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Ecclesiastes 9:1-11

1ForallthisIlaidtomyheartלִבִּי֙li.BiH3820,eventoexploreallthis:thattherighteousהַצַּדִּיקִ֧יםha.tza.di.KimH6662,andthewiseוְהַחֲכָמִ֛יםve.ha.cha.kha.MimH2450,andtheirworks,areinthehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430;whetheritbeloveאַהֲבָ֣ה'a.ha.VahH160orhatredשִׂנְאָ֗הsin.'AhH8135,manH120knowethitnot;allisbeforethem.

2Allthingscomealiketoall:thereisoneאֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadH259eventtotherighteousלַצַּדִּ֤יקla.tza.DikH6662andtothewickedוְלָרָשָׁע֙ve.la.ra.Sha'H7563;tothegoodלַטּוֹב֙la.tOvH2896andtothecleanוְלַטָּה֣וֹרve.la.ta.HorH2889andtotheuncleanוְלַטָּמֵ֔אve.la.ta.Me'H2931;tohimthatsacrificethandtohimthatsacrificethnot;asisthegoodכַּטּוֹב֙ka.tOvH2896,soisthesinnerכַּֽחֹטֶ֔אka.cho.Te'H2398;andhethatsweareth,ashethatfearethanoathשְׁבוּעָ֥הshe.vu.'AhH7621.

3Thisisanevilרָ֗עRa'H7451inallthatisdoneunderthesunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121,thatthereisoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259event untoall:yeaalsoוְגַ֣םve.GamH1571,theheartלֵ֣בlevH3820ofthesonsH1121ofmenH120isfullH4390ofevilרָ֨עra'H7451,andmadnessוְהוֹלֵל֤וֹתve.ho.le.LotH1947isintheirheartH3820whiletheylive,andafterthattheygotothedeadהַמֵּתִֽים׃ha.me.TimH4191.

4Fortohimthatisjoinedwithallthelivingthereishope;foralivingdogלְכֶ֤לֶבle.Khe.levH3611isbetterט֔וֹבTovH2896thanadeadהַמֵּֽת׃ha.MetH4191lionהָאַרְיֵ֖הha.'ar.YehH738.

5Forthelivingknowיוֹדְעִ֖יםyod.'ImH3045thattheyshalldieשֶׁיָּמֻ֑תוּshei.ya.Mu.tuH4191:butthedeadוְהַמֵּתִ֞יםve.ha.me.TimH4191knowיוֹדְעִ֣יםyod.'ImH3045notanythingמְא֗וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972,neitherhavetheyanymorearewardשָׂכָ֔רsa.KharH7939;forthememoryזִכְרָֽם׃zikh.RamH2143ofthemisforgottenנִשְׁכַּ֖חnish.KachH7911.

6AswellH1571theirloveאַהֲבָתָ֧ם'a.ha.va.TamH160,astheirhatredשִׂנְאָתָ֛םsin.'a.TamH8135andtheirenvyקִנְאָתָ֖םkin.'a.TamH7068,isperishedאָבָ֑דָה'a.Va.dahH6longH5769agoH5769;neitherhavetheyanymoreaportionוְחֵ֨לֶקve.Che.lekH2506foreverלְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769inanythingthatisdoneunderthesunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

7Go thy way,eatאֱכֹ֤ל'e.KholH398thybreadH3899withjoyH8057,anddrinkוּֽשֲׁתֵ֥הu.sha.TehH8354thywineיֵינֶ֑ךָyei.Ne.khaH3196withamerryheartבְלֶב־ve.lev-H3820;forGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hathalreadyכְבָ֔רkhe.VarH3528acceptedH7521thyworksH4639.

8LetthygarmentsH899beיִהְי֥וּyih.YuH1961alwayswhiteלְבָנִ֑יםle.va.NimH3836;andletnotthyheadרֹאשְׁךָ֥ro.she.KhaH7218lackיֶחְסָֽר׃yech.SarH2637oilוְשֶׁ֖מֶןve.She.menH8081.

9Livejoyfullywiththewifeאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802whomthou lovestallthedaysיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117ofthylifeofvanityH1892,whichhehathgivenH5414theeunderthesunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121,allthydaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117ofvanityH1892:forthatisthyportionחֶלְקְךָ֙chel.ke.ChaH2506inlife,andinthylaborH5999whereinthou laborestunderthesunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

10Whatsoeverthyhandיָֽדְךָ֛ya.de.KhaH3027findethtodo,doitwiththymight;forthereisnoworkמַעֲשֶׂ֤הma.'a.SehH4639,nordevice,norknowledgeוְדַ֣עַתve.Da.'atH1847,norwisdomוְחָכְמָ֔הve.cha.khe.MahH2451,inSheolבִּשְׁא֕וֹלbish.'olH7585, whither thou goest.

11Ireturnedשַׁ֜בְתִּיShav.tiH7725,andsawH7200underthesunהַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121,thattheraceisnottotheswiftלַקַּלִּ֨יםla.ka.LimH7031,northebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421tothestrong,neitheryetbreadH3899tothewiseלַחֲכָמִ֥יםla.cha.kha.MimH2450,noryetrichesH6239tomenH1368ofunderstandingלַנְּבֹנִים֙la.ne.vo.NimH995,noryetfavorחֵ֑ןChenH2580tomenH1368ofskill;buttimeעֵ֥ת'etH6256andchancehappenethtothemall.

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