“Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.”
Ecclesiastes 10:1 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 10:111 words
HebrewMeaning
זְב֣וּבֵיzəbwbēy
flies ofnounH2070
מָ֔וֶתmāwet
deathnounH4194
death · die
יַבְאִ֥ישׁyabəʾiyš
it causes to stinkverbH887
loathsome · odious) · (cause a · make to) stink ···
יַבִּ֖יעַyabiyʿa
it fermentsverbH5042
flowing · pour out · send forth · utter
שֶׁ֣מֶןšemen
the oil ofnounH8081
fat · fruitful · oil · ointment ···
רוֹקֵ֑חַrwōqēḥa
a perfumerverbH7543
compound · make · prepare · spice
יָקָ֛רyāqār
is weightyadjH3368
clear · costly · excellent · fat ···
מֵ/חָכְמָ֥הmēḥākəmāh
more than wisdompronH2451
wisdom · wisely · wit
מִ/כָּב֖וֹדmikābwōd
more than honorpronH3519
glory · honour
סִכְל֥וּתsikəlwt
follynounH5531
foolishness
מְעָֽטməʿāṭ
a littleadjH4592
very) few(-er · -est) · lightly · little ···
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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