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1Dead^H4194 flies^H2070 make a perfumer's oil^H8081 stink,^H887 so a little^H4592 foolishness^H5531 is weightier^H3368 than^H4480 wisdom^H2451 [and] honor.^H9202
2A wise^H2450 man's heart^H3820 [directs him] toward the right,^H3225 but the foolish^H3684 man's heart^H3820 [directs him] toward the left.^H8040
3Even^H1571 when^H7945 the fool^H5530 walks^H1980 along the road^H1870 his sense^H3820 is lacking,^H2637 and he demonstrates^H559 to everyone^H3605 [that] he is a fool.^H5530
4If^H518 the ruler's temper^H7307 rises^H5927 against^H5921 you, do not abandon^H5117 your position,^H4725 because^H3588 composure^H4832 allays^H5117 great^H1419 offenses.^H2399
5There^H3426 is an evil^H9567 I have seen^H7200 under^H8478 the sun,^H8121 like an error^H7684 which^H7945 goes^H3318 forth^H3318 from the ruler^H7989 –
6folly^H5529 is set^H5414 in many^H7227 exalted^H4791 places^H4791 while rich^H6223 men^H6223 sit^H3427 in humble^H8216 places.^H8216
7I have seen^H7200 slaves^H5650 [riding] on horses^H5483 and princes^H8269 walking^H1980 like slaves^H5650 on the land.^H776
8He who digs^H2658 a pit^H1475 may fall^H5307 into it, and a serpent^H5175 may bite^H5391 him who breaks^H6555 through^H6555 a wall.^H1447
9He who quarries^H5265 stones^H68 may be hurt^H6087 by them, and he who splits^H1234 logs^H6086 may be endangered^H5533 by them.
10If^H518 the axe^H1270 is dull^H6949 and he does not sharpen^H7043 [its] edge,^H6440 then he must exert^H1396 more strength.^H2428 Wisdom^H2451 has the advantage^H3504 of giving^H3787 success.^H3787
11If^H518 the serpent^H5175 bites^H5391 before being charmed,^H3908 there^H369 is no^H369 profit^H3504 for the charmer.^H1167H3956
12Words^H1697 from the mouth^H6310 of a wise^H2450 man^H2450 are gracious,^H2580 while the lips^H8193 of a fool^H3684 consume^H1104 him;
13the beginning^H8462 of his talking^H1697H6310 is folly,^H5531 and the end^H319 of it is wicked^H9567 madness.^H1948
14Yet the fool^H5530 multiplies^H7235 words.^H1697 No^H3808 man^H120 knows^H3045 what^H4100 will happen,^H1961 and who^H4310 can tell^H5046 him what^H834 will come^H1961 after^H4480H310 him?
15The toil^H5999 of a fool^H3684 [so] wearies^H3021 him that he does not [even] know^H3045 how to go^H1980 to a city.^H5892
16Woe^H337 to you, O land,^H776 whose^H7945 king^H4428 is a lad^H5288 and whose princes^H8269 feast^H398 in the morning.^H1242
17Blessed^H835 are you, O land,^H776 whose^H7945 king^H4428 is of nobility^H1121H2715 and whose princes^H8269 eat^H398 at the appropriate time^H6256 – for strength,^H1369 and not for drunkenness.^H8358
18Through indolence^H6103 the rafters^H4746 sag,^H4355 and through slackness^H8220H3027 the house^H1004 leaks.^H1811
19[Men] prepare^H6213 a meal^H3899 for enjoyment,^H7814 and wine^H3196 makes^H8055 life^H9132 merry,^H8055 and money^H3701 is the answer^H6030 to everything.^H3605
20Furthermore,^H1571 in your bedchamber^H4093 do not curse^H7043 a king,^H4428 and in your sleeping^H4904 rooms^H2315 do not curse^H7043 a rich^H6223 man,^H6223 for a bird^H5775 of the heavens^H8064 will carry^H1980 the sound,^H6963 and the winged^H3671 creature will make^H5046 the matter^H1697 known.^H5046

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1זְב֣וּבֵי ^H2070 מָ֔וֶת ^H4194 יַבְאִ֥ישׁ ^H887 יַבִּ֖יעַ ^H5042 שֶׁ֣מֶן ^H8081 רוֹקֵ֑חַ ^H7543 יָקָ֛ר ^H3368 מֵחָכְמָ֥ה ^H2451 מִכָּב֖וֹד ^H3519 סִכְל֥וּת ^H5531 מְעָֽט׃ ^H4592
2לֵ֤ב ^H3820 חָכָם֙ ^H2450 לִֽימִינ֔וֹ ^H3225 וְלֵ֥ב ^H3820 כְּסִ֖יל ^H3684 לִשְׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃ ^H8040
3וְגַם־^H1571בַּדֶּ֛רֶךְ ^H1870 [כְּשֶׁהַסָּכָל כ] (כְּשֶׁסָּכָ֥ל ^H5530 ק) הֹלֵ֖ךְ ^H1980 לִבּ֣וֹ ^H3820 חָסֵ֑ר ^H2638 וְאָמַ֥ר ^H559 לַכֹּ֖ל ^H3605 סָכָ֥ל ^H5530 הֽוּא׃ ^H1931
4אִם־^H518ר֤וּחַ ^H7307 הַמּוֹשֵׁל֙ ^H4910 תַּעֲלֶ֣ה ^H5927 עָלֶ֔יךָ ^H5921 מְקוֹמְךָ֖ ^H4725 אַל־^H408תַּנַּ֑ח ^H3240 כִּ֣י ^H3588 מַרְפֵּ֔א ^H4832 יַנִּ֖יחַ ^H3240 חֲטָאִ֥ים ^H2399 גְּדוֹלִֽים׃ ^H1419
5יֵ֣שׁ ^H3426 רָעָ֔ה ^H7451 רָאִ֖יתִי ^H7200 תַּ֣חַת ^H8478 הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ ^H8121 כִּשְׁגָגָ֕ה ^H7684 שֶׁיֹּצָ֖א ^H3318 מִלִּפְנֵ֥י ^H6440 הַשַּׁלִּֽיט׃ ^H7989
6נִתַּ֣ן ^H5414 הַסֶּ֔כֶל ^H5529 בַּמְּרוֹמִ֖ים ^H4791 רַבִּ֑ים ^H7227 וַעֲשִׁירִ֖ים ^H6223 בַּשֵּׁ֥פֶל ^H8216 יֵשֵֽׁבוּ׃ ^H3427
7רָאִ֥יתִי ^H7200 עֲבָדִ֖ים ^H5650 עַל־^H5921סוּסִ֑ים ^H5483 וְשָׂרִ֛ים ^H8269 הֹלְכִ֥ים ^H1980 כַּעֲבָדִ֖ים ^H5650 עַל־^H5921הָאָֽרֶץ׃ ^H776
8חֹפֵ֥ר ^H2658 גּוּמָּ֖ץ ^H1475 בּ֣וֹ יִפּ֑וֹל ^H5307 וּפֹרֵ֥ץ ^H6555 גָּדֵ֖ר ^H1447 יִשְּׁכֶ֥נּוּ ^H5391 נָחָֽשׁ׃ ^H5175
9מַסִּ֣יעַ ^H5265 אֲבָנִ֔ים ^H68 יֵעָצֵ֖ב ^H6087 בָּהֶ֑ם בּוֹקֵ֥עַ ^H1234 עֵצִ֖ים ^H6086 יִסָּ֥כֶן ^H5533 בָּֽם׃
10אִם־^H518קֵהָ֣ה ^H6949 הַבַּרְזֶ֗ל ^H1270 וְהוּא֙ ^H1931 לֹא־^H3808פָנִ֣ים ^H6440 קִלְקַ֔ל ^H7043 וַחֲיָלִ֖ים ^H2428 יְגַבֵּ֑ר ^H1396 וְיִתְר֥וֹן ^H3504 הַכְשֵׁ֖יר ^H3787 חָכְמָֽה׃ ^H2451
11אִם־^H518יִשֹּׁ֥ךְ ^H5391 הַנָּחָ֖שׁ ^H5175 בְּלוֹא־^H3808לָ֑חַשׁ ^H3908 וְאֵ֣ין ^H369 יִתְר֔וֹן ^H3504 לְבַ֖עַל ^H1167 הַלָּשֽׁוֹן׃ ^H3956
12דִּבְרֵ֥י ^H1697 פִי־^H6310חָכָ֖ם ^H2450 חֵ֑ן ^H2580 וְשִׂפְת֥וֹת ^H8193 כְּסִ֖יל ^H3684 תְּבַלְּעֶֽנּוּ׃ ^H1104
13תְּחִלַּ֥ת ^H8462 דִּבְרֵי־^H1697פִ֖יהוּ ^H6310 סִכְל֑וּת ^H5531 וְאַחֲרִ֣ית ^H319 פִּ֔יהוּ ^H6310 הוֹלֵל֖וּת ^H1948 רָעָֽה׃ ^H7451
14וְהַסָּכָ֖ל ^H5530 יַרְבֶּ֣ה ^H7235 דְבָרִ֑ים ^H1697 לֹא־^H3808יֵדַ֤ע ^H3045 הָאָדָם֙ ^H120 מַה־^H4100שֶׁיִּֽהְיֶ֔ה ^H1961 וַאֲשֶׁ֤ר ^H834 יִֽהְיֶה֙ ^H1961 מֵֽאַחֲרָ֔יו ^H310 מִ֖י ^H4310 יַגִּ֥יד ^H5046 לֽוֹ׃
15עֲמַ֥ל ^H5999 הַכְּסִילִ֖ים ^H3684 תְּיַגְּעֶ֑נּוּ ^H3021 אֲשֶׁ֥ר ^H834 לֹֽא־^H3808יָדַ֖ע ^H3045 לָלֶ֥כֶת ^H1980 אֶל־^H413עִֽיר׃ ^H5892
16אִֽי־^H337לָ֣ךְ אֶ֔רֶץ ^H776 שֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְ ^H4428 נָ֑עַר ^H5288 וְשָׂרַ֖יִךְ ^H8269 בַּבֹּ֥קֶר ^H1242 יֹאכֵֽלוּ׃ ^H398
17אַשְׁרֵ֣יךְ ^H835 אֶ֔רֶץ ^H776 שֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְ ^H4428 בֶּן־^H1121חוֹרִ֑ים ^H2715 וְשָׂרַ֙יִךְ֙ ^H8269 בָּעֵ֣ת ^H6256 יֹאכֵ֔לוּ ^H398 בִּגְבוּרָ֖ה ^H1369 וְלֹ֥א ^H3808 בַשְּׁתִֽי׃ ^H8358
18בַּעֲצַלְתַּ֖יִם ^H6103 יִמַּ֣ךְ ^H4355 הַמְּקָרֶ֑ה ^H4746 וּבְשִׁפְל֥וּת ^H8220 יָדַ֖יִם ^H3027 יִדְלֹ֥ף ^H1811 הַבָּֽיִת׃ ^H1004
19לִשְׂחוֹק֙ ^H7814 עֹשִׂ֣ים ^H6213 לֶ֔חֶם ^H3899 וְיַ֖יִן ^H3196 יְשַׂמַּ֣ח ^H8055 חַיִּ֑ים ^H2416 וְהַכֶּ֖סֶף ^H3701 יַעֲנֶ֥ה ^H6030 אֶת־^H853הַכֹּֽל׃ ^H3605
20גַּ֣ם ^H1571 בְּמַדָּֽעֲךָ֗ ^H4093 מֶ֚לֶךְ ^H4428 אַל־^H408תְּקַלֵּ֔ל ^H7043 וּבְחַדְרֵי֙ ^H2315 מִשְׁכָּ֣בְךָ֔ ^H4904 אַל־^H408תְּקַלֵּ֖ל ^H7043 עָשִׁ֑יר ^H6223 כִּ֣י ^H3588 ע֤וֹף ^H5775 הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ ^H8064 יוֹלִ֣יךְ ^H1980 אֶת־^H853הַקּ֔וֹל ^H6963 וּבַ֥עַל ^H1167 [הַכְּנָפַיִם כ] (כְּנָפַ֖יִם ^H3671 ק) יַגֵּ֥יד ^H5046 דָּבָֽר׃ ^H1697

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1Μυῖαι θανατοῦσαι^G2289 σαπριοῦσιν σκευασίαν ἐλαίου^G1637 ἡδύσματος· τίμιον^G5093 ὀλίγον^G3641 σοφίας^G4678 ὑπὲρ^G5228 δόξαν^G1391 ἀφροσύνης^G877 μεγάλης.^G3173
2καρδία^G2588 σοφοῦ^G4680 εἰς^G1519 δεξιὸν^G1188 αὐτοῦ,^G846 καὶ^G2532 καρδία^G2588 ἄφρονος^G878 εἰς^G1519 ἀριστερὸν^G710 αὐτοῦ·^G846
3καί^G2532 γε^G1065 ἐν^G1722 ὁδῷ^G3598 ὅταν^G3752 ἄφρων^G878 πορεύηται,^G4198 καρδία^G2588 αὐτοῦ^G846 ὑστερήσει,^G5302 καὶ^G2532 ἃ^G3739 λογιεῖται^G3049 πάντα^G3956 ἀφροσύνη^G877 ἐστίν.^G1510
4ἐὰν^G1437 πνεῦμα^G4151 τοῦ^G3588 ἐξουσιάζοντος^G1850 ἀναβῇ^G305 ἐπὶ^G1909 σέ,^G4771 τόπον^G5117 σου^G4771 μὴ^G3165 ἀφῇς,^G863 ὅτι^G3754 ἴαμα^G2386 καταπαύσει^G2664 ἁμαρτίας^G266 μεγάλας.^G3173
5ἔστιν^G1510 πονηρία,^G4189 ἣν^G3739 εἶδον^G3708 ὑπὸ^G5259 τὸν^G3588 ἥλιον,^G2246 ὡς^G3739 ἀκούσιον, ὃ^G3739 ἐξῆλθεν^G1831 ἀπὸ^G575 προσώπου^G4383 τοῦ^G3588 ἐξουσιάζοντος·^G1850
6ἐδόθη^G1325 ὁ^G3588 ἄφρων^G878 ἐν^G1722 ὕψεσι^G5311 μεγάλοις,^G3173 καὶ^G2532 πλούσιοι^G4145 ἐν^G1722 ταπεινῷ^G5011 καθήσονται·^G2524
7εἶδον^G3708 δούλους^G1401 ἐφ᾽^G1909 ἵππους^G2462 καὶ^G2532 ἄρχοντας^G758 πορευομένους^G4198 ὡς^G3739 δούλους^G1401 ἐπὶ^G1909 τῆς^G3588 γῆς.^G1065
8ὁ^G3588 ὀρύσσων^G3736 βόθρον^G998 ἐν^G1722 αὐτῷ^G846 ἐμπεσεῖται,^G1706 καὶ^G2532 καθαιροῦντα^G2507 φραγμόν,^G5418 δήξεται^G1143 αὐτὸν^G846 ὄφις·^G3789
9ἐξαίρων^G1808 λίθους^G3037 διαπονηθήσεται^G1278 ἐν^G1722 αὐτοῖς,^G846 σχίζων^G4977 ξύλα^G3586 κινδυνεύσει^G2793 ἐν^G1722 αὐτοῖς.^G846
10ἐὰν^G1437 ἐκπέσῃ^G1601 τὸ^G3588 σιδήριον, καὶ^G2532 αὐτὸς^G846 πρόσωπον^G4383 ἐτάραξεν,^G5015 καὶ^G2532 δυνάμεις^G1411 δυναμώσει,^G1412 καὶ^G2532 περισσεία^G4050 τοῦ^G3588 ἀνδρείου σοφία.^G4678
11ἐὰν^G1437 δάκῃ^G1143 ὁ^G3588 ὄφις^G3789 ἐν^G1722 οὐ^G3364 ψιθυρισμῷ,^G5587 καὶ^G2532 οὐκ^G3364 ἔστιν^G1510 περισσεία^G4050 τῷ^G3588 ἐπᾴδοντι.
12λόγοι^G3056 στόματος^G4750 σοφοῦ^G4680 χάρις,^G5485 καὶ^G2532 χείλη^G5491 ἄφρονος^G878 καταποντιοῦσιν^G2670 αὐτόν·^G846
13ἀρχὴ^G746 λόγων^G3056 στόματος^G4750 αὐτοῦ^G846 ἀφροσόνη, καὶ^G2532 ἐσχάτη^G2078 στόματος^G4750 αὐτοῦ^G846 περιφέρεια πονηρά·^G4190
14καὶ^G2532 ὁ^G3588 ἄφρων^G878 πληθύνει^G4129 λόγους.^G3056 οὐκ^G3364 ἔγνω^G1097 ὁ^G3588 ἄνθρωπος^G444 τί^G5100 τὸ^G3588 γενόμενον,^G1096 καὶ^G2532 τί^G5100 τὸ^G3588 ἐσόμενον^G1510 ὀπίσω^G3694 αὐτοῦ,^G846 τίς^G5100 ἀναγγελεῖ^G312 αὐτῷ;^G846
15μόχθος^G3449 τῶν^G3588 ἀφρόνων^G878 κοπώσει αὐτούς,^G846 ὃς^G3739 οὐκ^G3364 ἔγνω^G1097 τοῦ^G3588 πορευθῆναι^G4198 εἰς^G1519 πόλιν.^G4172
16οὐαί^G3759 σοι,^G4771 πόλις,^G4172 ἧς^G3739 ὁ^G3588 βασιλεύς^G935 σου^G4771 νεώτερος^G3501 καὶ^G2532 οἱ^G3588 ἄρχοντές^G758 σου^G4771 ἐν^G1722 πρωίᾳ^G4405 ἐσθίουσιν·^G2068
17μακαρία^G3107 σύ,^G4771 γῆ,^G1065 ἧς^G3739 ὁ^G3588 βασιλεύς^G935 σου^G4771 υἱὸς^G5207 ἐλευθέρων^G1658 καὶ^G2532 οἱ^G3588 ἄρχοντές^G758 σου^G4771 πρὸς^G4314 καιρὸν^G2540 φάγονται^G2068 ἐν^G1722 δυνάμει^G1411 καὶ^G2532 οὐκ^G3364 αἰσχυνθήσονται.^G153
18ἐν^G1722 ὀκνηρίαις ταπεινωθήσεται^G5013 ἡ^G3588 δόκωσις, καὶ^G2532 ἐν^G1722 ἀργίᾳ χειρῶν^G5495 στάξει ἡ^G3588 οἰκία.^G3614
19εἰς^G1519 γέλωτα^G1071 ποιοῦσιν^G4160 ἄρτον,^G740 καὶ^G2532 οἶνος^G3631 εὐφραίνει^G2165 ζῶντας,^G2198 καὶ^G2532 τοῦ^G3588 ἀργυρίου^G694 ἐπακούσεται^G1873 σὺν^G4862 τὰ^G3588 πάντα.^G3956
20καί^G2532 γε^G1065 ἐν^G1722 συνειδήσει^G4893 σου^G4771 βασιλέα^G935 μὴ^G3165 καταράσῃ,^G2672 καὶ^G2532 ἐν^G1722 ταμιείοις^G5009 κοιτώνων^G2846 σου^G4771 μὴ^G3165 καταράσῃ^G2672 πλούσιον·^G4145 ὅτι^G3754 πετεινὸν^G4071 τοῦ^G3588 οὐρανοῦ^G3772 ἀποίσει^G667 σὺν^G4862 τὴν^G3588 φωνήν,^G5456 καὶ^G2532 ὁ^G3588 ἔχων^G2192 τὰς^G3588 πτέρυγας^G4420 ἀπαγγελεῖ^G518 λόγον.^G3056