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Ecclesiastes 3:9-15

9Whatprofitיִּתְרוֹן֙yit.rOnH3504hathhethatworkethinthatwhereinhelaboreth?

10IhaveseenH7200thetravailwhichGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430hathgivenH5414tothesonsH1121ofmenH120tobeexercised therewith.

11HehathmadeH6213everythingהַכֹּ֥לha.KolH3605beautifulיָפֶ֣הya.PehH3303initstimeבְעִתּ֑וֹve.'i.ToH6256:alsoגַּ֤םgamH1571hehathsetH5414eternityintheirheartבְּלִבָּ֔םbe.li.BamH3820,yetsothatmanH120cannotfindיִמְצָ֣אyim.Tza'H4672outtheworkהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֛הha.ma.'a.SehH4639thatGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hathdonefromthebeginningeventotheendסֽוֹף׃SofH5490.

12Iknowיָדַ֕עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatthereisnothingH369betterט֖וֹבTovH2896forthem,thantorejoiceלִשְׂמ֔וֹחַlis.Mo.achH8055,andtodogoodט֖וֹבTovH2896solongastheylive.

13Andalsoוְגַ֤םve.GamH1571thateverymanH120shouldeatשֶׁיֹּאכַ֣לshei.yo.KhalH398anddrinkוְשָׁתָ֔הve.sha.TahH8354,andenjoygoodט֖וֹבTovH2896inallhislaborH5999,isthegiftמַתַּ֥תma.TatH4991ofGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430.

14Iknowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that,whatsoeverGodהָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430doeth,itshallbeיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961foreverלְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769:nothingH369canbeH1961puttoit,noranythingtakenfromit;andGodוְהָאֱלֹהִ֣יםve.ha.'E.lo.HimH430hathdoneit,thatmenshouldfearשֶׁיִּֽרְא֖וּshei.yir.'UH3372beforehim.

15ThatwhichishathbeenH1961longago;andthatwhichistobeH1961hathlongagobeenH1961:andGodוְהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםve.ha.'E.lo.HimH430seekethagainthatwhichispassedaway.

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