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Ecclesiastes 4:1-3

1וְשַׁ֣בְתִּֽיve.Shav.tiand I returnedH9001 H7725אֲנִ֗י'a.NiIH589וָאֶרְאֶה֙va.'er.'Ehand I sawH9001 H7200אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853כָּל־kol-allH3605הָ֣עֲשֻׁקִ֔יםha.'a.shu.Kimthe oppression<s>H9009 H6217אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834נַעֲשִׂ֖יםna.'a.Sim[were being] doneH6213תַּ֣חַתTa.chatunderH8478הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshthe sunH9009 H8121וְהִנֵּ֣ה׀ve.hi.Nehand there!H9002 H2009דִּמְעַ֣תdim.'At[the] tear[s] ofH1832הָעֲשֻׁקִ֗יםha.'a.shu.Kimthe oppressedH9009 H6217וְאֵ֤יןve.'Einand notH9002 H369לָהֶם֙la.Hem[belonged] to <the> themH9005 H9038מְנַחֵ֔םme.na.Chema comforterH5162וּמִיַּ֤דu.mi.Yadand [was] from [the] hand ofH9002 H9006 H3027עֹֽשְׁקֵיהֶם֙'o.she.kei.Hemoppressors theirH6231 H9038כֹּ֔חַKo.achpowerH3581וְאֵ֥יןve.'Einand there notH9002 H369לָהֶ֖םla.Hem[belonged] to <the> themH9005 H9038מְנַחֵֽם׃me.na.Chema comforterH5162

2וְשַׁבֵּ֧חַve.sha.Be.achand I congratulatedH9002 H7623אֲנִ֛י'a.NiIH589אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַמֵּתִ֖יםha.me.Timthe deadH9009 H4191שֶׁכְּבָ֣רshe.ke.Varwho alreadyH9007 H3528מֵ֑תוּMe.tuthey had diedH4191מִן־min-more thanH4480הַ֣חַיִּ֔יםha.chai.Yimthe livingH9009 H2416אֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherwhoH834הֵ֥מָּהHe.mahtheyH1992חַיִּ֖יםchai.Yim[were] aliveH2416עֲדֶֽנָה׃'a.De.nahstill <towards>H5728 H9011

3וְטוֹב֙ve.tOvand [is] goodH9002 H2896מִשְּׁנֵיהֶ֔םmi.she.nei.Hemmore than both of themH9006 H8147 H9028אֵ֥ת'et<obj.>H853אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-[one] whoH834עֲדֶ֖ן'a.DenstillH5728לֹ֣אlo'notH3808הָיָ֑הha.Yahhe has beenH1961אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.Sher[one] whoH834לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808רָאָה֙ra.'Ahhe has seenH7200אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַמַּעֲשֶׂ֣הha.ma.'a.Sehthe activityH9009 H4639הָרָ֔עha.Ra'<the> evilH9009 H7451אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834נַעֲשָׂ֖הna.'a.Sahit is doneH6213תַּ֥חַתTa.chatunderH8478הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshthe sunH9009 H8121

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