤅𐤍 veyiteron but advantage and surplus-of but advantage HC/Ncmsc הכשיר 𐤄𐤊𐤔𐤉𐤓 hkhshyr of sharpening to make fit of sharpening HVhc הַכְשֵׁ֖ר 𐤄𐤊𐤔𐤓 hakhesher sharpen the making fit sharpening HVhc חָכְמָֽה 𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄 chakhemah wisdom wisdom wisdom HNcfsa

Verse 11

If if / whether if bites he bites the serpent bites the serpent the serpent the serpent before without without charming a whispered utterance a whispered utterance then there is no and there is not and there is not advantage surplus gain surplus gain for the master of to the Master to the Master the tongue the tongue the tongue

אִם 𐤀𐤌 im If if / whether if HC יִשֹּׁ֥ךְ 𐤉𐤔𐤊 yishokhe bites he bites the serpent bites HVqi3ms הַ/נָּחָ֖שׁ 𐤄/𐤍𐤇𐤔 hanachash the serpent the serpent the serpent HTd/Ncmsa בְּ/לוֹא 𐤁/𐤋𐤅𐤀 belo before without without HR/Tn לָ֑חַשׁ 𐤋𐤇𐤔 lachash charming a whispered utterance a whispered utterance HNcmsa וְ/אֵ֣ין 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍 veeyn then there is no and there is not and there is not HC/Tn יִתְר֔וֹן 𐤉𐤕𐤓𐤅𐤍 yiteron advantage surplus gain surplus gain HNcmsa לְ/בַ֖עַל 𐤋/𐤁𐤏𐤋 levaal for the master of to the Master to the Master HR/Ncmsc הַ/לָּשֽׁוֹן 𐤄/𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤍 halashon the tongue the tongue the tongue HTd/Ncbsa

Verse 12

words of words of words of mouth of my mouth mouth of a wise man wise one of wise one are gracious favor favor but the lips of and lips of and lips of a fool thick-minded one a fool swallow up him she will engulf him it will engulf him

דִּבְרֵ֥י 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 diverey Ndaba (Zulu) words of words of words of HNcmpc פִי 𐤐𐤉 fi mouth of my mouth mouth of HNcmsc חָכָ֖ם 𐤇𐤊𐤌 chakham a wise man wise one of wise one HAamsa חֵ֑ן 𐤇𐤍 chen are gracious favor favor HNcmsa וְ/שִׂפְת֥וֹת 𐤅/𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤅𐤕 vesifetot but the lips of and lips of and lips of HC/Ncfpc כְּסִ֖יל 𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋 kesil a fool thick-minded one a fool HAamsa תְּבַלְּעֶֽ/נּוּ 𐤕𐤁𐤋𐤏/𐤍𐤅 tevaleenu swallow up him she will engulf him it will engulf him HVpi3fs/Sp3ms

Verse 13

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

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

Verse 14

and the fool and the foolish one and the foolish one multiplies he will multiply will multiply words spoken matters spoken matters not not not knows let him know will know man the earthling the human what what? what shall be that he will become that it will be and what and that-which and that-which will be he will come to be it will be after him from behind him after him who who? who can tell he will make known he will declare him — to him

וְ/הַ/סָּכָ֖ל 𐤅/𐤄/𐤎𐤊𐤋 vehasakhal and the fool and the foolish one and the foolish one HC/Td/Ncmsa יַרְבֶּ֣ה 𐤉𐤓𐤁𐤄 yarebeh multiplies he will multiply will multiply HVhi3ms דְבָרִ֑ים 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 devarim Ndaba (Zulu) words spoken matters spoken matters HNcmpa לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn יֵדַ֤ע 𐤉𐤃𐤏 yeda knows let him know will know HVqi3ms הָ/אָדָם֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌 haadam man the earthling the human HTd/Ncmsa מַה 𐤌𐤄 mah what what? what HTi שֶׁ/יִּֽהְיֶ֔ה 𐤔/𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 sheyiheyeh shall be that he will become that it will be HTr/Vqi3ms וַ/אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤓 vaasher and what and that-which and that-which HC/Tr יִֽהְיֶה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh will be he will come to be it will be HVqi3ms מֵֽ/אַחֲרָ֔י/ו 𐤌/𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤅 meacharayv after him from behind him after him HR/R/Sp3ms מִ֖י 𐤌𐤉 mi who who? who HTi יַגִּ֥יד 𐤉𐤂𐤉𐤃 yagid can tell he will make known he will declare HVhi3ms לֽ/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo-2 him to him HR/Sp3ms

Verse 15

toil burdensome toil burdensome hardship of-fools the thick-minded ones the thick-minded ones wearies-him she will wear him out it will wear him out that that-which that which not not not he-knows he knew he knows to-go to go to go to toward toward city watchful settlement watchful settlement

עֲמַ֥ל 𐤏𐤌𐤋 amal toil burdensome toil burdensome hardship HNcbsc הַ/כְּסִילִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤌 hakesilim of-fools the thick-minded ones the thick-minded ones HTd/Aampa תְּיַגְּעֶ֑/נּוּ 𐤕𐤉𐤂𐤏/𐤍𐤅 teyageenu wearies-him she will wear him out it will wear him out HVpi3fs/Sp3ms אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that which HTr לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn יָדַ֖ע 𐤉𐤃𐤏 yada he-knows he knew he knows HVqp3ms לָ/לֶ֥כֶת 𐤋/𐤋𐤊𐤕 lalekhet to-go to go to go HR/Vqc אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward toward HR עִֽיר 𐤏𐤉𐤓 ir city watchful settlement watchful settlement HNcfsa

Verse 16

Woe coastland woe to you — to you O land land land when your king your king your king is a child youth a youth and your princes and your rulers and your chiefs in the morning in the morning in the daybreak eat they will consume they will eat

אִֽי 𐤀𐤉 i Woe coastland woe HTj לָ֣/ךְ 𐤋/𐤊 lakhe to you to you HR/Sp2fs אֶ֔רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets Ayé (Yoruba) O land land land HNcbsa שֶׁ/מַּלְכֵּ֖/ךְ 𐤔/𐤌𐤋𐤊/𐤊 shemalekekhe when your king your king your king HTr/Ncmsc/Sp2fs נָ֑עַר 𐤍𐤏𐤓 naar is a child youth a youth HNcmsa וְ/שָׂרַ֖יִ/ךְ 𐤅/𐤔𐤓𐤉/𐤊 vesarayikhe and your princes and your rulers and your chiefs HC/Ncmpc/Sp2fs בַּ/בֹּ֥קֶר 𐤁/𐤁𐤒𐤓 baboqer buka (Bemba) in the morning in the morning in the daybreak HRd/Ncmsa יֹאכֵֽלוּ 𐤉𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤅 yokhelu okèlè (Yoruba) eat they will consume they will eat HVqi3mp

Verse 17

Blessed [are] you your happinesses blessed are you O land land land whose king your king your king [is] the son son son of nobles bright ones of nobles and your princes and your rulers and your chiefs at the time at the appointed time at the appointed time eat they will consume they will eat for strength in mighty strength in might and not and not and not for drunkenness drunkenness for drunkenness

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

Verse 18

by laziness in double-slothfulness in slothfulness decays he will melt away it will decay the roof the beam-framing one the roof and through idleness and in lowliness of and through idleness of of hands two hands two hands leaks he drips it leaks the house the built-house the house

בַּ/עֲצַלְתַּ֖יִם 𐤁/𐤏𐤑𐤋𐤕𐤉𐤌 baatsaletayim by laziness in double-slothfulness in slothfulness HR/Ncfda יִמַּ֣ךְ 𐤉𐤌𐤊 yimakhe decays he will melt away it will decay HVNi3ms הַ/מְּקָרֶ֑ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤒𐤓𐤄 hameqareh the roof the beam-framing one the roof HTd/Ncmsa וּ/בְ/שִׁפְל֥וּת 𐤅/𐤁/𐤔𐤐𐤋𐤅𐤕 uveshifelut and through idleness and in lowliness of and through idleness of HC/R/Ncfsc יָדַ֖יִם 𐤉𐤃𐤉𐤌 yadayim of hands two hands two hands HNcbda יִדְלֹ֥ף 𐤉𐤃𐤋𐤐 yidelof dala (Bemba) leaks he drips it leaks HVqi3ms הַ/בָּֽיִת 𐤄/𐤁𐤉𐤕 habayit the house the built-house the house HTd/Ncmsa

Verse 19

for laughter for laughter for laughter they make doers they make bread bread bread and wine and wine and wine makes merry he causes to rejoice makes glad life lives livings and money and the silver and the silver answers he answers it will answer [direct object marker] object-marker [·] everything the whole the all

לִ/שְׂחוֹק֙ 𐤋/𐤔𐤇𐤅𐤒 lisechoq for laughter for laughter for laughter HR/Ncmsa עֹשִׂ֣ים 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤌 osim they make doers they make HVqrmpa לֶ֔חֶם 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lechem bread bread bread HNcbsa וְ/יַ֖יִן 𐤅/𐤉𐤉𐤍 veyayin ubumayi (Bemba) and wine and wine and wine HC/Ncmsa יְשַׂמַּ֣ח 𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤇 yesamach samka (Kirundi) makes merry he causes to rejoice makes glad HVpi3ms חַיִּ֑ים 𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌 chayim hai (Swahili) life lives livings HAampa וְ/הַ/כֶּ֖סֶף 𐤅/𐤄/𐤊𐤎𐤐 vehakesef and money and the silver and the silver HC/Td/Ncmsa יַעֲנֶ֥ה 𐤉𐤏𐤍𐤄 yaaneh answers he answers it will answer HVqi3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo הַ/כֹּֽל 𐤄/𐤊𐤋 hakol kila (Swahili) everything the whole the all HTd/Ncmsa

Verse 20

even also also in your thoughts in your knowledge in your thoughts the king king of king of do not upon / over do not curse you treat as light you will despise and in the rooms of and in enclosed chambers of and in the rooms of your bed your lying-place your bed do not upon / over do not curse you treat as light you will despise the rich wealthy man the rich man for for/because for a bird flying creature bird of the heavens the lofty-heights the heavens will carry he will cause to go will carry (direct object marker) object-marker [·] the voice the sound the voice and possessor-of and master of and possessor of the wings the two wings the wings wings two wings wings will tell he will make known will tell the matter spoken matter the matter

גַּ֣ם 𐤂𐤌 gam even also also HTa בְּ/מַדָּֽעֲ/ךָ֗ 𐤁/𐤌𐤃𐤏/𐤊 bemadaakha in your thoughts in your knowledge in your thoughts HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms מֶ֚לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe the king king of king of HNcmsa אַל 𐤀𐤋 al do not upon / over do not HTn תְּקַלֵּ֔ל 𐤕𐤒𐤋𐤋 teqalel curse you treat as light you will despise HVpj2ms וּ/בְ/חַדְרֵי֙ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤇𐤃𐤓𐤉 uvechaderey and in the rooms of and in enclosed chambers of and in the rooms of HC/R/Ncmpc מִשְׁכָּ֣בְ/ךָ֔ 𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤁/𐤊 mishekavekha your bed your lying-place your bed HNcmsc/Sp2ms אַל 𐤀𐤋 al-2 do not upon / over do not HTn תְּקַלֵּ֖ל 𐤕𐤒𐤋𐤋 teqalel-2 curse you treat as light you will despise HVpj2ms עָשִׁ֑יר 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤓 ashir the rich wealthy man the rich man HAamsa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC ע֤וֹף 𐤏𐤅𐤐 of a bird flying creature bird HNcmsc הַ/שָּׁמַ֨יִם֙ 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim sama (Kongo) of the heavens the lofty-heights the heavens HTd/Ncmpa יוֹלִ֣יךְ 𐤉𐤅𐤋𐤉𐤊 yolikhe will carry he will cause to go will carry HVhi3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker [·] HTo הַ/קּ֔וֹל 𐤄/𐤒𐤅𐤋 haqol the voice the sound the voice HTd/Ncmsa וּ/בַ֥עַל 𐤅/𐤁𐤏𐤋 uvaal and possessor-of and master of and possessor of HC/Ncmsc ה/כנפים 𐤄/𐤊𐤍𐤐𐤉𐤌 hkhnfym the wings the two wings the wings HTd/Ncfda כְּנָפַ֖יִם 𐤊𐤍𐤐𐤉𐤌 kenafayim wings two wings wings HNcfda יַגֵּ֥יד 𐤉𐤂𐤉𐤃 yageyd will tell he will make known will tell HVhi3ms דָּבָֽר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 davar Ndaba (Zulu) the matter spoken matter the matter HNcmsa

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