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Ecclesiastes 7:16 — King James Version← Study notes

Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?


Ecclesiastes 7:16Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 7:169 words
HebrewMeaning
אַלʾal
may notparticleH408
neither · never · no · nor ···
תְּהִ֤יtəhiy
you beverbH1961
altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···
צַדִּיק֙ṣadiyq
righteousadjH6662
lawful · righteous
הַרְבֵּ֔הharəbēh
greatlyverbH7235
archer (by mistake for
וְ/אַלwəʾal
and may notconjH408
neither · never · no · nor ···
תִּתְחַכַּ֖םtitəḥakam
you make yourself wiseverbH2449
exceeding · be (make self · shew self) wise · deal wisely ···
יוֹתֵ֑רywōtēr
excessnounH3148
more · over · profit
לָ֖/מָּהlāmāh
why?pronH4100
oft · ) · thing · what (end ···
תִּשּׁוֹמֵֽםtišwōmēm
will you destroy yourselfverbH8074
be astonied · astonish · (be · bring into ···
Words 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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