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Ecclesiastes 10

Hebrew — Westminster Leningrad Codex · 20 verses

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  1. 1

    זְב֣וּבֵי מָ֔וֶת יַבְאִ֥ישׁ יַבִּ֖יעַ שֶׁ֣מֶן רוֹקֵ֑חַ יָקָ֛ר מֵחָכְמָ֥ה מִכָּב֖וֹד סִכְל֥וּת מְעָֽט

    flies of · death · to stink · to flow · fat of · mixing · precious · from wisdom · from glory · foolishness of · few

  2. 2

    לֵ֤ב חָכָם֙ לִֽימִינ֔וֹ וְלֵ֥ב כְּסִ֖יל לִשְׂמֹאלֽוֹ

    heart · wise · to/for right hand his · and heart · fool · to/for left his

  3. 3

    וְגַם בַּדֶּ֛רֶךְ כשהסכל כְּשֶׁסָּכָ֥ל הֹלֵ֖ךְ לִבּ֣וֹ חָסֵ֑ר וְאָמַ֥ר לַכֹּ֖ל סָכָ֥ל הֽוּא

    and also · in/at the way · like/as who/which the fool · like/as who/which fool · walking · heart his · needy · and to say · to/for the all · fool · he

  4. 4

    אִם ר֤וּחַ הַמּוֹשֵׁל֙ תַּעֲלֶ֣ה עָלֶ֔יךָ מְקוֹמְךָ֖ אַל תַּנַּ֑ח כִּ֣י מַרְפֵּ֔א יַנִּ֖יחַ חֲטָאִ֥ים גְּדוֹלִֽים

    if · spirit of · the ruling · to go up · upon you · place your · not · to rest · that · healing · to rest · sins · great

  5. 5

    יֵ֣שׁ רָעָ֔ה רָאִ֖יתִי תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ כִּשְׁגָגָ֕ה שֶׁיֹּצָ֖א מִלִּפְנֵ֥י הַשַּׁלִּֽיט

    there is · evil · to see · under · the sun · like/as sin · who/which going out · from to/for face(s) of · the ruler

  6. 6

    נִתַּ֣ן הַסֶּ֔כֶל בַּמְּרוֹמִ֖ים רַבִּ֑ים וַעֲשִׁירִ֖ים בַּשֵּׁ֥פֶל יֵשֵֽׁבוּ

    to give · the folly · in/at the heights · many · and rich · in/at the lowliness · to dwell

  7. 7

    רָאִ֥יתִי עֲבָדִ֖ים עַל סוּסִ֑ים וְשָׂרִ֛ים הֹלְכִ֥ים כַּעֲבָדִ֖ים עַל הָאָֽרֶץ

    to see · servants · upon · horses · and princes · walking · like/as servants · upon · the land

  8. 8

    חֹפֵ֥ר גּוּמָּ֖ץ בּ֣וֹ יִפּ֑וֹל וּפֹרֵ֥ץ גָּדֵ֖ר יִשְּׁכֶ֥נּוּ נָחָֽשׁ

    digging · pit · in/at him · to fall · and breaking through · wall · to bite him · serpent

  9. 9

    מַסִּ֣יעַ אֲבָנִ֔ים יֵעָצֵ֖ב בָּהֶ֑ם בּוֹקֵ֥עַ עֵצִ֖ים יִסָּ֥כֶן בָּֽם

    journeying · stones · to pain · in/at them · splitting · trees · to endanger · in/at them

  10. 10

    אִם קֵהָ֣ה הַבַּרְזֶ֗ל וְהוּא֙ לֹא פָנִ֣ים קִלְקַ֔ל וַחֲיָלִ֖ים יְגַבֵּ֑ר וְיִתְר֥וֹן הכשיר הַכְשֵׁ֖ר חָכְמָֽה

    if · to be blunt · the iron · and he · not · face(s) · to be light · and forces · to be strong · and profit of · to succeed · to succeed · wisdom

    Septuagint runs longer here

  11. 11

    אִם יִשֹּׁ֥ךְ הַנָּחָ֖שׁ בְּלוֹא לָ֑חַשׁ וְאֵ֣ין יִתְר֔וֹן לְבַ֖עַל הַלָּשֽׁוֹן

    if · to bite · the serpent · in/at not · whispering · and nothing · profit · to/for husband of · the tongue

  12. 12

    דִּבְרֵ֥י פִי חָכָ֖ם חֵ֑ן וְשִׂפְת֥וֹת כְּסִ֖יל תְּבַלְּעֶֽנּוּ

    words of · mouth of · wise · grace · and lips of · fool · to swallow up him

  13. 13

    תְּחִלַּ֥ת דִּבְרֵי פִ֖יהוּ סִכְל֑וּת וְאַחֲרִ֣ית פִּ֔יהוּ הוֹלֵל֖וּת רָעָֽה

    beginning of · words of · mouth his · foolishness · and latter end of · mouth his · madness · evil

  14. 14

    וְהַסָּכָ֖ל יַרְבֶּ֣ה דְבָרִ֑ים לֹא יֵדַ֤ע הָאָדָם֙ מַה שֶׁיִּֽהְיֶ֔ה וַאֲשֶׁ֤ר יִֽהְיֶה֙ מֵֽאַחֲרָ֔יו מִ֖י יַגִּ֥יד לֽוֹ

    and the fool · to multiply · words · not · to know · the man · what · who/which to be · and which · to be · from after him · who · to make known · to/for him

  15. 15

    עֲמַ֥ל הַכְּסִילִ֖ים תְּיַגְּעֶ֑נּוּ אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא יָדַ֖ע לָלֶ֥כֶת אֶל עִֽיר

    toil of · the fool · to toil him · which · not · to know · to walk · to · city

  16. 16

    אִֽי לָ֣ךְ אֶ֔רֶץ שֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְ נָ֑עַר וְשָׂרַ֖יִךְ בַּבֹּ֥קֶר יֹאכֵֽלוּ

    alas · to/for you · land · who/which king your · boy · and princes your · in/at the morning · to eat

  17. 17

    אַשְׁרֵ֣יךְ אֶ֔רֶץ שֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְ בֶּן חוֹרִ֑ים וְשָׂרַ֨יִךְ֙ בָּעֵ֣ת יֹאכֵ֔לוּ בִּגְבוּרָ֖ה וְלֹ֥א בַשְּׁתִֽי

    blessed your · land · who/which king your · son of · nobles · and princes your · in/at the time · to eat · in/at strength · and not · in/at the drinking

  18. 18

    בַּעֲצַלְתַּ֖יִם יִמַּ֣ךְ הַמְּקָרֶ֑ה וּבְשִׁפְל֥וּת יָדַ֖יִם יִדְלֹ֥ף הַבָּֽיִת

    in/at laziness · to be low · the beam work · and in/at idleness of · hands · to drip · the house

    Septuagint runs longer here

  19. 19

    לִשְׂחוֹק֙ עֹשִׂ֣ים לֶ֔חֶם וְיַ֖יִן יְשַׂמַּ֣ח חַיִּ֑ים וְהַכֶּ֖סֶף יַעֲנֶ֥ה אֶת הַכֹּֽל

    to/for laughter · doing · bread · and wine · to rejoice · living · and the silver · to answer · - · the all

  20. 20

    גַּ֣ם בְּמַדָּֽעֲךָ֗ מֶ֚לֶךְ אַל תְּקַלֵּ֔ל וּבְחַדְרֵי֙ מִשְׁכָּ֣בְךָ֔ אַל תְּקַלֵּ֖ל עָשִׁ֑יר כִּ֣י ע֤וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֨יִם֙ יוֹלִ֣יךְ אֶת הַקּ֔וֹל וּבַ֥עַל הכנפים כְּנָפַ֖יִם יַגֵּ֥יד דָּבָֽר

    also · in/at knowledge your · king · not · to be light · and in/at chambers of · bed your · not · to be light · rich · that · bird of · the heaven(s) · to walk · - · the voice · and husband of · the wings · wings · to make known · word

About this chapter

  • 20 Verses
  • 199 Hebrew words
  • 137 Distinct lemmas

2 verses here run noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (the Greek is longer) — 10:10, 10:18. Open any to read the two side by side.

Measured from the length of the two English translations (the LXX English for the Greek), which tokenize alike — a rough divergence signal, not a word-level alignment or a claim about wording. How the Septuagint differs →

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