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Ecclesiastes 11

1Castthybreadלַחְמְךָ֖lach.me.KhaH3899uponthewatersהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325;forthou shaltfindתִּמְצָאֶֽנּוּ׃tim.tza.'E.nuH4672itaftermanydaysהַיָּמִ֖יםhai.ya.MimH3117.

2Giveתֶּן־ten-H5414aportionחֵ֥לֶקChe.lekH2506tosevenלְשִׁבְעָ֖הle.shiv.'AhH7651,yea,evenuntoeightלִשְׁמוֹנָ֑הlish.mo.NahH8083;forthou knowestnotwhatevilH7451shallbeיִּהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961upontheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

3Ifthecloudsהֶעָבִ֥יםhe.'a.VimH5645befullH4390ofrainגֶּ֙שֶׁם֙ge.shemH1653,theyemptythemselvesupontheearthהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776;andifatreeעֵ֛ץ'etzH6086fallH5307towardthesouthבַּדָּר֖וֹםba.da.RomH1864,ortowardthenorthבַּצָּפ֑וֹןba.tza.FonH6828,intheplaceמְק֛וֹםme.KomH4725wherethetreeהָעֵ֖ץha.'EtzH6086falleth,thereshallitbe.

4Hethatobserveththewindר֖וּחַRu.achH7307shallnotsowיִזְרָ֑עyiz.Ra'H2232;andhethatregardeththecloudsבֶעָבִ֖יםve.'a.VimH5645shallnotreapיִקְצֽוֹר׃yik.TzorH7114.

5Asthou knowestnotwhatisthewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofthewindהָר֔וּחַha.Ru.achH7307,norhowH4100thebonesH6106dogrowinthewombבְּבֶ֣טֶןbe.Ve.tenH990ofherthatiswithchild;evensothou knowestnottheworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430whodoethall.

6Inthemorningבַּבֹּ֙קֶר֙ba.Bo.kerH1242sowזְרַ֣עze.Ra'H2232thyseedזַרְעֶ֔ךָzar.'E.khaH2233,andintheeveningוְלָעֶ֖רֶבve.la.'E.revH6153withholdnotthyhandיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027;forthou knowestnotwhichshallprosper,whetherthisorthat,orwhethertheybothshallbealikegoodטוֹבִֽים׃to.VimH2896.

7Trulythelightהָא֑וֹרha.'OrH216issweetוּמָת֖וֹקu.ma.TokH4966,andapleasantthingitisfortheeyesלַֽעֵינַ֖יִםla.'ei.Na.yimH5869tobeholdthesunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

8Yea,ifamanH120liveיִחְיֶ֥הyich.YehH2421manyH7235yearsשָׁנִ֥יםsha.NimH8141,lethimrejoiceH8055inthemall;butlethimrememberוְיִזְכֹּר֙ve.yiz.KorH2142thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117ofdarknessהַחֹ֔שֶׁךְha.Cho.shekhH2822,fortheyshallbeיִהְי֖וּyih.YuH1961manyH7235.AllthatcomethisvanityH1892.

9Rejoiceשְׂמַ֧חse.MachH8055,Oyoungבָּח֣וּרba.ChurH970manH970,inthyyouthבְחוּרוֹתֶ֔ךָve.chu.ro.Te.khaH979,andletthyheartלִבְּךָ֙li.be.KhaH3820cheertheeinthedaysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117ofthyyouthH979,andwalkוְהַלֵּךְ֙ve.ha.leKhH1980inthewaysבְּדַרְכֵ֣יbe.dar.KheiH1870ofthyheartלִבְּךָ֔li.be.KhaH3820,andinthesightofthineeyesעֵינֶ֑יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869;butknowוְדָ֕עve.Da'H3045thou,thatforallthesethingsאֵ֛לֶּה'E.lehH428Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430willbringיְבִֽיאֲךָ֥ye.vi.'a.KhaH935theeintojudgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ba.mish.PatH4941.

10Thereforeremoveוְהָסֵ֥רve.ha.SerH5493sorrowfromthyheartמִלִּבֶּ֔ךָmi.li.Be.khaH3820,andputawayH5493evilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451fromthyfleshמִבְּשָׂרֶ֑ךָmi.be.sa.Re.khaH1320;foryouthהַיַּלְד֥וּתhai.yal.DutH3208andthedawnoflifearevanityH1892.

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