- 1Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.זְב֣וּבֵי מָ֔וֶת יַבְאִ֥ישׁ יַבִּ֖יעַ שֶׁ֣מֶן רוֹקֵ֑חַ יָקָ֛ר מֵחָכְמָ֥ה מִכָּב֖וֹד סִכְל֥וּת מְעָֽט
- 2A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.לֵ֤ב חָכָם֙ לִֽימִינ֔וֹ וְלֵ֥ב כְּסִ֖יל לִשְׂמֹאלֽוֹ
- 3Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.וְגַם בַּדֶּ֛רֶךְ כשהסכל כְּשֶׁסָּכָ֥ל הֹלֵ֖ךְ לִבּ֣וֹ חָסֵ֑ר וְאָמַ֥ר לַכֹּ֖ל סָכָ֥ל הֽוּא
- 4If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.אִם ר֤וּחַ הַמּוֹשֵׁל֙ תַּעֲלֶ֣ה עָלֶ֔יךָ מְקוֹמְךָ֖ אַל תַּנַּ֑ח כִּ֣י מַרְפֵּ֔א יַנִּ֖יחַ חֲטָאִ֥ים גְּדוֹלִֽים
- 5There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:יֵ֣שׁ רָעָ֔ה רָאִ֖יתִי תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ כִּשְׁגָגָ֕ה שֶׁיֹּצָ֖א מִלִּפְנֵ֥י הַשַּׁלִּֽיט
- 6Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.נִתַּ֣ן הַסֶּ֔כֶל בַּמְּרוֹמִ֖ים רַבִּ֑ים וַעֲשִׁירִ֖ים בַּשֵּׁ֥פֶל יֵשֵֽׁבוּ
- 7I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.רָאִ֥יתִי עֲבָדִ֖ים עַל סוּסִ֑ים וְשָׂרִ֛ים הֹלְכִ֥ים כַּעֲבָדִ֖ים עַל הָאָֽרֶץ
- 8He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.חֹפֵ֥ר גּוּמָּ֖ץ יִפּ֑וֹל וּפֹרֵ֥ץ גָּדֵ֖ר יִשְּׁכֶ֥נּוּ נָחָֽשׁ
- 9Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.מַסִּ֣יעַ אֲבָנִ֔ים יֵעָצֵ֖ב בּוֹקֵ֥עַ עֵצִ֖ים יִסָּ֥כֶן
- 10If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.אִם קֵהָ֣ה הַבַּרְזֶ֗ל וְהוּא֙ לֹא פָנִ֣ים קִלְקַ֔ל וַחֲיָלִ֖ים יְגַבֵּ֑ר וְיִתְר֥וֹן הכשיר הַכְשֵׁ֖ר חָכְמָֽה
- 11Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.אִם יִשֹּׁ֥ךְ הַנָּחָ֖שׁ בְּלוֹא לָ֑חַשׁ וְאֵ֣ין יִתְר֔וֹן לְבַ֖עַל הַלָּשֽׁוֹן
- 12The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.דִּבְרֵ֥י פִי חָכָ֖ם חֵ֑ן וְשִׂפְת֥וֹת כְּסִ֖יל תְּבַלְּעֶֽנּוּ
- 13The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.תְּחִלַּ֥ת דִּבְרֵי פִ֖יהוּ סִכְל֑וּת וְאַחֲרִ֣ית פִּ֔יהוּ הוֹלֵל֖וּת רָעָֽה
- 14A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?וְהַסָּכָ֖ל יַרְבֶּ֣ה דְבָרִ֑ים לֹא יֵדַ֤ע הָאָדָם֙ מַה שֶׁיִּֽהְיֶ֔ה וַאֲשֶׁ֤ר יִֽהְיֶה֙ מֵֽאַחֲרָ֔יו מִ֖י יַגִּ֥יד
- 15The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.עֲמַ֥ל הַכְּסִילִ֖ים תְּיַגְּעֶ֑נּוּ אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא יָדַ֖ע לָלֶ֥כֶת אֶל עִֽיר
- 16Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!אִֽי אֶ֔רֶץ שֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְ נָ֑עַר וְשָׂרַ֖יִךְ בַּבֹּ֥קֶר יֹאכֵֽלוּ
- 17Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!אַשְׁרֵ֣יךְ אֶ֔רֶץ שֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְ בֶּן חוֹרִ֑ים וְשָׂרַ֨יִךְ֙ בָּעֵ֣ת יֹאכֵ֔לוּ בִּגְבוּרָ֖ה וְלֹ֥א בַשְּׁתִֽי
- 18By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.בַּעֲצַלְתַּ֖יִם יִמַּ֣ךְ הַמְּקָרֶ֑ה וּבְשִׁפְל֥וּת יָדַ֖יִם יִדְלֹ֥ף הַבָּֽיִת
- 19A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.לִשְׂחוֹק֙ עֹשִׂ֣ים לֶ֔חֶם וְיַ֖יִן יְשַׂמַּ֣ח חַיִּ֑ים וְהַכֶּ֖סֶף יַעֲנֶ֥ה אֶת הַכֹּֽל
- 20Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.גַּ֣ם בְּמַדָּֽעֲךָ֗ מֶ֚לֶךְ אַל תְּקַלֵּ֔ל וּבְחַדְרֵי֙ מִשְׁכָּ֣בְךָ֔ אַל תְּקַלֵּ֖ל עָשִׁ֑יר כִּ֣י ע֤וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֨יִם֙ יוֹלִ֣יךְ אֶת הַקּ֔וֹל וּבַ֥עַל הכנפים כְּנָפַ֖יִם יַגֵּ֥יד דָּבָֽר
Ecclesiastes 10 KJV
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194 tagged Hebrew tokens130 distinct lexical entries20 of 20 verses source-tagged
דָּבָרH1697
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
סָכָלH5530
silly
כְּסִילH3684
properly, fat, i.e., (figuratively) stupid or silly
לֵבH3820
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
אַלH408
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
מֶלֶךְH4428
a king
אִםH518
used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
פֶּהH6310
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
קָלַלH7043
to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.)
אֶרֶץH776
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
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