Ecclesiastes 12:11
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The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.The words of the wise are like goads, and the anthologies of the masters are like firmly embedded nails driven by a single Shepherd.
In other translations
The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.The words of the wise are like goads, and the anthologies of the masters are like firmly embedded nails driven by a single Shepherd.
Hebrew words
דִּבְרֵיdivrei[the] words ofH1697חֲכָמִיםchakhamimwise [people]H2450כַּדָּרְבֹנוֹתkadarevonot[are] like <the> goadsH1861וּכְמַשְׂמְרוֹתukhemasmerotand [are] like nailsH4930נְטוּעִיםnetu'imfirmly fixedH5193בַּעֲלֵיba'aleimasters ofH1167אֲסֻפּוֹת'asupotcollectionsH627נִתְּנוּnitenuthey are givenH5414מֵרֹעֶהmero'ehfrom a shepherdH7462אֶחָד׃'echadoneH259
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