Ecclesiastes 10:14
Ecclesiastes · קהלת · Ketuvim · 12 chapters · 222 verses
Values above are for the complete verse (14 words), calculated on the consonantal written text.
דִּבְרֵי פִי־חָכָם חֵן וְשִׂפְתוֹת כְּסִיל תְּבַלְּעֶֽנּוּ
The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
תְּחִלַּת דִּבְרֵי־פִיהוּ סִכְלוּת וְאַחֲרִית פִּיהוּ הוֹלֵלוּת רָעָֽה
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is grievous madness.
וְהַסָּכָל יַרְבֶּה דְבָרִים לֹא־יֵדַע הָאָדָם מַה־שֶׁיִּֽהְיֶה וַאֲשֶׁר יִֽהְיֶה מֵֽאַחֲרָיו מִי יַגִּיד לֽוֹ
A fool also multiplieth words; yet man knoweth not what shall be; And that which shall be after him, Who can tell him?
עֲמַל הַכְּסִילִים תְּיַגְּעֶנּוּ אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־יָדַע לָלֶכֶת אֶל־עִֽיר
The labour of fools wearieth every one of them, for he knoweth not how to go to the city.
אִֽי־לָךְ אֶרֶץ שֶׁמַּלְכֵּךְ נָעַר וְשָׂרַיִךְ בַּבֹּקֶר יֹאכֵֽלוּ
Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a boy, And thy princes feast in the morning! .