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Ecclesiastes 1

Ecclesiastes

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Ecclesiastes 1:13-18

13וְנָתַ֣תִּיve.na.Ta.tiand I gaveH9001H5414אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853לִבִּ֗יli.Biheart myH3820H9020לִדְר֤וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshto studyH9005H1875וְלָתוּר֙ve.la.Turand to discoverH9002H9005H8446בַּֽחָכְמָ֔הba.cha.khe.Mahby <the> wisdomH9003H2451עַ֛ל'alonH5921כָּל־kol-allH3605אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherthatH834נַעֲשָׂ֖הna.'a.Sahit has been doneH6213תַּ֣חַתTa.chatunderH8478הַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavensH9009H8064ה֣וּא׀hu'itH1931עִנְיַ֣ן'in.Yan[is] a task ofH6045רָ֗עRa'evilH7451נָתַ֧ןna.Tan[which] he has givenH5414אֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimGodH430לִבְנֵ֥יliv.Neito [the] children ofH9005H1121הָאָדָ֖םha.'a.Dam<the> humankindH9009H120לַעֲנ֥וֹתla.'a.Notto be busyH9005H6031בּֽוֹ׃bowith <the> itH9003H9033
14רָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiI have seenH7200אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853כָּל־kol-allH3605הַֽמַּעֲשִׂ֔יםha.ma.'a.Simthe worksH9009H4639שֶֽׁנַּעֲשׂ֖וּshe.na.'a.Suthat <they> have been doneH9007H6213תַּ֣חַתTa.chatunderH8478הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshthe sunH9009H8121וְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.Nehand there!H9002H2009הַכֹּ֛לha.Kol<the> everythingH9009H3605הֶ֖בֶלHe.vel[is] futilityH1892וּרְע֥וּתu.re.'Utand striving ofH9002H7469רֽוּחַ׃Ru.achwindH7307
15מְעֻוָּ֖תme.'u.Vat[something] bentH5791לֹא־lo'-notH3808יוּכַ֣לyu.Khalit is ableH3201לִתְקֹ֑ןlit.Konto become straightH9005H8626וְחֶסְר֖וֹןve.ches.Ronand something missingH9002H2642לֹא־lo'-notH3808יוּכַ֥לyu.Khalit is ableH3201לְהִמָּנֽוֹת׃le.hi.ma.Notto be numberedH9005H4487
16דִּבַּ֨רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiI have spokenH1696אֲנִ֤י'a.NiIH589עִם־'im-withH5973לִבִּי֙li.Biheart myH3820H9020לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> sayingH9005H559אֲנִ֗י'a.NiIH589הִנֵּ֨הhi.Nehhere!H2009הִגְדַּ֤לְתִּיhig.Dal.tiI have made greatH1431וְהוֹסַ֙פְתִּי֙ve.ho.Saf.tiand I have increasedH9002H3254חָכְמָ֔הchokh.mahwisdomH2451עַ֛ל'alaboveH5921כָּל־kol-everyH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-[one] whoH834הָיָ֥הha.Yahhe wasH1961לְפָנַ֖יle.fa.Nai<to> before meH9005H6440H9020עַל־'al-overH5921יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389וְלִבִּ֛יve.li.Biand heart myH9002H3820H9020רָאָ֥הra.'Ahit has seenH7200הַרְבֵּ֖הhar.BehmuchH7235חָכְמָ֥הchokh.mahwisdomH2451וָדָֽעַת׃va.Da.'atand knowledgeH9002H1847
17וָאֶתְּנָ֤הva.'e.te.Nahand I gave !H9001H5414H9012לִבִּי֙li.Biheart myH3820H9020לָדַ֣עַתla.Da.'atto knowH9005H3045חָכְמָ֔הchokh.mahwisdomH2451וְדַ֥עַתve.Da.'atand to knowH9002H3045הוֹלֵל֖וֹתho.le.LotmadnessH1947וְשִׂכְל֑וּתve.sikh.Lutand follyH9002H5531יָדַ֕עְתִּיya.Da'.tiI knewH3045שֶׁגַּם־she.gam-that alsoH9007H1571זֶ֥הzehthisH2088ה֖וּאhu'itH1931רַעְי֥וֹןra'.Yon[is] a striving ofH7475רֽוּחַ׃Ru.achwindH7307
18כִּ֛יkiforH3588בְּרֹ֥בbe.Ro[is] in abundance ofH9003H7230חָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahwisdomH2451רָב־rov-abundance ofH7227כָּ֑עַסKa.'asfrustrationH3708וְיוֹסִ֥יףve.yo.Sifso someone may increaseH9002H3254דַּ֖עַתDa.'atknowledgeH1847יוֹסִ֥יףyo.Sifhe will increaseH3254מַכְאֽוֹב׃makh.'ovpainH4341
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