Ecclesiastes 7:16
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Do not be overly righteous, and do not make yourself too wise. Why should you destroy yourself?

Young's Literal Translation
Be not over-righteous, nor show thyself too wise, why art thou desolate?

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

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

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

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

righteous,
צַדִּיק֙ (ṣad·dîq)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 6662: Just, righteous

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

make yourself too
יוֹתֵ֑ר (yō·w·ṯêr)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3148: Superiority, advantage, excess

wise.
תִּתְחַכַּ֖ם (tiṯ·ḥak·kam)
Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 2449: To be wise

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

should you destroy yourself?
תִּשּׁוֹמֵֽם׃ (tiš·šō·w·mêm)
Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 8074: To stun, devastate, stupefy

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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