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Ecclesiastes 2:13-15

13וְרָאִ֣יתִיve.ra.'I.tiand I sawH9002 H7200אָ֔נִי'A.niIH589שֶׁיֵּ֥שׁshei.Yeshthat thereH9007 H3426יִתְר֛וֹןyit.Ron[is] advantageH3504לַֽחָכְמָ֖הla.cha.khe.Mahof <the> wisdomH9005 H2451מִן־min-more thanH4480הַסִּכְל֑וּתha.sikh.Lut<the> follyH9009 H5531כִּֽיתְר֥וֹןkit.Ronlike [the] advantage ofH9004 H3504הָא֖וֹרha.'Or<the> lightH9009 H216מִן־min-more thanH4480הַחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ha.Cho.shekh<the> darknessH9009 H2822

14הֶֽחָכָם֙he.cha.Khamthe wise [person]H9009 H2450עֵינָ֣יו'ei.Naveyes hisH5869 H9023בְּרֹאשׁ֔וֹbe.ro.Sho[are] in head hisH9003 H7218 H9023וְהַכְּסִ֖ילve.ha.ke.Siland the foolH9002 H9009 H3684בַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhin <the> darknessH9003 H2822הוֹלֵ֑ךְho.Lekh[is] walkingH1980וְיָדַ֣עְתִּיve.ya.Da'.tiand I knewH9001 H3045גַם־gam-alsoH1571אָ֔נִי'A.niIH589שֶׁמִּקְרֶ֥הshe.mik.Rehthat fateH9007 H4745אֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadoneH259יִקְרֶ֥הyik.Rehit will happen toH7136אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853כֻּלָּֽם׃ku.Lamall of themH3605 H9028

15וְאָמַ֨רְתִּֽיve.'a.Mar.tiand I saidH9001 H559אֲנִ֜י'a.NiIH589בְּלִבִּ֗יbe.li.Biin heart myH9003 H3820 H9020כְּמִקְרֵ֤הke.mik.Rehlike [the] fate ofH9004 H4745הַכְּסִיל֙ha.ke.Silthe foolH9009 H3684גַּם־gam-alsoH1571אֲנִ֣י'a.NimeH589יִקְרֵ֔נִיyik.Re.niit will happen to meH7136 H9030וְלָ֧מָּהve.La.mahand <to> why?H9002 H9005 H4100חָכַ֛מְתִּיcha.Kham.tihave I become wiseH2449אֲנִ֖י'a.NiIH589אָ֣ז'azthenH227יוֹתֵ֑רyo.TerexcessivelyH3148וְדִבַּ֣רְתִּיve.di.Bar.tiand I saidH9001 H1696בְלִבִּ֔יve.li.Biin heart myH9003 H3820 H9020שֶׁגַּם־she.gam-that alsoH9007 H1571זֶ֖הzehthisH2088הָֽבֶל׃Ha.vel[is] futilityH1892

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