Ecclesiastes 2
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Ecclesiastes 2:24-26

24אֵֽין־'ein-there notH369ט֤וֹבTov[is] goodH2896בָּאָדָם֙ba.'a.Damfor <the> personH9003H120שֶׁיֹּאכַ֣לshei.yo.Khalthat he will eatH9007H398וְשָׁתָ֔הve.sha.Tahand he will drinkH9001H8354וְהֶרְאָ֧הve.her.'Ahand he will showH9001H7200אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853נַפְשׁ֛וֹnaf.Shoself hisH5315H9023ט֖וֹבTovgoodH2896בַּעֲמָל֑וֹba.'a.ma.Loin toil hisH9003H5999H9023גַּם־gam-alsoH1571זֹה֙zohthisH2090רָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiI have seenH7200אָ֔נִי'A.niIH589כִּ֛יkithatH3588מִיַּ֥דmi.Yad[is] from [the] hand ofH9006H3027הָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH9009H430הִֽיא׃Hi'itH1931
25כִּ֣יkiforH3588מִ֥יmiwho?H4310יֹאכַ֛לyo.Khalwill he eatH398וּמִ֥יu.Miand who?H9002H4310יָח֖וּשׁya.Chushwill he enjoyH2363ח֥וּץchutzoutsideH2351מִמֶּֽנִּי׃mi.Me.nifrom meH4480H9030
26כִּ֤יkiforH3588לְאָדָם֙le.'a.Damto anyoneH9005H120שֶׁטּ֣וֹבshe.Tovwho [is] goodH9007H2896לְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.Nav<to> before himH9005H6440H9023נָתַ֛ןna.Tanhe givesH5414חָכְמָ֥הchokh.mahwisdomH2451וְדַ֖עַתve.Da.'atand knowledgeH9002H1847וְשִׂמְחָ֑הve.sim.Chahand joyH9002H8057וְלַחוֹטֶא֩ve.la.cho.Te'and to the sinnerH9002H9005H2398נָתַ֨ןna.Tanhe givesH5414עִנְיָ֜ן'in.Yana taskH6045לֶאֱס֣וֹףle.'e.Softo gatherH9005H622וְלִכְנ֗וֹסve.likh.Nosand to collectH9002H9005H3664לָתֵת֙la.Tetto give [it]H9005H5414לְטוֹב֙le.tOvto a [person] goodH9005H2896לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> beforeH9005H6440הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH9009H430גַּם־gam-alsoH1571זֶ֥הzehthisH2088הֶ֖בֶלHe.vel[is] futilityH1892וּרְע֥וּתu.re.'Utand striving ofH9002H7469רֽוּחַ׃Ru.achwindH7307
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