Ecclesiastes 10

Qohelet contrasts wisdom and folly, warning against yielding to a ruler's anger by abandoning one's post, laments folly exalted in high places while the rich and princes are demeaned, and illustrates folly's dangers in daily risks like digging pits or unsharpened tools.[1][2][3] He critiques foolish speech that leads to madness, the woes of immature kings feasting by day versus wise rulers, laziness causing decay, and cautions against cursing authorities even privately lest a bird carry the words.[1][4]

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גַּ֣ם 𐤂𐤌 gam even also HTa בְּ/מַדָּֽעֲ/ךָ֗ 𐤁/𐤌𐤃𐤏/𐤊 bemadaakha in your thoughts in your knowledge HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms מֶ֚לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe the king king of HNcmsa אַל 𐤀𐤋 al do not upon / over HTn תְּקַלֵּ֔ל 𐤕𐤒𐤋𐤋 teqalel curse you treat as light HVpj2ms וּ/בְ/חַדְרֵי֙ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤇𐤃𐤓𐤉 uvechaderey and in the rooms of and in enclosed chambers of HC/R/Ncmpc מִשְׁכָּ֣בְ/ךָ֔ 𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤁/𐤊 mishekavekha your bed your lying-place HNcmsc/Sp2ms אַל 𐤀𐤋 al-2 do not upon / over HTn תְּקַלֵּ֖ל 𐤕𐤒𐤋𐤋 teqalel-2 curse you treat as light HVpj2ms עָשִׁ֑יר 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤓 ashir the rich wealthy man HAamsa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC ע֤וֹף 𐤏𐤅𐤐 of a bird flying creature HNcmsc הַ/שָּׁמַ֨יִם֙ 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim of the heavens the lofty-heights HTd/Ncmpa יוֹלִ֣יךְ 𐤉𐤅𐤋𐤉𐤊 yolikhe will carry he will cause to go HVhi3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker HTo הַ/קּ֔וֹל 𐤄/𐤒𐤅𐤋 haqol the voice the sound HTd/Ncmsa וּ/בַ֥עַל 𐤅/𐤁𐤏𐤋 uvaal and possessor-of and master of HC/Ncmsc ה/כנפים 𐤄/𐤊𐤍𐤐𐤉𐤌 hkhnfym the wings the two wings HTd/Ncfda כְּנָפַ֖יִם 𐤊𐤍𐤐𐤉𐤌 kenafayim wings two wings HNcfda יַגֵּ֥יד 𐤉𐤂𐤉𐤃 yageyd will tell he will make known HVhi3ms דָּבָֽר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 davar the matter spoken matter HNcmsa