H9002–/וְ–v

Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.

וִֽיאַבֵּ֥ד (וִֽ) vi. “so”

Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.

וְיֹתֵ֖ר (וְ) ve. “and”

For wisdom is a defense, and money is a defense: but the excellence of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.

וְיִתְר֣וֹן (וְ) ve. “and”

In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.

וּבְי֥וֹם (וּ) u. “and”

All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness.

וְיֵ֣שׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldst thou destroy thyself?

וְאַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldst thou die before thy time?

וְאַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

It is good that thou shouldst take hold of this; yes, also from this withdraw not thy hand: for he that feareth God shall escape from them all.

וְגַם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.

וְהִ֖יא (וְ) ve. “and”

That which is far off, and exceedingly deep, who can find it out?

וְעָמֹ֥ק׀ (וְ) ve. “and”

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:

וְלִבִּי֙ (וְ) ve. “<and>”וְלָת֔וּר (וְ) ve. “and”וּבַקֵּ֥שׁ (וּ) u. “and”וְחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹן (וְ) ve. “and”וְלָדַ֙עַת֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַסִּכְל֖וּת (וְ) ve. “and”

And I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoever pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.

וּמוֹצֶ֨א (וּ) u. “and”וַחֲרָמִ֛ים (וַ) va. “and”וְחוֹטֵ֖א (וְ) ve. “and”

Which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.

וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”וְאִשָּׁ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

וְהֵ֥מָּה (וְ) ve. “and”

Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed.

וּמִ֥י (וּ) u. “and”וְעֹ֥ז (וְ) ve. “and”

I counsel thee to keep the king's commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.

וְעַ֕ל (וְ) ve. “and”

Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say to him, what doest thou?

וּמִ֥י (וּ) u. “and”

He who keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment.

וְעֵ֣ת (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִשְׁפָּ֔ט (וּ) u. “and”

Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him.

וּמִשְׁפָּ֑ט (וּ) u. “and”

There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.

וְאֵ֤ין (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֥ין (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

All this have I seen, and applied my heart to every work that is done under the sun: there is a time in which one man ruleth over another to his own hurt.

וְנָת֣וֹן (וְ) ve. “and”

And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this is also vanity.

וּבְכֵ֡ן (וּ) u. “and”וּמִמְּק֤וֹם (וּ) u. “and”וְיִֽשְׁתַּכְּח֥וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Though a sinner doeth evil a hundred times, and his days are prolonged, yet surely I know that it will be well with them that fear God, who fear before him:

וּמַאֲרִ֣יךְ (וּ) u. “and”

But it will not be well with the wicked, neither will he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.

וְטוֹב֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”