Ecclesiastes · קֹהֶלֶת

Ecclesiastes 7:16

אַל תְּהִ֥י צַדִּיק֙ הַרְבֵּ֔ה וְאַֽל תִּתְחַכַּ֖ם יוֹתֵ֑ר לָ֖מָּה תִּשּׁוֹמֵֽם׃
King James Version (KJV)

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

Modern English

Be not overly righteous, and do not make yourself too wise. Why should you destroy yourself?

Hebrew

אַל תְּהִ֥י צַדִּיק֙ הַרְבֵּ֔ה וְאַֽל תִּתְחַכַּ֖ם יוֹתֵ֑ר לָ֖מָּה תִּשּׁוֹמֵֽם׃

ʾal thiy ṣadiyq harbeh vʾal titḥakam yvoter lamah tishvomem

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