Ecclesiastes 7:17
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Do not be excessively wicked, and do not be a fool. Why should you die before your time?

Young's Literal Translation
Do not much wrong, neither be thou a fool, why dost thou die within thy time?

King James Bible
Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?

Hebrew
Do not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's 408: Not

be excessively
הַרְבֵּ֖ה (har·bêh)
Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute
Strong's 7235: To be or become much, many or great

wicked,
תִּרְשַׁ֥ע (tir·ša‘)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 7561: To be, wrong, to disturb, violate

and do not
וְאַל־ (wə·’al-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 408: Not

be
תְּהִ֣י (tə·hî)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

a fool.
סָכָ֑ל (sā·ḵāl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5530: A fool

Why
לָ֥מָּה (lām·māh)
Interrogative
Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

should you die
תָמ֖וּת (ṯā·mūṯ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 4191: To die, to kill

before
בְּלֹ֥א (bə·lō)
Preposition-b | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

your time?
עִתֶּֽךָ׃ (‘it·te·ḵā)
Noun - common singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 6256: Time, now, when

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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