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# overmuch

adverb

«overmuch» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

In Ecclesiastes it warns against being too righteous or too wicked.

**Interpretation.** Rabbis explained it as a warning against extremes, such as pride in one's own goodness or harshness. Tradition favors a balanced path and fear of God.

### Meaning

Too much; more than is good. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/overmuch/#m1)

### Examples

- Be not righteous overmuch; neither make thyself overwise; why shouldest thou destroy thyself? (Writings ECC.7.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/overmuch/#x1)
- Be not overmuch wicked, neither be thou foolish; why shouldest thou die before thy time? (Writings ECC.7.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/overmuch/#x2)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «overmuch» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/overmuch/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«overmuch» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/overmuch.html) on Mova free.