אַל תְּבַהֵ֨ל עַל פִּ֜יךָ וְלִבְּךָ֧ אַל יְמַהֵ֛ר לְהוֹצִ֥יא דָבָ֖ר לִפְנֵ֣י הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים כִּ֣י הָאֱלֹהִ֤ים בַּשָּׁמַ֨יִם֙ וְאַתָּ֣ה עַל הָאָ֔רֶץ עַֽל כֵּ֛ן יִהְי֥וּ דְבָרֶ֖יךָ מְעַטִּֽים
Be not rash with your mouth, and let not your heart be hasty to utter thing before God: for God in heaven, and you upon earth: therefore let your words be few.
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כִּ֛י בָּ֥א הַחֲל֖וֹם בְּרֹ֣ב עִנְיָ֑ן וְק֥וֹל כְּסִ֖יל בְּרֹ֥ב דְּבָרִֽים
For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice by multitude of words.
Word-by-word analysis· 9 words
כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ תִּדֹּ֨ר נֶ֜דֶר לֵֽאלֹהִ֗ים אַל תְּאַחֵר֙ לְשַׁלְּמ֔וֹ כִּ֛י אֵ֥ין חֵ֖פֶץ בַּכְּסִילִ֑ים אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר תִּדֹּ֖ר שַׁלֵּֽם
When you vowest a vow to God, defer not to pay it; for no pleasure in fools: pay that which you have vowed.
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ט֖וֹב אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹֽא תִדֹּ֑ר מִשֶׁתִּדּ֖וֹר וְלֹ֥א תְשַׁלֵּֽם
Better that you shouldest not vow, than that you shouldest vow and not pay.
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אַל תִּתֵּ֤ן אֶת פִּ֨יךָ֙ לַחֲטִ֣יא אֶת בְּשָׂרֶ֔ךָ וְאַל תֹּאמַר֙ לִפְנֵ֣י הַמַּלְאָ֔ךְ כִּ֥י שְׁגָגָ֖ה הִ֑יא לָ֣מָּה יִקְצֹ֤ף הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ עַל קוֹלֶ֔ךָ וְחִבֵּ֖ל אֶת מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יָדֶֽיךָ
Suffer not your mouth to cause your flesh to sin; neither say you before the angel, that it an error: wherefore should God be angry at your voice, and destroy the work of your hands?
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כִּ֣י בְרֹ֤ב חֲלֹמוֹת֙ וַהֲבָלִ֔ים וּדְבָרִ֖ים הַרְבֵּ֑ה כִּ֥י אֶת הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים יְרָֽא
For in the multitude of dreams and many words also vanities: but fear you God.
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אִם עֹ֣שֶׁק רָ֠שׁ וְגֵ֨זֶל מִשְׁפָּ֤ט וָצֶ֨דֶק֙ תִּרְאֶ֣ה בַמְּדִינָ֔ה אַל תִּתְמַ֖הּ עַל הַחֵ֑פֶץ כִּ֣י גָבֹ֜הַּ מֵעַ֤ל גָּבֹ֨הַ֙ שֹׁמֵ֔ר וּגְבֹהִ֖ים עֲלֵיהֶֽם
If you seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for higher than the highest regardeth; and higher than they.
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וְיִתְר֥וֹן אֶ֖רֶץ בַּכֹּ֣ל היא ה֑וּא מֶ֥לֶךְ לְשָׂדֶ֖ה נֶעֱבָֽד
Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king is served by the field.
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אֹהֵ֥ב כֶּ֨סֶף֙ לֹא יִשְׂבַּ֣ע כֶּ֔סֶף וּמִֽי אֹהֵ֥ב בֶּהָמ֖וֹן לֹ֣א תְבוּאָ֑ה גַּם זֶ֖ה הָֽבֶל
He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this also vanity.
Word-by-word analysis· 13 words
בִּרְבוֹת֙ הַטּוֹבָ֔ה רַבּ֖וּ אוֹכְלֶ֑יהָ וּמַה כִּשְׁרוֹן֙ לִבְעָלֶ֔יהָ כִּ֖י אִם ראית רְא֥וּת עֵינָֽיו
When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good to the owners thereof, saving the beholding with their eyes?
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מְתוּקָה֙ שְׁנַ֣ת הָעֹבֵ֔ד אִם מְעַ֥ט וְאִם הַרְבֵּ֖ה יֹאכֵ֑ל וְהַשָּׂבָע֙ לֶֽעָשִׁ֔יר אֵינֶ֛נּוּ מַנִּ֥יחַֽ ל֖וֹ לִישֽׁוֹן
The sleep of a labouring man sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
Word-by-word analysis· 14 words
יֵ֚שׁ רָעָ֣ה חוֹלָ֔ה רָאִ֖יתִי תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ עֹ֛שֶׁר שָׁמ֥וּר לִבְעָלָ֖יו לְרָעָתֽוֹ
There is a sore evil I have seen under the sun, , riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.
Word-by-word analysis· 10 words
וְאָבַ֛ד הָעֹ֥שֶׁר הַה֖וּא בְּעִנְיַ֣ן רָ֑ע וְהוֹלִ֣יד בֵּ֔ן וְאֵ֥ין בְּיָד֖וֹ מְאֽוּמָה
But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and nothing in his hand.
Word-by-word analysis· 10 words
כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר יָצָא֙ מִבֶּ֣טֶן אִמּ֔וֹ עָר֛וֹם יָשׁ֥וּב לָלֶ֖כֶת כְּשֶׁבָּ֑א וּמְא֨וּמָה֙ לֹא יִשָּׂ֣א בַעֲמָל֔וֹ שֶׁיֹּלֵ֖ךְ בְּיָדֽוֹ
As he came forth of his mother's womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.
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וְגַם זֹה֙ רָעָ֣ה חוֹלָ֔ה כָּל עֻמַּ֥ת שֶׁבָּ֖א כֵּ֣ן יֵלֵ֑ךְ וּמַה יִּתְר֣וֹן ל֔וֹ שֶֽׁיַּעֲמֹ֖ל לָרֽוּחַ
And this also a sore evil, in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit has he that has laboured for the wind?
Word-by-word analysis· 14 words
גַּ֥ם כָּל יָמָ֖יו בַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְ יֹאכֵ֑ל וְכָעַ֥ס הַרְבֵּ֖ה וְחָלְי֥וֹ וָקָֽצֶף
All his days also he eateth in darkness, and much sorrow and wrath with his sickness.
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הִנֵּ֞ה אֲשֶׁר רָאִ֣יתִי אָ֗נִי ט֣וֹב אֲשֶׁר יָפֶ֣ה לֶֽאֶכוֹל וְ֠לִשְׁתּוֹת וְלִרְא֨וֹת טוֹבָ֜ה בְּכָל עֲמָל֣וֹ שֶׁיַּעֲמֹ֣ל תַּֽחַת הַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁ מִסְפַּ֧ר יְמֵי חיו חַיָּ֛יו אֲשֶׁר נָֽתַן ל֥וֹ הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים כִּי ה֥וּא חֶלְקֽוֹ
Behold which I have seen: good and comely to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it his portion.
Word-by-word analysis· 27 words
גַּ֣ם כָּֽל הָאָדָ֡ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר נָֽתַן ל֣וֹ הָאֱלֹהִים֩ עֹ֨שֶׁר וּנְכָסִ֜ים וְהִשְׁלִיט֨וֹ לֶאֱכֹ֤ל מִמֶּ֨נּוּ֙ וְלָשֵׂ֣את אֶת חֶלְק֔וֹ וְלִשְׂמֹ֖חַ בַּעֲמָל֑וֹ זֹ֕ה מַתַּ֥ת אֱלֹהִ֖ים הִֽיא
Every man also to whom God has given riches and wealth, and has given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this the gift of God.
Word-by-word analysis· 21 words
כִּ֚י לֹ֣א הַרְבֵּ֔ה יִזְכֹּ֖ר אֶת יְמֵ֣י חַיָּ֑יו כִּ֧י הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים מַעֲנֶ֖ה בְּשִׂמְחַ֥ת לִבּֽוֹ
For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth in the joy of his heart.