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Ecclesiastes 8:14-17

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.

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