TBESH · H9006
/מ · m · from
Prefix mem: from
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/מ (m) means “from” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: m STEP transliteration; pronunciation varies by reading tradition.
/מ · m · from
Prefix mem: from
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Page 74 of 101. 5033 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
I have seen that there is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his work, because that is his lot. For who can bring him to see what will come after him?
Read word by wordAgain I looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power lay in the hands of their oppressors, and there was no comforter.
Read word by wordBut better than both is he who has not yet existed, who has not seen the evil that is done under the sun.
Read word by wordI saw that all labor and success spring from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
Read word by wordBetter one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and pursuit of the wind.
Read word by wordThere is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: “For whom do I toil and bereave my soul of enjoyment?” This too is futile—a miserable task.
Read word by wordBetter is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take a warning.
Read word by wordFor the youth has come from the prison to the kingship, though he was born poor in his own kingdom.
Read word by wordGuard your steps when you go to the house of God. Draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 4.17
It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.4
If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.7
As a man came from his mother’s womb, so he will depart again, naked as he arrived. He takes nothing for his labor to carry in his hands.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.14
God gives a man riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires; but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a grievous affliction.
Read word by wordThe child, though neither seeing the sun nor knowing anything, has more rest than that man,
Read word by wordBetter what the eye can see than the wandering of desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
Read word by wordA good name is better than fine perfume, and one’s day of death is better than his day of birth.
Read word by wordIt is better to enter a house of mourning than a house of feasting, since death is the end of every man, and the living should take this to heart.
Read word by wordSorrow is better than laughter, for a sad countenance is good for the heart.
Read word by wordIt is better to heed a wise man’s rebuke than to listen to the song of fools.
Read word by wordThe end of a matter is better than the beginning, and a patient spirit is better than a proud one.
Read word by wordDo not say, “Why were the old days better than these?” For it is unwise of you to ask about this.
Read word by wordIt is good to grasp the one and not let the other slip from your hand. For he who fears God will follow both warnings.
Read word by wordWisdom makes the wise man stronger than ten rulers in a city.
Read word by wordAnd I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is a net, and whose hands are chains. The man who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is ensnared.
Read word by wordWhile my soul was still searching but not finding, among a thousand I have found one upright man, but among all these I have not found one such woman.
Read word by wordDo not hasten to leave his presence, and do not persist in a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases.
Read word by wordThen too, I saw the burial of the wicked who used to go in and out of the holy place, and they were praised in the city where they had done so. This too is futile.
Read word by wordAlthough a sinner does evil a hundred times and still lives long, yet I also know that it will go well with those who fear God, who are reverent in His presence.
Read word by wordYet because the wicked do not fear God, it will not go well with them, and their days will not lengthen like a shadow.
Read word by wordAnd I said, “Wisdom is better than strength, but the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded.”
Read word by wordThe calm words of the wise are heeded over the shouts of a ruler among fools.
Read word by wordWisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.
Read word by wordAs dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
Read word by wordThere is an evil I have seen under the sun—an error that proceeds from the ruler:
Read word by wordYet the fool multiplies words. No one knows what is coming, and who can tell him what will come after him?
Read word by wordSo banish sorrow from your heart, and cast off pain from your body, for youth and vigor are fleeting.
Read word by wordwhen men fear the heights and dangers of the road, when the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper loses its spring, and the caper berry shrivels—for then man goes to his eternal home and mourners walk the streets.
Read word by wordThe words of the wise are like goads, and the anthologies of the masters are like firmly embedded nails driven by a single Shepherd.
Read word by wordAnd by these, my son, be further warned: There is no end to the making of many books, and much study wearies the body.
Read word by wordLet him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is more delightful than wine.
Read word by wordTake me away with you—let us hurry! May the king bring me to his chambers. We will rejoice and delight in you; we will praise your love more than wine. It is only right that they adore you.
Read word by wordI had just passed them when I found the one I love. I held him and would not let go until I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the chamber of the one who conceived me.
Read word by wordWho is this coming up from the wilderness like a column of smoke, scented with myrrh and frankincense from all the spices of the merchant?
Read word by wordBehold, it is Solomon’s carriage, escorted by sixty of the mightiest men of Israel.
Read word by wordAll are skilled with the sword, experienced in warfare. Each has his sword at his side prepared for the terror of the night.
Read word by wordKing Solomon has made his carriage out of the timber of Lebanon.
Read word by wordHe has made its posts of silver, its base of gold, its seat of purple fabric. Its interior is inlaid with love by the daughters of Jerusalem.
Read word by wordHow beautiful you are, my darling—how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves behind your veil. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down Mount Gilead.
Read word by wordYour lips are like a scarlet ribbon, and your mouth is lovely. Your brow behind your veil is like a slice of pomegranate.
Read word by wordCome with me from Lebanon, my bride, come with me from Lebanon! Descend from the peak of Amana, from the summits of Senir and Hermon, from the dens of the lions, from the mountains of the leopards.
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