Ecclesiastes 7

Qohelet presents proverbs extolling wisdom through comparisons: the house of mourning over feasting, sorrow over laughter, rebuke of the wise over songs of fools, end over beginning, patience over pride; warns against oppression, bribery, anger, and excessive righteousness, urging balance in prosperity and adversity under God's sovereignty.[1][2][3] He observes injustice where the righteous suffer and wicked prosper, affirms no just person is sinless, advises not taking words to heart, laments elusive wisdom and snares of the seductive woman, concluding God made man upright but humanity sought many schemes.[1][2][3]

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Verse 1

— good good — name-of name — from rich oil than oil — good good — day and day — the death of death — from day than day — his being born his being born

ט֥וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov good good HAamsa שֵׁ֖ם 𐤔𐤌 shem name-of name HNcmsa מִ/שֶּׁ֣מֶן 𐤌/𐤔𐤌𐤍 mishemen from rich oil than oil HR/Ncmsa ט֑וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov-2 good good HAamsa וְ/י֣וֹם 𐤅/𐤉𐤅𐤌 veyom day and day HC/Ncmsc הַ/מָּ֔וֶת 𐤄/𐤌𐤅𐤕 hamavet the death of death HTd/Ncmsa מִ/יּ֖וֹם 𐤌/𐤉𐤅𐤌 miom from day than day HR/Ncmsc הִוָּלְדֽ/וֹ 𐤄𐤅𐤋𐤃/𐤅 hivaledo fyala (Bemba) his being born his being born HVNc/Sp3ms

Verse 2

— good good — to go to go — toward to — house-of house of — mourning-of mourning — from going than going — toward to — house-of house of — drinking feast a drinking feast — in that-which in that which — he he — end-point end-point — entirety of all of — the earthling the human — and the living one and the living one — he will give he will give — toward to — his inner core his inner core

ט֞וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov good good HAamsa לָ/לֶ֣כֶת 𐤋/𐤋𐤊𐤕 lalekhet to go to go HR/Vqc אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el toward to HR בֵּֽית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house-of house of HNcmsc אֵ֗בֶל 𐤀𐤁𐤋 evel mourning-of mourning HNcmsa מִ/לֶּ֨כֶת֙ 𐤌/𐤋𐤊𐤕 milekhet from going than going HR/Vqc אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 toward to HR בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt-2 house-of house of HNcmsc מִשְׁתֶּ֔ה 𐤌𐤔𐤕𐤄 misheteh drinking feast a drinking feast HNcmsa בַּ/אֲשֶׁ֕ר 𐤁/𐤀𐤔𐤓 baasher in that-which in that which HR/Tr ה֖וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he HPp3ms ס֣וֹף 𐤎𐤅𐤐 sof end-point end-point HNcmsc כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) entirety of all of HNcmsc הָ/אָדָ֑ם 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌 haadam the earthling the human HTd/Ncmsa וְ/הַ/חַ֖י 𐤅/𐤄/𐤇𐤉 vehachay hai (Swahili) and the living one and the living one HC/Td/Ncbsa יִתֵּ֥ן 𐤉𐤕𐤍 yiten he will give he will give HVqi3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-3 toward to HR לִבּֽ/וֹ 𐤋𐤁/𐤅 libo his inner core his inner core HNcmsc/Sp3ms

Verse 3

— good good — anger-of vexation — from laughter than laughter — for/because for — in badness-of in sorrow — faces face — he will be good it will become good — inner core of heart

ט֥וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov good good HAamsa כַּ֖עַס 𐤊𐤏𐤎 kaas anger-of vexation HNcmsa מִ/שְּׂחֹ֑ק 𐤌/𐤔𐤇𐤒 misechoq from laughter than laughter HR/Ncmsa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for/because for HC בְ/רֹ֥עַ 𐤁/𐤓𐤏 veroa in badness-of in sorrow HR/Ncmsc פָּנִ֖ים 𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤌 panim faces face HNcbpa יִ֥יטַב 𐤉𐤉𐤈𐤁 yitav he will be good it will become good HVqi3ms לֵֽב 𐤋𐤁 lev inner core of heart HNcmsa

Verse 4

— inner core of inner core of — wise men wise men — in the house of in the house of — mourning-of mourning-of — inner-core of inner core of — thick-minded ones fools — in the house of in the house of — glad rejoicing glad joy

לֵ֤ב 𐤋𐤁 lev inner core of inner core of HNcmsc חֲכָמִים֙ 𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤉𐤌 chakhamim wise men wise men HAampa בְּ/בֵ֣ית 𐤁/𐤁𐤉𐤕 beveyt in the house of in the house of HR/Ncmsc אֵ֔בֶל 𐤀𐤁𐤋 evel mourning-of mourning-of HNcmsa וְ/לֵ֥ב 𐤅/𐤋𐤁 velev inner-core of inner core of HC/Ncmsc כְּסִילִ֖ים 𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤌 kesilim thick-minded ones fools HAampa בְּ/בֵ֥ית 𐤁/𐤁𐤉𐤕 beveyt-2 in the house of in the house of HR/Ncmsc שִׂמְחָֽה 𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤄 simechah Nsansamuka (Bemba) glad rejoicing glad joy HNcfsa

Verse 5

— good good — to hear to hear — rebuke of rebuke of — wise one of wise one — from a man from a man — the one who listens the one who hears — song song — thick-minded ones fools

ט֕וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov good good HAamsa לִ/שְׁמֹ֖עַ 𐤋/𐤔𐤌𐤏 lishemoa to hear to hear HR/Vqc גַּעֲרַ֣ת 𐤂𐤏𐤓𐤕 gaarat rebuke of rebuke of HNcfsc חָכָ֑ם 𐤇𐤊𐤌 chakham wise one of wise one HAamsa מֵ/אִ֕ישׁ 𐤌/𐤀𐤉𐤔 meish from a man from a man HR/Ncmsa שֹׁמֵ֖עַ 𐤔𐤌𐤏 shomea the one who listens the one who hears HVqrmsa שִׁ֥יר 𐤔𐤉𐤓 shir song song HNcbsc כְּסִילִֽים 𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤌 kesilim thick-minded ones fools HAampa

Verse 6

— for/because for — like the sound of like the sound of — the cooking pots the thorns — under; in place of under — the boiling-pot the pot — thus so — laughter laughter — the thick-minded one the fool — and also also — this one this one — fleeting vapor fleeting vapor

כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for/because for HC כְ/ק֤וֹל 𐤊/𐤒𐤅𐤋 kheqol like the sound of like the sound of HR/Ncmsc הַ/סִּירִים֙ 𐤄/𐤎𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤌 hasirim the cooking pots the thorns HTd/Ncfpa תַּ֣חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat under; in place of under HR הַ/סִּ֔יר 𐤄/𐤎𐤉𐤓 hasir the boiling-pot the pot HTd/Ncbsa כֵּ֖ן 𐤊𐤍 ken cine (Bemba) thus so HTm שְׂחֹ֣ק 𐤔𐤇𐤒 sechoq laughter laughter HNcmsc הַ/כְּסִ֑יל 𐤄/𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋 hakesil the thick-minded one the fool HTd/Aamsa וְ/גַם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam and also also HC/Ta זֶ֖ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh this one this one HPdxms הָֽבֶל 𐤄𐤁𐤋 havel vulu (Kikongo) fleeting vapor fleeting vapor HNcmsa

Verse 7

— for/because because — the extortion the extortion — he makes a show he makes foolish — wise one of wise one of — and he will destroy and it destroys — object-marker [·] — inner core of the heart — gift gift

כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki for/because because HC הָ/עֹ֖שֶׁק 𐤄/𐤏𐤔𐤒 haosheq the extortion the extortion HTd/Ncmsa יְהוֹלֵ֣ל 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤋𐤋 yeholel he makes a show he makes foolish HVmi3ms חָכָ֑ם 𐤇𐤊𐤌 chakham wise one of wise one of HAamsa וִֽ/יאַבֵּ֥ד 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤁𐤃 viabed and he will destroy and it destroys HC/Vpi3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker [·] HTo לֵ֖ב 𐤋𐤁 lev inner core of the heart HNcmsa מַתָּנָֽה 𐤌𐤕𐤍𐤄 matanah gift gift HNcfsa

Verse 8

— good good — after-end of end of — spoken matter matter — from his first part than its beginning — good good — long-of long of — breath of spirit of — loftiness loftiness — breath of spirit of

ט֛וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov good good HAamsa אַחֲרִ֥ית 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤕 acharit after-end of end of HNcfsc דָּבָ֖ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 davar Ndaba (Zulu) spoken matter matter HNcmsa מֵֽ/רֵאשִׁית֑/וֹ 𐤌/𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤕/𐤅 mereshito Ìbẹ̀rẹ̀ (Yoruba) from his first part than its beginning HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms ט֥וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov-2 good good HAamsa אֶֽרֶךְ 𐤀𐤓𐤊 erekhe long-of long of HAamsc ר֖וּחַ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha breath of spirit of HNcbsa מִ/גְּבַהּ 𐤌/𐤂𐤁𐤄 migevah loftiness loftiness HR/Aamsc רֽוּחַ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha-2 breath of spirit of HNcbsa

Verse 9

— upon / over do not — may you terrify hasten — in your breath-wind in your spirit — to be angry to be angry — for/because for — vexation vexation — bosom-fold of in the bosom of — thick-minded ones fools — he will rest it will rest

אַל 𐤀𐤋 al upon / over do not HTn תְּבַהֵ֥ל 𐤕𐤁𐤄𐤋 tevahel may you terrify hasten HVpj2ms בְּ/רֽוּחֲ/ךָ֖ 𐤁/𐤓𐤅𐤇/𐤊 beruchakha in your breath-wind in your spirit HR/Ncbsc/Sp2ms לִ/כְע֑וֹס 𐤋/𐤊𐤏𐤅𐤎 likheos kasirika (Swahili) to be angry to be angry HR/Vqc כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for/because for HC כַ֔עַס 𐤊𐤏𐤎 khaas vexation vexation HNcmsa בְּ/חֵ֥יק 𐤁/𐤇𐤉𐤒 becheyq kiko (Swahili) bosom-fold of in the bosom of HR/Ncmsc כְּסִילִ֖ים 𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤌 kesilim thick-minded ones fools HAampa יָנֽוּחַ 𐤉𐤍𐤅𐤇 yanucha he will rest it will rest HVqi3ms

Verse 10

— upon / over do not — you will say say — what? what — he was / he became was — days the days — the first ones the first ones — they were they were — good ones good ones — from these than these — for/because for — not not — from wisdom from wisdom — you asked you asked — upon concerning — this one this one

אַל 𐤀𐤋 al upon / over do not HTn תֹּאמַר֙ 𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 tomar you will say say HVqj2ms מֶ֣ה 𐤌𐤄 meh what? what HTi הָיָ֔ה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah he was / he became was HVqp3ms שֶׁ֤/הַ/יָּמִים֙ 𐤔/𐤄/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 shehayamim days the days HTr/Td/Ncmpa הָ/רִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 harishonim the first ones the first ones HTd/Aampa הָי֥וּ 𐤄𐤉𐤅 hayu they were they were HVqp3cp טוֹבִ֖ים 𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤌 tovim good ones good ones HAampa מֵ/אֵ֑לֶּה 𐤌/𐤀𐤋𐤄 meeleh from these than these HR/Pdxcp כִּ֛י 𐤊𐤉 ki for/because for HC לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn מֵ/חָכְמָ֖ה 𐤌/𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄 mechakhemah from wisdom from wisdom HR/Ncfsa שָׁאַ֥לְתָּ 𐤔𐤀𐤋𐤕 shaaleta you asked you asked HVqp2ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 upon concerning HR זֶֽה 𐤆𐤄 zeh this one this one HPdxms

Verse 11

— good (feminine) good — wisdom wisdom — if / whether with — inherited portion inheritance — and surplus and more — to the seers of to those who see — the sun the sun

טוֹבָ֥ה 𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤄 tovah good (feminine) good HAafsa חָכְמָ֖ה 𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄 chakhemah wisdom wisdom HNcfsa עִֽם 𐤏𐤌 im if / whether with HR נַחֲלָ֑ה 𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤄 nachalah inherited portion inheritance HNcfsa וְ/יֹתֵ֖ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤓 veyoter and surplus and more HC/Ncmsa לְ/רֹאֵ֥י 𐤋/𐤓𐤀𐤉 leroey to the seers of to those who see HR/Vqrmpc הַ/שָּֽׁמֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤔 hashamesh the sun the sun HTd/Ncbsa

Verse 12

— for/because for — in shade of in shade of — the wisdom the wisdom — in shade of in shade of — the silver the silver — and surplus-of and surplus of — knowledge-of knowledge-of — the wisdom the wisdom — you will cause to live makes live — her masters her possessors

כִּ֛י 𐤊𐤉 ki for/because for HC בְּ/צֵ֥ל 𐤁/𐤑𐤋 betsel in shade of in shade of HR/Ncmsa הַֽ/חָכְמָ֖ה 𐤄/𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄 hachakhemah the wisdom the wisdom HTd/Ncfsa בְּ/צֵ֣ל 𐤁/𐤑𐤋 betsel-2 in shade of in shade of HR/Ncmsa הַ/כָּ֑סֶף 𐤄/𐤊𐤎𐤐 hakasef the silver the silver HTd/Ncmsa וְ/יִתְר֣וֹן 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤓𐤅𐤍 veyiteron and surplus-of and surplus of HC/Ncmsc דַּ֔עַת 𐤃𐤏𐤕 daat knowledge-of knowledge-of HNcfsa הַֽ/חָכְמָ֖ה 𐤄/𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄 hachakhemah-2 the wisdom the wisdom HTd/Ncfsa תְּחַיֶּ֥ה 𐤕𐤇𐤉𐤄 techayeh you will cause to live makes live HVpi3fs בְעָלֶֽי/הָ 𐤁𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄 vealeyha her masters her possessors HNcmpc/Sp3fs

Verse 13

— See! See! — object-marker [·] — deed of work of — the Mighty Ones the Elohim — for/because for — who? who? — he is able is able — to set in order to set in order — object-marker [·] — that-which that which — he distorted him he distorted him

רְאֵ֖ה 𐤓𐤀𐤄 reeh See! See! HVqv2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker [·] HTo מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה 𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤄 maaseh deed of work of HNcmsc הָ/אֱלֹהִ֑ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) the Mighty Ones the Elohim HTd/Ncmpa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for/because for HC מִ֤י 𐤌𐤉 mi who? who? HTi יוּכַל֙ 𐤉𐤅𐤊𐤋 yukhal he is able is able HVqi3ms לְ/תַקֵּ֔ן 𐤋/𐤕𐤒𐤍 letaqen to set in order to set in order HR/Vpc אֵ֖ת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 object-marker [·] HTo אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that-which that which HTr עִוְּתֽ/וֹ 𐤏𐤅𐤕/𐤅 iveto he distorted him he distorted him HVpp3ms/Sp3ms

Verse 14

— in the day of in the day of — good (feminine) good (feminine) — Be! Be! — and good in good — and in day-of and in day-of — evil evil — See! See! — also also — object-marker [·] — this one this one — in alignment with in alignment with — this one this one — he did he did — the Mighty Ones the Elohim — upon upon — matter of matter of — that not that not — he finds he finds — the earthling the human — behind him behind him — any marked thing anything

בְּ/י֤וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 beyom in the day of in the day of HR/Ncmsc טוֹבָה֙ 𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤄 tovah good (feminine) good (feminine) HAafsa הֱיֵ֣ה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 heyeh Be! Be! HVqv2ms בְ/ט֔וֹב 𐤁/𐤈𐤅𐤁 vetov and good in good HR/Aamsa וּ/בְ/י֥וֹם 𐤅/𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 uveyom and in day-of and in day-of HC/R/Ncmsc רָעָ֖ה 𐤓𐤏𐤄 raah evil evil HNcfsa רְאֵ֑ה 𐤓𐤀𐤄 reeh See! See! HVqv2ms גַּ֣ם 𐤂𐤌 gam also also HTa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker [·] HTo זֶ֤ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh this one this one HPdxms לְ/עֻמַּת 𐤋/𐤏𐤌𐤕 leumat in alignment with in alignment with HR/Ncfsc זֶה֙ 𐤆𐤄 zeh-2 this one this one HPdxms עָשָׂ֣ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 asah he did he did HVqp3ms הָֽ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) the Mighty Ones the Elohim HTd/Ncmpa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon HR דִּבְרַ֗ת 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤕 diverat matter of matter of HNcfsc שֶׁ/לֹּ֨א 𐤔/𐤋𐤀 shelo that not that not HTr/Tn יִמְצָ֧א 𐤉𐤌𐤑𐤀 yimetsa he finds he finds HVqi3ms הָֽ/אָדָ֛ם 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌 haadam the earthling the human HTd/Ncmsa אַחֲרָ֖י/ו 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤅 acharayv behind him behind him HR/Sp3ms מְאֽוּמָה 𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤌𐤄 meumah any marked thing anything HNcfsa

Verse 15

— object-marker [·] — the whole the all — I saw I saw — in the days of in the days of — my vapor my vapor — there exists there exists — righteous man righteous man — perishing one perishing one — in his righteousness in his righteousness — and there is and there exists — wicked man wicked man — one who lengthens one who lengthens — in his evil in his evil

אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker [·] HTo הַ/כֹּ֥ל 𐤄/𐤊𐤋 hakol kila (Swahili) the whole the all HTd/Ncmsa רָאִ֖יתִי 𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤕𐤉 raiti I saw I saw HVqp1cs בִּ/ימֵ֣י 𐤁/𐤉𐤌𐤉 bimey in the days of in the days of HR/Ncmpc הֶבְלִ֑/י 𐤄𐤁𐤋/𐤉 heveli vulu (Kikongo) my vapor my vapor HNcmsc/Sp1cs יֵ֤שׁ 𐤉𐤔 yesh there exists there exists HTm צַדִּיק֙ 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 tsadiq righteous man righteous man HAamsa אֹבֵ֣ד 𐤀𐤁𐤃 oved perishing one perishing one HVqrmsa בְּ/צִדְק֔/וֹ 𐤁/𐤑𐤃𐤒/𐤅 betsideqo in his righteousness in his righteousness HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms וְ/יֵ֣שׁ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔 veyesh and there is and there exists HC/Tm רָשָׁ֔ע 𐤓𐤔𐤏 rasha wicked man wicked man HAamsa מַאֲרִ֖יךְ 𐤌𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤊 maarikhe one who lengthens one who lengthens HVhrmsa בְּ/רָעָתֽ/וֹ 𐤁/𐤓𐤏𐤕/𐤅 beraato in his evil in his evil HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms

Verse 16

— upon / over do not — let her be be — righteous man righteous man — cause to multiply excessively — and do not and do not — show yourself wise show yourself wise — the remaining one overmuch — for what? why — you will devastate yourself should you devastate yourself

אַל 𐤀𐤋 al upon / over do not HTn תְּהִ֤י 𐤕𐤄𐤉 tehi let her be be HVqj2ms צַדִּיק֙ 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 tsadiq righteous man righteous man HAamsa הַרְבֵּ֔ה 𐤄𐤓𐤁𐤄 harebeh cause to multiply excessively HVha וְ/אַל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veal and do not and do not HC/Tn תִּתְחַכַּ֖ם 𐤕𐤕𐤇𐤊𐤌 titechakam show yourself wise show yourself wise HVtj2ms יוֹתֵ֑ר 𐤉𐤅𐤕𐤓 yoter the remaining one overmuch HNcmsa לָ֖/מָּה 𐤋/𐤌𐤄 lamah for what? why HR/Ti תִּשּׁוֹמֵֽם 𐤕𐤔𐤅𐤌𐤌 tishomem you will devastate yourself should you devastate yourself HVri2ms

Verse 17

— upon / over do not — may you act wickedly act wickedly — cause to multiply exceedingly — and do not and do not — let her be become — he acted foolishly a fool — for what? why — you will die should you die — without before — with you your time

אַל 𐤀𐤋 al upon / over do not HTn תִּרְשַׁ֥ע 𐤕𐤓𐤔𐤏 tiresha may you act wickedly act wickedly HVqj2ms הַרְבֵּ֖ה 𐤄𐤓𐤁𐤄 harebeh cause to multiply exceedingly HVha וְ/אַל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veal and do not and do not HC/Tn תְּהִ֣י 𐤕𐤄𐤉 tehi let her be become HVqj2ms סָכָ֑ל 𐤎𐤊𐤋 sakhal he acted foolishly a fool HNcmsa לָ֥/מָּה 𐤋/𐤌𐤄 lamah for what? why HR/Ti תָמ֖וּת 𐤕𐤌𐤅𐤕 tamut you will die should you die HVqi2ms בְּ/לֹ֥א 𐤁/𐤋𐤀 belo without before HR/Tn עִתֶּֽ/ךָ 𐤏𐤕/𐤊 itekha with you your time HNcbsc/Sp2ms

Verse 18

— good good — that-which that which — you will seize you will seize — in this one in this one — and also and also — from this from this — upon / over do not — may you cause to place let go — object-marker [·] — your hand your hand — for/because for — fearful one of fearful one of — mighty ones Elohim — he goes out he goes out — object-marker [·] — the entirety of them all of them

ט֚וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov good good HAamsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that-which that which HTr תֶּאֱחֹ֣ז 𐤕𐤀𐤇𐤆 teechoz you will seize you will seize HVqi2ms בָּ/זֶ֔ה 𐤁/𐤆𐤄 bazeh in this one in this one HR/Pdxms וְ/גַם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam and also and also HC/Ta מִ/זֶּ֖ה 𐤌/𐤆𐤄 mizeh from this from this HR/Pdxms אַל 𐤀𐤋 al upon / over do not HTn תַּנַּ֣ח 𐤕𐤍𐤇 tanach may you cause to place let go HVhj2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker [·] HTo יָדֶ֑/ךָ 𐤉𐤃/𐤊 yadekha your hand your hand HNcbsc/Sp2ms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for/because for HC יְרֵ֥א 𐤉𐤓𐤀 yere fearful one of fearful one of HAamsc אֱלֹהִ֖ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) mighty ones Elohim HNcmpa יֵצֵ֥א 𐤉𐤑𐤀 yetse he goes out he goes out HVqi3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 object-marker [·] HTo כֻּלָּֽ/ם 𐤊𐤋/𐤌 kulam kila (Swahili) the entirety of them all of them HNcmsc/Sp3mp

Verse 19

— the wisdom the wisdom — she will grow strong makes strong — to a wise man to a wise man — from ten from ten — ruling ones ruling ones — that-which who — they were they were — in the settlement in the city

הַֽ/חָכְמָ֖ה 𐤄/𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄 hachakhemah the wisdom the wisdom HTd/Ncfsa תָּעֹ֣ז 𐤕𐤏𐤆 taoz she will grow strong makes strong HVqi3fs לֶ/חָכָ֑ם 𐤋/𐤇𐤊𐤌 lechakham to a wise man to a wise man HRd/Aamsa מֵֽ/עֲשָׂרָה֙ 𐤌/𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤄 measarah from ten from ten HR/Acmsa שַׁלִּיטִ֔ים 𐤔𐤋𐤉𐤈𐤉𐤌 shalitim ruling ones ruling ones HAampa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that-which who HTr הָי֖וּ 𐤄𐤉𐤅 hayu they were they were HVqp3cp בָּ/עִֽיר 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤓 bair in the settlement in the city HRd/Ncfsa

Verse 20

— for/because for — human being human being — there is not there is not — righteous man righteous man — in the land in the land — that-which who — he will do does — good good — and not and not — he will err he will sin

כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for/because for HC אָדָ֔ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam human being human being HNcmsa אֵ֥ין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there is not there is not HTn צַדִּ֖יק 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 tsadiq righteous man righteous man HAamsa בָּ/אָ֑רֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 baarets Ayé (Yoruba) in the land in the land HRd/Ncbsa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that-which who HTr יַעֲשֶׂה 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤄 yaaseh he will do does HVqi3ms טּ֖וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov good good HAamsa וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn יֶחֱטָֽא 𐤉𐤇𐤈𐤀 yecheta he will err he will sin HVqi3ms

Verse 21

— also also — to the whole of to all — the spoken matters the spoken matters — that-which that which — they speak forth they will speak forth — upon / over do not — you will give give — your inner core your inner core — that-which that which — not not — you will hear you will hear — object-marker [·] — your servant your servant — the one who treats you lightly the one who treats you lightly

גַּ֤ם 𐤂𐤌 gam also also HTa לְ/כָל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhal kila (Swahili) to the whole of to all HR/Ncmsc הַ/דְּבָרִים֙ 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 hadevarim Ndaba (Zulu) the spoken matters the spoken matters HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that-which that which HTr יְדַבֵּ֔רוּ 𐤉𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤅 yedaberu they speak forth they will speak forth HVpi3mp אַל 𐤀𐤋 al upon / over do not HTn תִּתֵּ֖ן 𐤕𐤕𐤍 titen you will give give HVqj2ms לִבֶּ֑/ךָ 𐤋𐤁/𐤊 libekha your inner core your inner core HNcmsc/Sp2ms אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that-which that which HTr לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn תִשְׁמַ֥ע 𐤕𐤔𐤌𐤏 tishema you will hear you will hear HVqi2ms אֶֽת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker [·] HTo עַבְדְּ/ךָ֖ 𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤊 avedekha your servant your servant HNcmsc/Sp2ms מְקַלְלֶֽ/ךָ 𐤌𐤒𐤋𐤋/𐤊 meqalelekha the one who treats you lightly the one who treats you lightly HVprmsc/Sp2ms

Verse 22

— for/because because — also also — occurrences times — many (feminine plural) great (feminine plural) — he knew he knew — your inner core your heart — that-which that — also also — you you — you you — you declared contemptible cursed — other ones other ones

כִּ֛י 𐤊𐤉 ki for/because because HC גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam also also HTa פְּעָמִ֥ים 𐤐𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤌 peamim occurrences times HNcfpa רַבּ֖וֹת 𐤓𐤁𐤅𐤕 rabot many (feminine plural) great (feminine plural) HAafpa יָדַ֣ע 𐤉𐤃𐤏 yada he knew he knew HVqp3ms לִבֶּ֑/ךָ 𐤋𐤁/𐤊 libekha your inner core your heart HNcmsc/Sp2ms אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that-which that HTr גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam-2 also also HTa את 𐤀𐤕 t you you HPp2ms אַתָּ֖ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you HPp2ms קִלַּ֥לְתָּ 𐤒𐤋𐤋𐤕 qilaleta you declared contemptible cursed HVpp2ms אֲחֵרִֽים 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤌 acherim other ones other ones HAampa

Verse 23

— entirety of all of — this one this — I put to the test I tested — in skillful wisdom with wisdom — I said I said — let me act wisely I will be wise — and she and she — distant (feminine) distant (feminine) — from me from me

כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) entirety of all of HNcmsc זֹ֖ה 𐤆𐤄 zoh this one this HPdxms נִסִּ֣יתִי 𐤍𐤎𐤉𐤕𐤉 nisiti I put to the test I tested HVpp1cs בַֽ/חָכְמָ֑ה 𐤁/𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄 vachakhemah in skillful wisdom with wisdom HRd/Ncfsa אָמַ֣רְתִּי 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕𐤉 amareti I said I said HVqp1cs אֶחְכָּ֔מָה 𐤀𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄 echekamah let me act wisely I will be wise HVqh1cs וְ/הִ֖יא 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤀 vehi and she and she HC/Pp3fs רְחוֹקָ֥ה 𐤓𐤇𐤅𐤒𐤄 rechoqah distant (feminine) distant (feminine) HAafsa מִמֶּֽ/נִּי 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤉 mimeni from me from me HR/Sp1cs

Verse 24

— far-off distant — what? what — he was was — and deep and deep — deep deep — who? who — he will find him will find it

רָח֖וֹק 𐤓𐤇𐤅𐤒 rachoq far-off distant HAamsa מַה 𐤌𐤄 mah what? what HTi שֶּׁ/הָיָ֑ה 𐤔/𐤄𐤉𐤄 shehayah he was was HTr/Vqp3ms וְ/עָמֹ֥ק 𐤅/𐤏𐤌𐤒 veamoq and deep and deep HC/Aamsa עָמֹ֖ק 𐤏𐤌𐤒 amoq deep deep HAamsa מִ֥י 𐤌𐤉 mi who? who HTi יִמְצָאֶֽ/נּוּ 𐤉𐤌𐤑𐤀/𐤍𐤅 yimetsaenu he will find him will find it HVqi3ms/Sp3ms

Verse 25

— I turned around I turned around — I I — my inner core and my heart — to know to know — and to explore and to explore — and to earnestly seek and to earnestly seek — wisdom wisdom — and Cheshbon and rational accounting — and to know and to know — wickedness wickedness — robust loin folly — and the foolishness and the foolishness — acts of folly acts of folly

סַבּ֨וֹתִֽי 𐤎𐤁𐤅𐤕𐤉 saboti I turned around I turned around HVqp1cs אֲנִ֤י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I HPp1cs וְ/לִבִּ/י֙ 𐤅/𐤋𐤁/𐤉 velibi my inner core and my heart HC/Ncmsc/Sp1cs לָ/דַ֣עַת 𐤋/𐤃𐤏𐤕 ladaat to know to know HR/Vqc וְ/לָ/ת֔וּר 𐤅/𐤋/𐤕𐤅𐤓 velatur and to explore and to explore HC/R/Vqc וּ/בַקֵּ֥שׁ 𐤅/𐤁𐤒𐤔 uvaqesh and to earnestly seek and to earnestly seek HC/Vpc חָכְמָ֖ה 𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄 chakhemah wisdom wisdom HNcfsa וְ/חֶשְׁבּ֑וֹן 𐤅/𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤅𐤍 vecheshebon and Cheshbon and rational accounting HC/Ncmsa וְ/לָ/דַ֨עַת֙ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤃𐤏𐤕 veladaat and to know and to know HC/R/Vqc רֶ֣שַׁע 𐤓𐤔𐤏 resha wickedness wickedness HNcmsa כֶּ֔סֶל 𐤊𐤎𐤋 kesel robust loin folly HNcmsa וְ/הַ/סִּכְל֖וּת 𐤅/𐤄/𐤎𐤊𐤋𐤅𐤕 vehasikhelut and the foolishness and the foolishness HC/Td/Ncfsa הוֹלֵלֽוֹת 𐤄𐤅𐤋𐤋𐤅𐤕 holelot acts of folly acts of folly HNcfpa

Verse 26

— one who finds one who finds — I I — bitterness of bitterness — from death than death — object-marker [·] — the woman the woman — that-which who — she she — hunting-traps hunting-traps — ban-dedicated things and nets — her inner core her heart — bound ones bonds — her two hands her two hands — good good — to the face of to before the face of — the Mighty Ones the Elohim — may he slip free may he escape — from her from her — and the one who errs and the one who sins — he will be captured will be captured

וּ/מוֹצֶ֨א 𐤅/𐤌𐤅𐤑𐤀 umotse one who finds one who finds HC/Vqrmsa אֲנִ֜י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I HPp1cs מַ֣ר 𐤌𐤓 mar bitterness of bitterness HAamsa מִ/מָּ֗וֶת 𐤌/𐤌𐤅𐤕 mimavet from death than death HR/Ncmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker [·] HTo הָֽ/אִשָּׁה֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤔𐤄 haishah the woman the woman HTd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that-which who HTr הִ֨יא 𐤄𐤉𐤀 hi she she HPp3fs מְצוֹדִ֧ים 𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤃𐤉𐤌 metsodim hunting-traps hunting-traps HNcbpa וַ/חֲרָמִ֛ים 𐤅/𐤇𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤌 vacharamim ban-dedicated things and nets HC/Ncmpa לִבָּ֖/הּ 𐤋𐤁/𐤄 libah her inner core her heart HNcmsc/Sp3fs אֲסוּרִ֣ים 𐤀𐤎𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤌 asurim bound ones bonds HNcmpa יָדֶ֑י/הָ 𐤉𐤃𐤉/𐤄 yadeyha her two hands her two hands HNcbdc/Sp3fs ט֞וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov good good HAamsa לִ/פְנֵ֤י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney to the face of to before the face of HR/Ncbpc הָ/אֱלֹהִים֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) the Mighty Ones the Elohim HTd/Ncmpa יִמָּלֵ֣ט 𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤈 yimalet may he slip free may he escape HVNi3ms מִמֶּ֔/נָּה 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤄 mimenah from her from her HR/Sp3fs וְ/חוֹטֵ֖א 𐤅/𐤇𐤅𐤈𐤀 vechote and the one who errs and the one who sins HC/Vqrmsa יִלָּ֥כֶד 𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤃 yilakhed he will be captured will be captured HVNi3ms בָּֽ/הּ 𐤁/𐤄 bah HR/Sp3fs

Verse 27

— See! See! — this one this one — I found I found — she said she said — assembly convener assembly speaker — one one — to one to one — to find to find — Reckoning-City Cheshbon

רְאֵה֙ 𐤓𐤀𐤄 reeh See! See! HVqv2ms זֶ֣ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh this one this one HPdxms מָצָ֔אתִי 𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤕𐤉 matsati I found I found HVqp1cs אָמְרָ֖ה 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤄 amerah she said she said HVqp3fs קֹהֶ֑לֶת 𐤒𐤄𐤋𐤕 qohelet assembly convener assembly speaker HNcmsa אַחַ֥ת 𐤀𐤇𐤕 achat Eka (Bemba) one one HAcfsa לְ/אַחַ֖ת 𐤋/𐤀𐤇𐤕 leachat Eka (Bemba) to one to one HR/Acfsa לִ/מְצֹ֥א 𐤋/𐤌𐤑𐤀 limetso to find to find HR/Vqc חֶשְׁבּֽוֹן 𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤅𐤍 cheshebon Reckoning-City Cheshbon HNcmsa

Verse 28

— that-which that which — still, again, further again — she earnestly sought she earnestly sought — my living being my life — and not and not — I found I found — human being human being — one one — from a thousand from a thousand — I found I found — and a woman and a woman — and whole of and all of — these ones these ones — not not — I found I found

אֲשֶׁ֛ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that-which that which HTr עוֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od still, again, further again HD בִּקְשָׁ֥ה 𐤁𐤒𐤔𐤄 biqeshah she earnestly sought she earnestly sought HVpp3fs נַפְשִׁ֖/י 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤉 nafeshi my living being my life HNcbsc/Sp1cs וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn מָצָ֑אתִי 𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤕𐤉 matsati I found I found HVqp1cs אָדָ֞ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam human being human being HNcmsa אֶחָ֤ד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad Eka (Bemba) one one HAcmsa מֵ/אֶ֨לֶף֙ 𐤌/𐤀𐤋𐤐 meelef from a thousand from a thousand HR/Acbsa מָצָ֔אתִי 𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤕𐤉 matsati-2 I found I found HVqp1cs וְ/אִשָּׁ֥ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤄 veishah and a woman and a woman HC/Ncfsa בְ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 vekhal kila (Swahili) and whole of and all of HR/Ncmsc אֵ֖לֶּה 𐤀𐤋𐤄 eleh these ones these ones HPdxcp לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn מָצָֽאתִי 𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤕𐤉 matsati-3 I found I found HVqp1cs

Verse 29

— apart apart — See! See! — this one this one — I found I found — that-which that — he did he made — the Mighty Ones the Elohim — object-marker [·] — the earthling the human — upright upright — and they and they — they diligently sought they diligently sought — devised contrivances contrivances — many great ones

לְ/בַד֙ 𐤋/𐤁𐤃 levad apart apart HR/Ncmsa רְאֵה 𐤓𐤀𐤄 reeh See! See! HVqv2ms זֶ֣ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh this one this one HPdxms מָצָ֔אתִי 𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤕𐤉 matsati I found I found HVqp1cs אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that-which that HTr עָשָׂ֧ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 asah he did he made HVqp3ms הָ/אֱלֹהִ֛ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) the Mighty Ones the Elohim HTd/Ncmpa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker [·] HTo הָ/אָדָ֖ם 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌 haadam the earthling the human HTd/Ncmsa יָשָׁ֑ר 𐤉𐤔𐤓 yashar upright upright HAamsa וְ/הֵ֥מָּה 𐤅/𐤄𐤌𐤄 vehemah and they and they HC/Pp3mp בִקְשׁ֖וּ 𐤁𐤒𐤔𐤅 viqeshu they diligently sought they diligently sought HVpp3cp חִשְּׁבֹנ֥וֹת 𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤕 chishevonot devised contrivances contrivances HNcmpa רַבִּֽים 𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 rabim many great ones HAampa

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