קֹהֶלֶת 7
| ט וֹב שֵׁם מִשֶּׁמֶן טוֹב וְיוֹם הַמָּוֶת מִיּוֹם הִוָּלְדֽוֹ׃ | 1 |
A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.
| טוֹב לָלֶכֶת אֶל־בֵּֽית־אֵבֶל מִלֶּכֶת אֶל־בֵּית מִשְׁתֶּה בַּאֲשֶׁר הוּא סוֹף כׇּל־הָאָדָם וְהַחַי יִתֵּן אֶל־לִבּֽוֹ׃ | 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.
| טוֹב כַּעַס מִשְּׂחוֹק כִּֽי־בְרֹעַ פָּנִים יִיטַב לֵֽב׃ | 3 |
Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
| לֵב חֲכָמִים בְּבֵית אֵבֶל וְלֵב כְּסִילִים בְּבֵית שִׂמְחָֽה׃ | 4 |
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
| טוֹב לִשְׁמֹעַ גַּעֲרַת חָכָם מֵאִישׁ שֹׁמֵעַ שִׁיר כְּסִילִֽים׃ | 5 |
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
| כִּי כְקוֹל הַסִּירִים תַּחַת הַסִּיר כֵּן שְׂחֹק הַכְּסִיל וְגַם־זֶה הָֽבֶל׃ | 6 |
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
| כִּי הָעֹשֶׁק יְהוֹלֵל חָכָם וִֽיאַבֵּד אֶת־לֵב מַתָּנָֽה׃ | 7 |
Surely oppression makes a wise man mad; and a gift destroys the heart.
| טוֹב אַחֲרִית דָּבָר מֵֽרֵאשִׁיתוֹ טוֹב אֶֽרֶךְ־רוּחַ מִגְּבַהּ־רֽוּחַ׃ | 8 |
Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
| אַל־תְּבַהֵל בְּרֽוּחֲךָ לִכְעוֹס כִּי כַעַס בְּחֵיק כְּסִילִים יָנֽוּחַ׃ | 9 |
Be not hasty in your spirit to be angry: for anger rests in the bosom of fools.
| אַל־תֹּאמַר מֶה הָיָה שֶׁהַיָּמִים הָרִאשֹׁנִים הָיוּ טוֹבִים מֵאֵלֶּה כִּי לֹא מֵחׇכְמָה שָׁאַלְתָּ עַל־זֶֽה׃ | 10 |
Say not you, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for you do not inquire wisely concerning this.
| טוֹבָה חׇכְמָה עִֽם־נַחֲלָה וְיֹתֵר לְרֹאֵי הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ | 11 |
Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.
| כִּי בְּצֵל הַֽחׇכְמָה בְּצֵל הַכָּסֶף וְיִתְרוֹן דַּעַת הַֽחׇכְמָה תְּחַיֶּה בְעָלֶֽיהָ׃ | 12 |
For wisdom is a defense, and money is a defense: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom gives life to them that have it.
| רְאֵה אֶת־מַעֲשֵׂה הָאֱלֹהִים כִּי מִי יוּכַל לְתַקֵּן אֵת אֲשֶׁר עִוְּתֽוֹ׃ | 13 |
Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he has made crooked?
| בְּיוֹם טוֹבָה הֱיֵה בְטוֹב וּבְיוֹם רָעָה רְאֵה גַּם אֶת־זֶה לְעֻמַּת־זֶה עָשָׂה הָֽאֱלֹהִים עַל־דִּבְרַת שֶׁלֹּא יִמְצָא הָֽאָדָם אַחֲרָיו מְאֽוּמָה׃ | 14 |
In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also has set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.
| אֶת־הַכֹּל רָאִיתִי בִּימֵי הֶבְלִי יֵשׁ צַדִּיק אֹבֵד בְּצִדְקוֹ וְיֵשׁ רָשָׁע מַאֲרִיךְ בְּרָעָתֽוֹ׃ | 15 |
All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongs his life in his wickedness.
| אַל־תְּהִי צַדִּיק הַרְבֵּה וְאַל־תִּתְחַכַּם יוֹתֵר לָמָּה תִּשּׁוֹמֵֽם׃ | 16 |
Be not righteous over much; neither make yourself over wise: why should you destroy yourself?
| אַל־תִּרְשַׁע הַרְבֵּה וְאַל־תְּהִי סָכָל לָמָּה תָמוּת בְּלֹא עִתֶּֽךָ׃ | 17 |
Be not over much wicked, neither be you foolish: why should you die before your time?
| טוֹב אֲשֶׁר תֶּאֱחֹז בָּזֶה וְגַם־מִזֶּה אַל־תַּנַּח אֶת־יָדֶךָ כִּֽי־יְרֵא אֱלֹהִים יֵצֵא אֶת־כֻּלָּֽם׃ | 18 |
It is good that you should take hold of this; yes, also from this withdraw not your hand: for he that fears God shall come forth of them all.
| הַֽחׇכְמָה תָּעֹז לֶחָכָם מֵֽעֲשָׂרָה שַׁלִּיטִים אֲשֶׁר הָיוּ בָּעִֽיר׃ | 19 |
Wisdom strengthens the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.
| כִּי אָדָם אֵין צַדִּיק בָּאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר יַעֲשֶׂה־טּוֹב וְלֹא יֶחֱטָֽא׃ | 20 |
For there is not a just man on earth, that does good, and sins not.
| גַּם לְכׇל־הַדְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר יְדַבֵּרוּ אַל־תִּתֵּן לִבֶּךָ אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־תִשְׁמַע אֶֽת־עַבְדְּךָ מְקַלְלֶֽךָ׃ | 21 |
Also take no heed to all words that are spoken; lest you hear your servant curse you:
| כִּי גַּם־פְּעָמִים רַבּוֹת יָדַע לִבֶּךָ אֲשֶׁר גַּם־[אַתָּה] (את) קִלַּלְתָּ אֲחֵרִֽים׃ | 22 |
For oftentimes also your own heart knows that you yourself likewise have cursed others.
| כׇּל־זֹה נִסִּיתִי בַֽחׇכְמָה אָמַרְתִּי אֶחְכָּמָה וְהִיא רְחוֹקָה מִמֶּֽנִּי׃ | 23 |
All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
| רָחוֹק מַה־שֶּׁהָיָה וְעָמֹק ׀ עָמֹק מִי יִמְצָאֶֽנּוּ׃ | 24 |
That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?
| סַבּוֹתִֽי אֲנִי וְלִבִּי לָדַעַת וְלָתוּר וּבַקֵּשׁ חׇכְמָה וְחֶשְׁבּוֹן וְלָדַעַת רֶשַׁע כֶּסֶל וְהַסִּכְלוּת הוֹלֵלֽוֹת׃ | 25 |
I applied my 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:
| וּמוֹצֶא אֲנִי מַר מִמָּוֶת אֶת־הָֽאִשָּׁה אֲשֶׁר־הִיא מְצוֹדִים וַחֲרָמִים לִבָּהּ אֲסוּרִים יָדֶיהָ טוֹב לִפְנֵי הָאֱלֹהִים יִמָּלֵט מִמֶּנָּה וְחוֹטֵא יִלָּכֶד בָּֽהּ׃ | 26 |
And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoever pleases God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
| רְאֵה זֶה מָצָאתִי אָמְרָה קֹהֶלֶת אַחַת לְאַחַת לִמְצֹא חֶשְׁבּֽוֹן׃ | 27 |
Behold, this have I found, says the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:
| אֲשֶׁר עוֹד־בִּקְשָׁה נַפְשִׁי וְלֹא מָצָאתִי אָדָם אֶחָד מֵאֶלֶף מָצָאתִי וְאִשָּׁה בְכׇל־אֵלֶּה לֹא מָצָֽאתִי׃ | 28 |
Which yet my soul seeks, but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.
| לְבַד רְאֵה־זֶה מָצָאתִי אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה הָאֱלֹהִים אֶת־הָאָדָם יָשָׁר וְהֵמָּה בִקְשׁוּ חִשְּׁבֹנוֹת רַבִּֽים׃ | 29 |
See, this only have I found, that God has made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.
