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Ecclesiastes 6:7-9

7AllthelaborH5999ofmanH120isforhismouthלְפִ֑יהוּle.Fi.huH6310,andyettheappetiteהַנֶּ֖פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315isnotfilledתִמָּלֵֽא׃ti.ma.Le'H4390.

8Forwhatadvantageיּוֹתֵ֥רyo.TerH3148haththewiseלֶחָכָ֖םle.cha.KhamH2450moreמִֽן־min-H4480thanthefoolהַכְּסִ֑ילha.ke.SilH3684?orwhathaththepoorלֶּעָנִ֣יle.'a.NiH6041man,thatknowethhowH4100towalkלַהֲלֹ֖ךְla.ha.LokhH1980beforetheliving?

9Betteristhesightoftheeyesעֵינַ֖יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869thanthewanderingofthedesireנָ֑פֶשׁNa.feshH5315:thisalsoגַּם־gam-H1571isvanityH1892andastrivingafterwindרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

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Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 6

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
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Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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