Do not be excessively wicked, and do not be a fool. Why should you die before your time?Ecclesiastes 7:17
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
אַל־תִּרְשַׁ֥ע הַרְבֵּ֖ה וְאַל־תְּהִ֣י סָכָ֑ל לָ֥מָּה תָמ֖וּת בְּלֹ֥א עִתֶּֽךָ׃
- אַל־'al-“may not”Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
- תִּרְשַׁ֥עtir.Sha'“you be wicked”Verb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from רָשַׁע · “be wicked” · Strong's H7561
- הַרְבֵּ֖הhar.Beh“greatly”Verb, hiphil, infinitive absolute, absolute · from רָבָה · “to multiply” · Strong's H7235A
- וְאַל־ve.'al-“and may not”Conjunction + Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
- תְּהִ֣יte.Hi“you be”Verb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
- סָכָ֑לsa.Khal“a fool”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from סָכָל · “fool” · Strong's H5530
- לָ֥מָּהLa.mah“<to> why?”Preposition + Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
- תָמ֖וּתta.Mut“will you die”Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
- בְּלֹ֥אbe.Lo'“at not”Preposition + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- עִתֶּֽךָ׃'i.Te.kha“time your”Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עֵת · “time” · Strong's H6256
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)