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Ecclesiastes 2:17-22

17SoIhatedוְשָׂנֵ֙אתִי֙ve.sa.Ne.tiH8130lifeהַ֣חַיִּ֔יםha.chai.YimH2416,becausetheworkהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֔הha.ma.'a.SehH4639thatiswroughtunderthesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121wasgrievous untome;forallisvanityH1892andastrivingafterwindרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

18AndIhatedוְשָׂנֵ֤אתִֽיve.sa.Ne.tiH8130allmylaborH5999whereinIlaboredunderthesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121, seeingthatImustleaveituntothemanH120thatshallbeשֶׁיִּהְיֶ֥הshei.yih.YehH1961afterme.

19Andwhoknowethwhetherhewillbeיִהְיֶה֙yih.YehH1961awiseהֶֽחָכָ֤םhe.cha.KhamH2450manorafoolסָכָ֔לsa.KhalH5530?yetwillhehaveruleoverallmylaborH5999whereinIhavelabored,andwhereinIhaveshowedmyselfwiseH2450underthesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121.Thisalsoגַּם־gam-H1571isvanityH1892.

20ThereforeIturnedוְסַבּ֥וֹתִֽיve.sa.Bo.tiH5437abouttocausemyheartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820todespairH2976concerningallthelaborH5999whereinIhadlaboredunderthesunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

21ForthereisamanH120whoselaborH5999iswithwisdomבְּחָכְמָ֥הbe.cha.khe.MahH2451,andwithknowledgeוּבְדַ֖עַתu.ve.Da.'atH1847,andwithskilfulness;yettoamanH120thathathnotlaboredthereinshallheleaveitforhisportionחֶלְק֔וֹchel.KoH2506.Thisalsoגַּם־gam-H1571isvanityH1892andagreatרַבָּֽה׃ra.BahH7227evilוְרָעָ֥הve.ra.'AhH7451.

22ForwhathathamanH120ofallhislaborH5999,andofthestrivingofhisheartלִבּ֑וֹli.BoH3820, whereinhelaborethunderthesunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121?

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