Take-home slipsEcclesiastes 5:10

How to learn a verseJPS TaNaKH 1917

Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:

Ecclesiastes 5:10 (5-9) He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance, with increase; this also is vanity.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.(5-9) He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance, with increase; this also is vanity.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.(5-9) He ____ loveth silver shall ___ be satisfied with ______; nor he that ______ abundance, with increase; ____ also is vanity.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.(5-___) ___ that ______ ______ shall ___ ___ satisfied ____ ______; nor ___ ____ loveth ______, ____ increase; ____ ____ is ______.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.(5-9) H t l s s n b s w s; n h t l a, w i; t a i v.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Ecclesiastes 5:10

Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.

How to learn a verseJPS TaNaKH 1917

Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:

Ecclesiastes 5:10 (5-9) He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance, with increase; this also is vanity.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.(5-9) He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance, with increase; this also is vanity.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.(5-9) He ____ loveth silver shall ___ be satisfied with ______; nor he that ______ abundance, with increase; ____ also is vanity.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.(5-___) ___ that ______ ______ shall ___ ___ satisfied ____ ______; nor ___ ____ loveth ______, ____ increase; ____ ____ is ______.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.(5-9) H t l s s n b s w s; n h t l a, w i; t a i v.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Ecclesiastes 5:10

Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.