Ecclesiastes 7:21
Ecclesiastes · קהלת · Ketuvim · 12 chapters · 222 verses
Values above are for the complete verse (14 words), calculated on the consonantal written text.
הַֽחָכְמָה תָּעֹז לֶחָכָם מֵֽעֲשָׂרָה שַׁלִּיטִים אֲשֶׁר הָיוּ בָּעִֽיר
Wisdom is a stronghold to the wise man more than ten rulers that are in a city.
כִּי אָדָם אֵין צַדִּיק בָּאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר יַעֲשֶׂה־טּוֹב וְלֹא יֶחֱטָֽא
For there is not a righteous man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
גַּם לְכָל־הַדְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר יְדַבֵּרוּ אַל־תִּתֵּן לִבֶּךָ אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־תִשְׁמַע אֶֽת־עַבְדְּךָ מְקַלְלֶֽךָ
Also take not heed unto all words that are spoken, lest thou hear thy servant curse thee;
כִּי גַּם־פְּעָמִים רַבּוֹת יָדַע לִבֶּךָ אֲשֶׁר גַּם־את קִלַּלְתָּ אֲחֵרִֽים
for oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.
כָּל־זֹה נִסִּיתִי בַֽחָכְמָה אָמַרְתִּי אֶחְכָּמָה וְהִיא רְחוֹקָה מִמֶּֽנִּי
All this have I tried by wisdom; I said: ‘I will get wisdom’; but it was far from me.