- 1A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.ט֥וֹב שֵׁ֖ם מִשֶּׁ֣מֶן ט֑וֹב וְי֣וֹם הַמָּ֔וֶת מִיּ֖וֹם הִוָּלְדֽוֹ
- 2It 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.ט֞וֹב לָלֶ֣כֶת אֶל בֵּֽית אֵ֗בֶל מִלֶּ֨כֶת֙ אֶל בֵּ֣ית מִשְׁתֶּ֔ה בַּאֲשֶׁ֕ר ה֖וּא ס֣וֹף כָּל הָאָדָ֑ם וְהַחַ֖י יִתֵּ֥ן אֶל לִבּֽוֹ
- 3Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.ט֥וֹב כַּ֖עַס מִשְּׂחֹ֑ק כִּֽי בְרֹ֥עַ פָּנִ֖ים יִ֥יטַב לֵֽב
- 4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.לֵ֤ב חֲכָמִים֙ בְּבֵ֣ית אֵ֔בֶל וְלֵ֥ב כְּסִילִ֖ים בְּבֵ֥ית שִׂמְחָֽה
- 5It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.ט֕וֹב לִשְׁמֹ֖עַ גַּעֲרַ֣ת חָכָ֑ם מֵאִ֕ישׁ שֹׁמֵ֖עַ שִׁ֥יר כְּסִילִֽים
- 6For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.כִּ֣י כְק֤וֹל הַסִּירִים֙ תַּ֣חַת הַסִּ֔יר כֵּ֖ן שְׂחֹ֣ק הַכְּסִ֑יל וְגַם זֶ֖ה הָֽבֶל
- 7Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.כִּ֥י הָעֹ֖שֶׁק יְהוֹלֵ֣ל חָכָ֑ם וִֽיאַבֵּ֥ד אֶת לֵ֖ב מַתָּנָֽה
- 8Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.ט֛וֹב אַחֲרִ֥ית דָּבָ֖ר מֵֽרֵאשִׁית֑וֹ ט֥וֹב אֶֽרֶךְ ר֖וּחַ מִגְּבַהּ רֽוּחַ
- 9Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.אַל תְּבַהֵ֥ל בְּרֽוּחֲךָ֖ לִכְע֑וֹס כִּ֣י כַ֔עַס בְּחֵ֥יק כְּסִילִ֖ים יָנֽוּחַ
- 10Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.אַל תֹּאמַר֙ מֶ֣ה הָיָ֔ה שֶׁ֤הַיָּמִים֙ הָרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔ים הָי֥וּ טוֹבִ֖ים מֵאֵ֑לֶּה כִּ֛י לֹ֥א מֵחָכְמָ֖ה שָׁאַ֥לְתָּ עַל זֶֽה
- 11Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.טוֹבָ֥ה חָכְמָ֖ה עִֽם נַחֲלָ֑ה וְיֹתֵ֖ר לְרֹאֵ֥י הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ
- 12For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.כִּ֛י בְּצֵ֥ל הַֽחָכְמָ֖ה בְּצֵ֣ל הַכָּ֑סֶף וְיִתְר֣וֹן דַּ֔עַת הַֽחָכְמָ֖ה תְּחַיֶּ֥ה בְעָלֶֽיהָ
- 13Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?רְאֵ֖ה אֶת מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים כִּ֣י מִ֤י יוּכַל֙ לְתַקֵּ֔ן אֵ֖ת אֲשֶׁ֥ר עִוְּתֽוֹ
- 14In 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.בְּי֤וֹם טוֹבָה֙ הֱיֵ֣ה בְט֔וֹב וּבְי֥וֹם רָעָ֖ה רְאֵ֑ה גַּ֣ם אֶת זֶ֤ה לְעֻמַּת זֶה֙ עָשָׂ֣ה הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים עַל דִּבְרַ֗ת שֶׁלֹּ֨א יִמְצָ֧א הָֽאָדָ֛ם אַחֲרָ֖יו מְאֽוּמָה
- 15All 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.אֶת הַכֹּ֥ל רָאִ֖יתִי בִּימֵ֣י הֶבְלִ֑י יֵ֤שׁ צַדִּיק֙ אֹבֵ֣ד בְּצִדְק֔וֹ וְיֵ֣שׁ רָשָׁ֔ע מַאֲרִ֖יךְ בְּרָעָתֽוֹ
- 16Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?אַל תְּהִ֤י צַדִּיק֙ הַרְבֵּ֔ה וְאַל תִּתְחַכַּ֖ם יוֹתֵ֑ר לָ֖מָּה תִּשּׁוֹמֵֽם
- 17Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?אַל תִּרְשַׁ֥ע הַרְבֵּ֖ה וְאַל תְּהִ֣י סָכָ֑ל לָ֥מָּה תָמ֖וּת בְּלֹ֥א עִתֶּֽךָ
- 18It 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.ט֚וֹב אֲשֶׁ֣ר תֶּאֱחֹ֣ז בָּזֶ֔ה וְגַם מִזֶּ֖ה אַל תַּנַּ֣ח אֶת יָדֶ֑ךָ כִּֽי יְרֵ֥א אֱלֹהִ֖ים יֵצֵ֥א אֶת כֻּלָּֽם
- 19Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.הַֽחָכְמָ֖ה תָּעֹ֣ז לֶחָכָ֑ם מֵֽעֲשָׂרָה֙ שַׁלִּיטִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָי֖וּ בָּעִֽיר
- 20For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.כִּ֣י אָדָ֔ם אֵ֥ין צַדִּ֖יק בָּאָ֑רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יַעֲשֶׂה טּ֖וֹב וְלֹ֥א יֶחֱטָֽא
- 21Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:גַּ֤ם לְכָל הַדְּבָרִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יְדַבֵּ֔רוּ אַל תִּתֵּ֖ן לִבֶּ֑ךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא תִשְׁמַ֥ע אֶֽת עַבְדְּךָ֖ מְקַלְלֶֽךָ
- 22For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.כִּ֛י גַּם פְּעָמִ֥ים רַבּ֖וֹת יָדַ֣ע לִבֶּ֑ךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר גַּם את אַתָּ֖ה קִלַּ֥לְתָּ אֲחֵרִֽים
- 23All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.כָּל זֹ֖ה נִסִּ֣יתִי בַֽחָכְמָ֑ה אָמַ֣רְתִּי אֶחְכָּ֔מָה וְהִ֖יא רְחוֹקָ֥ה מִמֶּֽנִּי
- 24That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?רָח֖וֹק מַה שֶּׁהָיָ֑ה וְעָמֹ֥ק עָמֹ֖ק מִ֥י יִמְצָאֶֽנּוּ
- 25I 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:סַבּ֨וֹתִֽי אֲנִ֤י וְלִבִּי֙ לָדַ֣עַת וְלָת֔וּר וּבַקֵּ֥שׁ חָכְמָ֖ה וְחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹן וְלָדַ֨עַת֙ רֶ֣שַׁע כֶּ֔סֶל וְהַסִּכְל֖וּת הוֹלֵלֽוֹת
- 26And 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.וּמוֹצֶ֨א אֲנִ֜י מַ֣ר מִמָּ֗וֶת אֶת הָֽאִשָּׁה֙ אֲשֶׁר הִ֨יא מְצוֹדִ֧ים וַחֲרָמִ֛ים לִבָּ֖הּ אֲסוּרִ֣ים יָדֶ֑יהָ ט֞וֹב לִפְנֵ֤י הָאֱלֹהִים֙ יִמָּלֵ֣ט מִמֶּ֔נָּה וְחוֹטֵ֖א יִלָּ֥כֶד
- 27Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:רְאֵה֙ זֶ֣ה מָצָ֔אתִי אָמְרָ֖ה קֹהֶ֑לֶת אַחַ֥ת לְאַחַ֖ת לִמְצֹ֥א חֶשְׁבּֽוֹן
- 28Which 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.אֲשֶׁ֛ר עוֹד בִּקְשָׁ֥ה נַפְשִׁ֖י וְלֹ֣א מָצָ֑אתִי אָדָ֞ם אֶחָ֤ד מֵאֶ֨לֶף֙ מָצָ֔אתִי וְאִשָּׁ֥ה בְכָל אֵ֖לֶּה לֹ֥א מָצָֽאתִי
- 29Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.לְבַד֙ רְאֵה זֶ֣ה מָצָ֔אתִי אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשָׂ֧ה הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים אֶת הָאָדָ֖ם יָשָׁ֑ר וְהֵ֥מָּה בִקְשׁ֖וּ חִשְּׁבֹנ֥וֹת רַבִּֽים
Ecclesiastes 7 KJV
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330 tagged Hebrew tokens141 distinct lexical entries29 of 29 verses source-tagged
טוֹבH2896
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)
כִּיH3588
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
לֵבH3820
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
מָצָאH4672
properly, to come forth to, i.e., appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e., find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
זֶהH2088
the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that
אַלH408
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
חׇכְמָהH2451
wisdom (in a good sense)
גַּםH1571
properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
יוֹםH3117
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
רָאָהH7200
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
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