Wisdom and Folly Contrasted
1
A good name is better than precious oil; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.
E | TUB | ShM | MShMN | TUB | UIUM | AMUTh
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| good | name | from·? | good | and·day | the·from·and·she-will
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| MIUM | AULDU
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| from·day | the·and·to·?
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2
It 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.
B | TUB | LLKTh | EL- | BITh-
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| good | to·to·as·she-will | this | in·he-will·she-will
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| EBL | MLKTh | EL-
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| I-will·in·to | from·to·as·she-will | this
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| BITh | MShThA | BEShR | AUE
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| in·he-will·she-will | from·? | in·which | the·and·I-will
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| SUF | KL- | AEDM | UAChI | IThN | EL- | LBU
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| ? | all | the·man | and·the·life | give | this | to·give
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3
Vexation is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart may be gladdened.
G | TUB | KOS | MShChUQ | KI- | BRO | FNIM | IITB
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| good | as·? | from·? | that | in·? | ? | he-will·he-will·?
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4
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
D | LB | ChKMIM | BBITh | EBL
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| heart | ? | in·in·he-will·she-will | I-will·in·to
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| ULB | KSILIM | BBITh | ShMChA
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| and·heart | as·? | in·in·he-will·she-will | ?
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5
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
A | TUB | LShMO | GORTh | ChKM | MEISh | ShMO | ShIR
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| good | to·? | ? | ? | from·I-will·he-will·? | ? | ?
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6
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool; this also is vanity.
U | KI | KQUL | ASIRIM | ThChTh | ASIR | KN | ShChQ | AKSIL | UGM- | ZA
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| that | as·? | the·? | under | the·? | so | ? | the·as·? | and·? | ?
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7
Surely oppression turns a wise man into a fool; and a gift destroys the understanding.
Z | KI | AOShQ | IAULL | ChKM
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| that | the·? | he-will·the·and·to·to | ?
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| UIEBD | ETh- | LB | MThNA
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| and·he-will·I-will·in·? | the | heart | from·?
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8
Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof; and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
Ch | TUB | EChRITh | DBR | MREShIThU | TUB | ERK- | RUCh
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| good | I-will·? | ? | from·? | good | I-will·? | breath
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9
Be not hasty in your spirit to be angry; for anger rests in the bosom of fools.
T | EL- | ThBAL | BRUChK | LKOUS | KI | KOS | BChIQ | KSILIM
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| this | ? | in·? | to·as·? | that | as·? | in·? | as·?
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10
Say not you: 'How was it that the former days were better than these?' for it is not out of wisdom that you inquire concerning this.
I | EL- | ThEMR | MA | AIA | ShAIMIM | AREShNIM
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| this | ? | from·the | the·he-will·the | ? | the·?
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| AIU | TUBIM | MELA | KI | LE | MChKMA | ShELTh | OL- | ZA
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| be | ? | from·this | that | not | from·? | ? | on | ?
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11
Wisdom is good with an inheritance, yes, a profit to them that see the sun.
IE | TUBA | ChKMA | OM- | NChLA | UIThR | LREI
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| ? | ? | ? | we·? | and·he-will·? | to·?
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12
For wisdom is a defence, even as money is a defence; but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom preserves the life of him that has it.
IB | KI | BTsL | AChKMA | BTsL | AKSF | UIThRUN | DOTh
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| that | in·? | the·? | in·? | the·as·? | and·he-will·? | ?
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| AChKMA | ThChIA | BOLIA
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| the·? | ? | in·?
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13
Consider the work of God; for who can make that straight, which He has made crooked?
IG | REA | ETh- | MOShA | AELAIM | KI | MI
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| ? | the | from·make | the·God | that | from·he-will
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| IUKL | LThQN | ETh | EShR | OUThU
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| he-will·and·all | to·? | the | which | ?
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14
In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; God has made even the one as well as the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.
ID | BIUM | TUBA | AIA | BTUB | UBIUM | ROA
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| in·day | ? | the·he-will·the | in·good | and·in·day | ?
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| REA | GM | ETh- | ZA | LOMTh- | ZA | OShA | AELAIM | OL- | DBRTh | ShLE
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| ? | ? | the | ? | to·? | ? | make | the·God | on | ? | ?
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| IMTsE | AEDM | EChRIU
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| he-will·from·? | the·man | I-will·?
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| MEUMA
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| from·I-will·and·from·the
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15
All things have I seen in the days of my vanity; there is a righteous man that perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongs his life in his evil-doing.
TU | ETh- | AKL | REIThI | BIMI
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| the | the·all | ? | in·he-will·from·he-will
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| ABLI | ISh | TsDIQ | EBD
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| the·in·to·he-will | he-will·? | ? | I-will·in·?
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| BTsDQU | UISh | RShO | MERIK | BROThU
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| in·? | and·he-will·? | ? | from·I-will·? | in·?
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16
Be not righteous overmuch; neither make yourself overwise; why should you destroy yourself?
TZ | EL- | ThAI | TsDIQ | ARBA | UEL- | ThThChKM | IUThR
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| this | ? | ? | the·? | and·this | ? | he-will·and·?
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| LMA | ThShUMM
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| to·from·the | ?
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17
Be not overmuch wicked, neither be you foolish; why should you die before your time?
IZ | EL- | ThRShO | ARBA | UEL- | ThAI | SKL | LMA | ThMUTh
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| this | ? | the·? | and·this | ? | ? | to·from·the | ?
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18
It is good that you should take hold of the one; yes, also from the other withdraw not your hand; for he that fears God shall discharge himself of them all.
ICh | TUB | EShR | ThEChZ | BZA | UGM- | MZA | EL- | ThNCh | ETh-
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| good | which | ? | in·? | and·? | from·? | this | ? | the
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| IDK | KI- | IRE | ELAIM | ITsE | ETh- | KLM
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| he-will·? | that | fear | God | he-will·? | the | as·to·from
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19
Wisdom is a stronghold to the wise man more than ten rulers that are in a city.
IT | AChKMA | ThOZ | LChKM | MOShRA | ShLITIM | EShR | AIU | BOIR
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| the·? | ? | to·? | from·? | ? | which | be | in·?
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20
For there is not a righteous man on earth, that does good, and sins not.
K | KI | EDM | EIN | TsDIQ | BERTs | EShR | IOShA- | TUB
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| that | man | no | ? | in·earth | which | he-will·make | good
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| ULE | IChTE
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| and·not | he-will·?
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21
Also take not heed to all words that are spoken, unless you hear your servant curse you;
KE | GM | LKL- | ADBRIM | EShR | IDBRU | EL- | ThThN | LBK
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| ? | to·all | the·? | which | he-will·? | this | ? | to·in·as
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| EShR | LE- | ThShMO | ETh- | OBDK | MQLLK
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| which | not | ? | the | ? | from·?
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22
for oftentimes also your own heart knows that you yourself likewise have cursed others.
KB | KI | GM- | FOMIM | RBUTh | IDO | LBK | EShR | GM- | ETh
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| that | ? | ? | ? | he-will·? | to·in·as | which | ? | the
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| (EThA) | QLLTh | EChRIM
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| I-will·? | ? | I-will·?
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23
All this have I tried by wisdom; I said: 'I will get wisdom'; but it was far from me.
KG | KL- | ZA | NSIThI | BChKMA | EMRThI | EChKMA
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| all | ? | we·? | in·? | I-will·from·? | I-will·?
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| UAIE | RChUQA
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| and·the·he-will·I-will | ?
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| MMNI
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| from·from·we·he-will
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24
That which is is far off, and exceeding deep; who can find it out?
KD | RChUQ | MA- | ShAIA | UOMQ | OMQ | MI
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| ? | from·the | ? | and·? | ? | from·he-will
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25
I turned about, and applied my heart to know and to search out, and to seek wisdom and the reason of things, and to know wickedness to be folly, and foolishness to be madness;
KA | SBUThI | ENI | ULBI | LDOTh | ULThUR
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| ? | I | and·to·in·he-will | to·? | and·to·?
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| UBQSh | ChKMA | UChShBUN | ULDOTh | RShO | KSL
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| and·in·stubble | ? | and·? | and·to·? | ? | as·?
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| UASKLUTh | AULLUTh
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| and·the·? | the·and·to·to·and·she-will
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26
and I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands; whoso pleases God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
KU | UMUTsE | ENI | MR | MMUTh
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| and·from·and·? | I | from·? | from·from·and·she-will
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| ETh- | AEShA | EShR- | AIE | MTsUDIM
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| the | the·I-will·? | which | the·he-will·I-will | from·?
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| UChRMIM | LBA | ESURIM | IDIA | TUB | LFNI
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| and·? | to·in·the | I-will·? | he-will·? | good | to·face
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| AELAIM | IMLT | MMNA | UChUTE
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| the·God | he-will·from·to·? | from·from·we·the | and·?
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| ILKD | BA
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| he-will·to·as·? | in·the
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27
Behold, this have I found, says Koheleth, adding one thing to another, to find out the account;
KZ | REA | ZA | MTsEThI | EMRA | QALTh | EChTh
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| ? | ? | from·? | I-will·from·? | ? | I-will·?
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| LEChTh | LMTsE | ChShBUN
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| to·I-will·? | to·from·? | ?
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28
which yet my soul sought, but I found not; one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.
KCh | EShR | OUD- | BQShA | NFShI | ULE | MTsEThI | EDM | EChD
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| which | ? | in·? | we·? | and·not | from·? | man | one
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| MELF | MTsEThI | UEShA | BKL- | ELA
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| from·I-will·to·? | from·? | and·I-will·? | in·all | this
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29
Behold, this only have I found, that God made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.
KT | LBD | REA- | ZA | MTsEThI | EShR | OShA | AELAIM | ETh- | AEDM
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| to·in·? | ? | ? | from·? | which | make | the·God | the | the·man
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| IShR | UAMA | BQShU | ChShBNUTh | RBIM
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| he-will·? | and·the·from·the | in·? | ? | ?
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