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Ecclesiastes 6:1-6

1Thereisanevilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451whichIhaveseenH7200underthesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121,anditisheavyuponmenH120:

2amanH376towhomGodהָאֱלֹהִ֡יםha.'E.lo.HimH430givethrichesH6239,wealthעֹשֶׁר֩'o.SherH6239,andhonorוְכָב֜וֹדve.kha.VodH3519,sothathelackethnothingforhissoulH5315ofallthathedesireth,yetGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430givethhimnotpowertoeatH398thereof,butanalienH5237eatethit;thisisvanityH1892,anditisanevilרָ֖עra'H7451disease.

3IfamanH376begetahundredמֵאָ֡הme.'AhH3967childrenH3205,andliveיִֽחְיֶ֜הyich.YehH2421manyרַבּ֨וֹתra.BotH7227yearsוְשָׁנִים֩ve.sha.NimH8141,sothatthedaysיְמֵֽי־ye.mei-H3117ofhisyearsשָׁנָ֗יוsha.NavH8141aremanyוְרַ֣ב׀ve.RavH7227,buthissoulH5315beH1961notfilledwithgoodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896,andmoreoverhehavenoburialקְבוּרָ֖הke.vu.RahH6900;Isayאָמַ֕רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559,thatanuntimelybirthH3205isbetterט֥וֹבTovH2896thanhe:

4foritcomethinvanityH1892,anddepartethindarknessוּבַחֹ֣שֶׁךְu.va.Cho.shekhH2822,andthenameשְׁמ֥וֹshe.MoH8034thereofiscoveredיְכֻסֶּֽה׃ye.khu.SehH3680withdarknessוּבַחֹ֖שֶׁךְu.va.Cho.shekhH2822;

5moreoverithathnotseenH7200thesunשֶׁ֥מֶשׁShe.meshH8121norknownH3045it;thishath restratherthantheother:

6yea, thoughheliveH2421athousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141twicetold,andyetenjoynogoodוְטוֹבָ֖הve.to.VahH2896,donotallgoH1980tooneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259placeמָק֥וֹםma.KomH4725?

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