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Ecclesiastes 8

1Whoisasthewiseכְּהֶ֣חָכָ֔םke.He.cha.KhamH2450manH120?andwhoknoweththeinterpretationofathingH1697?Aman’sH120wisdomחָכְמַ֤תcha.khe.MatH2451makethhisfaceפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440toshineתָּאִ֣ירta.'IrH215,andthehardnessofhisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440ischanged.

2Icounselthee,Keepשְׁמ֔וֹרshe.MorH8104theking’sמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428command,andthatinregardoftheoathשְׁבוּעַ֥תshe.vu.'AtH7621ofGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

3BenothastytogooutofhispresenceH6440;persistnotinanevilרָ֑עRa'H7451thingH1697:forhedoethwhatsoeverpleasethhim.

4Fortheking’sמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697hath power;andwhomaysayיֹֽאמַר־yo.mar-H559untohim,Whatdoest thou?

5Whoso keepeththecommandmentH4687shallknowH3045noevilרָ֑עRa'H7451thingדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697;andawiseחָכָֽם׃cha.KhamH2450man’sheartלֵ֥בlevH3820discernethtimeוְעֵ֣תve.'EtH6256andjudgmentH4941:

6fortoeverypurposethereisatimeעֵ֣ת'etH6256andjudgmentH4941;becausethemiseryofmanH120isgreatרַבָּ֥הra.BahH7227uponhim:

7forheknowethnotthatwhichshallbeשֶּׁיִּֽהְיֶ֑הshei.yih.YehH1961;forwhocantellיַגִּ֥ידya.GidH5046himhowH4100itshallbeיִֽהְיֶ֔הyih.YehH1961?

8ThereisnomanH120thathath poweroverthespiritH7307toretainthespiritH7307;neitherhathhepoweroverthedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117ofdeathהַמָּ֔וֶתha.Ma.vetH4194;andthereisnodischargeinwarH4421:neithershallwickednessרֶ֖שַׁעRe.sha'H7562deliverH4422himthatisgiventoit.

9AllthishaveIseenH7200,andappliedmyheartלִבִּ֔יli.BiH3820untoeveryworkH4639thatisdoneunderthesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121:thereisatimeעֵ֗ת'EtH6256whereinoneH2088manH120hath poweroveranothertohishurt.

10SoIsawH7200thewickedרְשָׁעִ֨יםre.sha.'ImH7563buriedH6912,andtheycameH935tothegrave;andtheythathaddonerightH3651wentH1980awayfromtheholyקָדוֹשׁ֙ka.do.VoshH6918placeוּמִמְּק֤וֹםu.mi.me.KomH4725,andwereforgottenוְיִֽשְׁתַּכְּח֥וּve.yish.ta.ke.ChuH7911inthecityבָעִ֖ירva.'IrH5892:thisalsoגַּם־gam-H1571isvanityH1892.

11Becausesentenceagainstanevilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451workH4639isnotexecutedspeedily,thereforeH3651theheartלֵ֧בlevH3820ofthesonsH1121ofmenH120isfullysetinthemtodoevilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451.

12Thoughasinnerחֹטֶ֗אcho.Te'H2398doevilרָ֛עra'H7451ahundredמְאַ֖תme.'AtH3967times,andprolongH748hisdays,yetsurelyIknowיוֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045thatitshallbeH1961wellH1571withthemthatfearיִֽירְא֖וּyi.re.'UH3372Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,thatfearH3372beforehim:

13butitshallnotbeH1961wellwiththewickedלָֽרָשָׁ֔עla.ra.Sha'H7563,neithershallheprolongיַאֲרִ֥יךְya.'a.RikhH748hisdaysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117,whichareasashadowכַּצֵּ֑לka.TzelH6738;becausehefearethnotbeforeGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

14ThereisavanityH1892whichisdoneupontheearthהָאָרֶץ֒ha.'a.RetzH776,thattherearerighteousצַדִּיקִ֗יםtza.di.KimH6662menuntowhomithappenethaccordingtotheworkH4639ofthewickedהָרְשָׁעִ֔יםha.re.sha.'ImH7563; again,therearewickedרְשָׁעִ֔יםre.sha.'ImH7563mentowhomithappenethaccordingtotheworkH4639oftherighteousהַצַּדִּיקִ֑יםha.tza.di.KimH6662:IsaidH559thatthisalsoשֶׁגַּם־she.gam-H1571isvanityH1892.

15ThenIcommendedmirth,becauseamanH120hathnobetterט֤וֹבTovH2896thingunderthesunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121,thantoeatלֶאֱכ֥וֹלle.'e.KholH398,andtodrinkוְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתve.lish.TotH8354,andtobejoyful:forthatshallabidewithhiminhislaborH5999allthedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117ofhislifewhichGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hathgivenH5414himunderthesunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

16WhenIappliedmyheartלִבִּי֙li.BiH3820toknowלָדַ֣עַתla.Da.'atH3045wisdomחָכְמָ֔הchokh.mahH2451,andtoseeH7200thebusinessthatisdoneupontheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776(foralsoגַ֤םgamH1571thereisthatneitherdayבַּיּוֹם֙bai.yOmH3117nornightוּבַלַּ֔יְלָהu.va.Lay.lahH3915seethsleepשֵׁנָ֕הshe.NahH8142withhiseyesH5869),

17thenIbeheldalltheworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639ofGodהָאֱלֹהִים֒ha.'E.lo.HimH430,thatmanH120cannotfindלִמְצוֹא֙lim.tzO'H4672outtheworkהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂה֙ha.ma.'a.SehH4639thatisdoneunderthesunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121:becausehowevermuchamanH120labortoseekלְבַקֵּ֖שׁle.va.KeshH1245itout,yetheshallnotfindיִמְצָ֑אyim.Tza'H4672it;yeamoreover,thoughawiseהֶֽחָכָם֙he.cha.KhamH2450manH120thinktoknowלָדַ֔עַתla.Da.'atH3045it,yetshallhenotbeableH3201tofindלִמְצֹֽא׃lim.Tzo'H4672it.

Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 8

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