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Ecclesiastes 3:17-22

17IsaidH559inmyheartבְּלִבִּ֔יbe.li.BiH3820,Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430willjudgeיִשְׁפֹּ֖טyish.PotH8199therighteousהַצַּדִּיק֙ha.tza.DikH6662andthewickedהָ֣רָשָׁ֔עha.ra.Sha'H7563;forthereisatimeעֵ֣ת'etH6256thereforeverypurposeandforeveryworkH4639.

18IsaidH559inmyheartבְּלִבִּ֔יbe.li.BiH3820,ItisbecauseofthesonsH1121ofmenH120,thatGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430mayprovethem,andthattheymayseeוְלִרְא֕וֹתve.lir.'otH7200thattheythemselvesarebutasbeasts.

19ForthatwhichbefalleththesonsH1121ofmenH120befallethbeasts;evenoneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259thingbefalleththem:astheoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259dieth,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651dieththeother;yea,theyhavealloneH259breathוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307;andmanH120hathnopreeminenceabovethebeasts:forallisvanityH1892.

20AllgoH1980untooneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259placeמָק֣וֹםma.KomH4725;allareH1961ofthedustהֶֽעָפָ֔רhe.'a.FarH6083,andallturnH7725todustהֶעָפָֽר׃he.'a.FarH6083again.

21Whoknoweththespiritר֚וּחַRu.achH7307ofmanH120, whetheritgoethupwardלְמָ֑עְלָהle.Ma.'e.lahH4605,andthespiritוְר֙וּחַ֙ve.Ru.achH7307ofthebeast, whetheritgoethdownwardלְמַ֥טָּהle.Ma.tahH4295totheearthלָאָֽרֶץ׃la.'A.retzH776?

22WhereforeIsawH7200thatthereisnothingH369betterטוֹב֙tOvH2896,thanthatamanH120shouldrejoiceH8055inhisworksבְּֽמַעֲשָׂ֔יוbe.ma.'a.SavH4639;forthatishisportionחֶלְק֑וֹchel.KoH2506:forwhoshallbringיְבִיאֶ֙נּוּ֙ye.vi.'E.nuH935himbacktoseeH7200whatshallbeשֶׁיִּהְיֶ֥הshei.yih.YehH1961afterhim?

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