Ecclesiastes 10:11

The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation (JPS 1917)

በዚህ ቋንቋ ገና ትርጉም የለም፤ English እየታየ ነው።

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1 זְב֣וּבֵי מָ֔וֶת יַבְאִ֥ישׁ יַבִּ֖יעַ שֶׁ֣מֶן רוֹקֵ֑חַ יָקָ֛ר מֵחׇכְמָ֥ה מִכָּב֖וֹד סִכְל֥וּת מְעָֽט׃ Dead flies make the ointment of the perfumer fetid and putrid; So doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honour.

2 לֵ֤ב חָכָם֙ לִֽימִינ֔וֹ וְלֵ֥ב כְּסִ֖יל לִשְׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃ A wise man’s understanding is at his right hand; but a fool’s understanding at his left.

3 וְגַם־בַּדֶּ֛רֶךְ (כשהסכל) [כְּשֶׁסָּכָ֥ל] הֹלֵ֖ךְ לִבּ֣וֹ חָסֵ֑ר וְאָמַ֥ר לַכֹּ֖ל סָכָ֥ל הֽוּא׃ Yea also, when a fool walketh by the way, his understanding faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.

4 אִם־ר֤וּחַ הַמּוֹשֵׁל֙ תַּעֲלֶ֣ה עָלֶ֔יךָ מְקוֹמְךָ֖ אַל־תַּנַּ֑ח כִּ֣י מַרְפֵּ֔א יַנִּ֖יחַ חֲטָאִ֥ים גְּדוֹלִֽים׃ If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for gentleness allayeth great offences.

5 יֵ֣שׁ רָעָ֔ה רָאִ֖יתִי תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ כִּשְׁגָגָ֕ה שֶׁיֹּצָ֖א מִלִּפְנֵ֥י הַשַּׁלִּֽיט׃ There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, like an error which proceedeth from a ruler:

6 נִתַּ֣ן הַסֶּ֔כֶל בַּמְּרוֹמִ֖ים רַבִּ֑ים וַעֲשִׁירִ֖ים בַּשֵּׁ֥פֶל יֵשֵֽׁבוּ׃ Folly is set on great heights, and the rich sit in low place.

7 רָאִ֥יתִי עֲבָדִ֖ים עַל־סוּסִ֑ים וְשָׂרִ֛ים הֹלְכִ֥ים כַּעֲבָדִ֖ים עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.

8 חֹפֵ֥ר גּוּמָּ֖ץ בּ֣וֹ יִפּ֑וֹל וּפֹרֵ֥ץ גָּדֵ֖ר יִשְּׁכֶ֥נּוּ נָחָֽשׁ׃ He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh through a fence, a serpent shall bite him.

9 מַסִּ֣יעַ אֲבָנִ֔ים יֵעָצֵ֖ב בָּהֶ֑ם בּוֹקֵ֥עַ עֵצִ֖ים יִסָּ֥כֶן בָּֽם׃ Whoso quarrieth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood is endangered thereby.

10 אִם־קֵהָ֣ה הַבַּרְזֶ֗ל וְהוּא֙ לֹא־פָנִ֣ים קִלְקַ֔ל וַחֲיָלִ֖ים יְגַבֵּ֑ר וְיִתְר֥וֹן הַכְשֵׁ֖יר חׇכְמָֽה׃ If the iron be blunt, and one do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength; but wisdom is profitable to direct.

11 אִם־יִשֹּׁ֥ךְ הַנָּחָ֖שׁ בְּלוֹא־לָ֑חַשׁ וְאֵ֣ין יִתְר֔וֹן לְבַ֖עַל הַלָּשֽׁוֹן׃ If the serpent bite before it is charmed, then the charmer hath no advantage.

12 דִּבְרֵ֥י פִי־חָכָ֖ם חֵ֑ן וְשִׂפְת֥וֹת כְּסִ֖יל תְּבַלְּעֶֽנּוּ׃ The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

13 תְּחִלַּ֥ת דִּבְרֵי־פִ֖יהוּ סִכְל֑וּת וְאַחֲרִ֣ית פִּ֔יהוּ הוֹלֵל֖וּת רָעָֽה׃ The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is grievous madness.

14 וְהַסָּכָ֖ל יַרְבֶּ֣ה דְבָרִ֑ים לֹא־יֵדַ֤ע הָאָדָם֙ מַה־שֶּׁיִּֽהְיֶ֔ה וַאֲשֶׁ֤ר יִֽהְיֶה֙ מֵֽאַחֲרָ֔יו מִ֖י יַגִּ֥יד לֽוֹ׃ A fool also multiplieth words; yet man knoweth not what shall be; And that which shall be after him, Who can tell him?

15 עֲמַ֥ל הַכְּסִילִ֖ים תְּיַגְּעֶ֑נּוּ אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־יָדַ֖ע לָלֶ֥כֶת אֶל־עִֽיר׃ The labour of fools wearieth every one of them, for he knoweth not how to go to the city.

16 אִֽי־לָ֣ךְ אֶ֔רֶץ שֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְ נָ֑עַר וְשָׂרַ֖יִךְ בַּבֹּ֥קֶר יֹאכֵֽלוּ׃ Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a boy, And thy princes feast in the morning! .

17 אַשְׁרֵ֣יךְ אֶ֔רֶץ שֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְ בֶּן־חוֹרִ֑ים וְשָׂרַ֙יִךְ֙ בָּעֵ֣ת יֹאכֵ֔לוּ בִּגְבוּרָ֖ה וְלֹ֥א בַשְּׁתִֽי׃ Happy art thou, O land, when thy king is a free man, And thy princes eat in due season, In strength, and not in drunkenness!

18 בַּעֲצַלְתַּ֖יִם יִמַּ֣ךְ הַמְּקָרֶ֑ה וּבְשִׁפְל֥וּת יָדַ֖יִם יִדְלֹ֥ף הַבָּֽיִת׃ By slothfulness the rafters sink in; And through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.

19 לִשְׂחוֹק֙ עֹשִׂ֣ים לֶ֔חֶם וְיַ֖יִן יְשַׂמַּ֣ח חַיִּ֑ים וְהַכֶּ֖סֶף יַעֲנֶ֥ה אֶת־הַכֹּֽל׃ A feast is made for laughter, And wine maketh glad the life; And money answereth all things.

20 גַּ֣ם בְּמַדָּֽעֲךָ֗ מֶ֚לֶךְ אַל־תְּקַלֵּ֔ל וּבְחַדְרֵי֙ מִשְׁכָּ֣בְךָ֔ אַל־תְּקַלֵּ֖ל עָשִׁ֑יר כִּ֣י ע֤וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ יוֹלִ֣יךְ אֶת־הַקּ֔וֹל וּבַ֥עַל (הכנפים) [כְּנָפַ֖יִם] יַגֵּ֥יד דָּבָֽר׃ Curse not the king, no, not in thy thought, And curse not the rich in thy bedchamber; For a bird of the air shall carry the voice, And that which hath wings shall tell the matter.

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ቃል በቃል (Hebrew → English · Strong’s)

אִםʼimused very widely as demonstrative
יִשֹּׁ֥ךְnâshakto strike with a sting
הַנָּחָ֖שׁnâchâsha snake
בְּלוֹאlôʼnot
לָ֑חַשׁlachasha whisper
וְאֵ֣יןʼayina non-entity
יִתְר֔וֹןyithrôwnpreeminence
לְבַ֖עַלbaʻala master
הַלָּשֽׁוֹןlâshôwnthe tongue

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Ecclesiastes 10:11 in every translation

עברית · Miqra according to the Masorah

אִם־יִשֹּׁ֥ךְ הַנָּחָ֖שׁ בְּלוֹא־לָ֑חַשׁ וְאֵ֣ין יִתְר֔וֹן לְבַ֖עַל הַלָּשֽׁוֹן׃

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עברית · Tanach with Ta'amei Hamikra

אִם־יִשֹּׁ֥ךְ הַנָּחָ֖שׁ בְּלוֹא־לָ֑חַשׁ וְאֵ֣ין יִתְר֔וֹן לְבַ֖עַל הַלָּשֽׁוֹן׃

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English · The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation (JPS 1917)

If the serpent bite before it is charmed, then the charmer hath no advantage.

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עברית · Tanach with Text Only

אם־ישך הנחש בלוא־לחש ואין יתרון לבעל הלשון

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עברית · Tanach with Nikkud

אִם־יִשֹּׁךְ הַנָּחָשׁ בְּלוֹא־לָחַשׁ וְאֵין יִתְרוֹן לְבַעַל הַלָּשׁוֹן׃

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English · The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

If a snake bites [a man, it is because] there has not been a charm [from the charmer to prevent it from doing so]. And there is no profit to the man of the tongue [(the charmer who did not use his tongue to prevent the biting). Likewise, there is no profit (but loss) to the sage, who could have used his tongue to teach the laws, so that they not be violated, but who failed to do so.]

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English · Kohelet by Bruce Heitler

If the serpent strikes without a sound, there is no success to the master of speech.

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Français · Bible du Rabbinat 1899 [fr]

Si le serpent mord faute d’incantations, il n’y a point de profit pour le charmeur.

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Deutsch · Die Heilige Schrift, trans. Dr. Simon Bernfeld, Berlin, 1902 - German [de]

Wenn die Schlange beißt ohne Beschwörung, so hat der Mann mit der Zunge keinen Vorzug.

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Polski · Bible in Polish, trans. Izaak Cylkow, 1841 - 1908 [pl]

Jeżeli żmija kąsa ponieważ zaklętą nie była, tedy nie ma zaklinający pożytku.

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ייִדיש · Yehoyesh's Yiddish Tanakh Translation [yi]

אַז די שלאַנג בײַסט אײַן פֿאַרן אָפּשפּרעכן, איז אױס מעלה פֿון דעם מאַן מיט דער צונג.

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English · The Metsudah Five Megillot, Lakewood, N.J., 2001

If the snake bites before it is charmed; there is no advantage in having a charmer.

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Esperanto · La Malnova Testamento, L.L.Zamenhof [eo]

Se mordis la serpento sen kuracparolo, tiam jam ne utilas kuracparolanto.

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Commentary on Ecclesiastes 10:11

Rashi

English

If the snake bites. A person.

Before it is charmed. Because the charmer did not charm it not to bite.

There is no advantage. To the wicked charmer who was accustomed to charm it, if he did not charm it. So, if the people of your city [are unaware and] stumble over prohibitions because the wise man does not preach to them or teach them the statutes of the Torah, he has no advantage with his silence, and he will not benefit.

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Ibn Ezra

עברית

אם ישך. חוזר לענין שלמעלה והוא ופורץ גדר ישכנו נחש ויתכן שזה הגדר הוא שגדר השליט ודמה המלשין לנחש והענין אין יתרון לבעל הלשון מן הנחש הצפעוני שלא ישמע לחש שיזיק ולא יהנה:

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