H9002–/וְ–v

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

וִֽיאַבֵּ֥ד (וִֽ) vi. “so”

Wisdom is as good as an inheritance, and profitable to them that see the sun.

וְיֹתֵ֖ר (וְ) ve. “and”

For wisdom is a defence [ergänzt: as] money is a defence; but the excellency of knowledge is, [ergänzt: that] wisdom maketh them that possess it to live.

וְיִתְר֣וֹן (וְ) ve. “and”

In the day of prosperity enjoy good, and in the day of adversity consider: God hath also set the one beside the other, to the end that man should find out nothing [ergänzt: of what shall be] after him.

וּבְי֥וֹם (וּ) u. “and”

All [ergänzt: this] have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a righteous [ergänzt: man] that perisheth by his righteousness, and there is a wicked [ergänzt: man] that prolongeth [ergänzt: his days] by his wickedness.

וְיֵ֣שׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

Be not righteous overmuch; neither make thyself overwise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?

וְאַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Be not overmuch wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?

וְאַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from that withdraw not thy hand: for he that feareth God cometh forth from them all.

וְגַם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Surely there is not a righteous man upon earth, that doeth good and sinneth not.

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וְהִ֖יא (וְ) ve. “and”

Whatever hath been, is far off, and exceeding deep: who will find it out?

וְעָמֹ֥ק׀ (וְ) ve. “and”

I turned, I and my heart, to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom and reason, and to know wickedness to be folly, and foolishness to be 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 found more bitter than death the woman whose heart is nets and snares, [ergänzt: and] whose hands are bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be caught by her.

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

which my soul yet seeketh, and I have not found: 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”

Only see this which I have found: that God made man upright, but they have sought out many devices.

וְהֵ֥מָּה (וְ) ve. “and”

Who is as the wise? and who knoweth the explanation of things? A man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face is changed.

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

I [ergänzt: say], Keep the king's commandment, and [ergänzt: that] on account of the oath of God.

וְעַ֕ל (וְ) ve. “and”

because the word of a king is power; and who may say unto him, What doest thou?

וּמִ֥י (וּ) u. “and”

Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man's heart knoweth time and manner.

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

For to every purpose there is time and manner. For the misery of man is great upon him;

וּמִשְׁפָּ֑ט (וּ) u. “and”

There is no man who hath control over the spirit to retain the spirit; and no one hath control over 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 unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time when man ruleth man to his hurt.

וְנָת֣וֹן (וְ) ve. “and”

And I have also seen the wicked buried and going away; and such as had acted rightly went from [ergänzt: the] holy place, and were forgotten in the city. This also is vanity.

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

Though a sinner do evil a hundred times, and prolong his [ergänzt: days], yet I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, because they fear before him;

וּמַאֲרִ֣יךְ (וּ) u. “and”

but it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong [ergänzt: his] days as a shadow, because he feareth not before God.

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