Ecclesiastes 10:15

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)

עֲמַ֥לʻâmâltoil
הַכְּסִילִ֖יםkᵉçîylfat
תְּיַגְּעֶ֑נּוּyâgaʻto gasp
אֲשֶׁ֥רʼăsherwho
לֹֽאlôʼnot
יָדַ֖עyâdaʻto know
לָלֶ֥כֶתyâlakto walk
אֶלʼêlnear
עִֽירʻîyra city in the widest

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Ecclesiastes 10:15 in every translation

עברית · Miqra according to the Masorah

עֲמַ֥ל הַכְּסִילִ֖ים תְּיַגְּעֶ֑נּוּ אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־יָדַ֖ע לָלֶ֥כֶת אֶל־עִֽיר׃

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עברית · Tanach with Ta'amei Hamikra

עֲמַ֥ל הַכְּסִילִ֖ים תְּיַגְּעֶ֑נּוּ אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־יָדַ֖ע לָלֶ֥כֶת אֶל־עִֽיר׃

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

The labour of fools wearieth every one of them, for he knoweth not how to go to the city.

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עברית · Tanach with Text Only

עמל הכסילים תיגענו אשר לא־ידע ללכת אל־עיר

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עברית · Tanach with Nikkud

עֲמַל הַכְּסִילִים תְּיַגְּעֶנּוּ אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יָדַע לָלֶכֶת אֶל־עִיר׃

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English · The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

The toil of the fools [i.e., the slothfulness of the forsakers of Torah, which brings upon them the "toil" of Gehinnom)] wearies them, in that they know not how to go to the city [of truth].

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English · Kohelet by Bruce Heitler

The labor of fools will tire him who does not how to go to the city.

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Français · Bible du Rabbinat 1899 [fr]

Le mal que se donnent les sots les exténue, tellement qu’ils ne savent trouver le chemin de la ville.

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

Das Mühen des Narren macht ihn matt, er weiß nicht zum Ziele zu gehen.

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

Trud głupców nuży ich, choć nie zna nawet żaden drogi, która do miasta prowadzi.

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ייִדיש · Yehoyesh's Yiddish Tanakh Translation [yi]

די מי פֿון דעם נאַרן פֿאַרמאַטערט אים, װאָרום ער װײס ניט צו מאָל װי צו גײן אין שטאָט.

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

The labor of the fools exhausts them; for he does not know the way to the city.

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

Penado de malsaĝuloj lacigas ĉiun, kiu ne scias eĉ la vojon al la urbo.

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Commentary on Ecclesiastes 10:15

Rashi

English

The labor of the fools exhausts them. Their foolishness causes them labor, which wearies them, because they did not learn the ways of the approaches to the city, and he becomes weary by entering by way of pits and marshes, and he is wearied by his feet sinking into the mire; i.e., the laziness of those who abandon the Torah causes them wearying labor in Gehinnom.

For he does not know the way. To the path of truth, to part from transgression, because he did not study Torah, as it is stated, “Your word is a lamp for my feet.”

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Ibn Ezra

עברית

עמל. דמה הכסיל שיעמוד לבקש גדולות ונפלאות ממנו והוא לא ידע הנראות והידועות כאדם רוצה ללכת אל עיר ולא ידע הדרך וייגע ולא יראה חפצו וכל עמל במקרא הוא לשון זכר וזה לבדו לשון נקבה כמו כל כבוד במקרא לשון זכר חוץ מאחד אל תחד כבודי:

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