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Ecclesiastes 3:9-22

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.

16AndmoreoverIsawH7200underthesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121,intheplaceמְק֤וֹםme.KomH4725ofjusticeהַמִּשְׁפָּט֙ha.mish.PatH4941,thatwickednessהָרֶ֔שַׁעha.Re.sha'H7562wasthere;andintheplaceוּמְק֥וֹםu.me.KomH4725ofrighteousnessהַצֶּ֖דֶקha.Tze.dekH6664,thatwickednessהָרָֽשַׁע׃ha.Ra.sha'H7562wasthere.

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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