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Ecclesiastes 4:7-12

7וְשַׁ֧בְתִּיve.Shav.tiand I returnedH9001 H7725אֲנִ֛י'a.NiIH589וָאֶרְאֶ֥הva.'er.'Ehand I sawH9001 H7200הֶ֖בֶלHe.velfutilityH1892תַּ֥חַתTa.chatunderH8478הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshthe sunH9009 H8121

8יֵ֣שׁyeshthereH3426אֶחָד֩'e.Chad[was] one [person]H259וְאֵ֨יןve.'Einand there notH9002 H369שֵׁנִ֜יshe.Ni[was] a secondH8145גַּ֣םgamalsoH1571בֵּ֧ןbena sonH1121וָאָ֣חva.'Achand a brotherH9002 H251אֵֽין־'ein-notH369ל֗וֹlo[belonged] to <the> himH9005 H9033וְאֵ֥יןve.'Einand there notH9002 H369קֵץ֙ketz[was] an endH7093לְכָל־le.kholto allH9005 H3605עֲמָל֔וֹa.ma.Lotoil hisH5999 H9023גַּם־gam-alsoH1571עֵינ֖וֹei.naveye hisH5869 H9023לֹא־lo'-notH3808תִשְׂבַּ֣עtis.Ba'it was satisfiedH7646עֹ֑שֶׁר'O.sherwealthH6239וּלְמִ֣י׀u.le.Miand for whom?H9002 H9005 H4310אֲנִ֣י'a.Ni[am] IH589עָמֵ֗ל'a.Mela laborerH6001וּמְחַסֵּ֤רu.me.cha.Serand deprivingH9002 H2637אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853נַפְשִׁי֙naf.Shiself myH5315 H9020מִטּוֹבָ֔הmi.to.Vahfrom goodH9006 H2896גַּם־gam-alsoH1571זֶ֥הzehthisH2088הֶ֛בֶלHe.vel[is] futilityH1892וְעִנְיַ֥ןve.'in.Yanand [is] a task ofH9002 H6045רָ֖עra'evilH7451הֽוּא׃Hu'itH1931

9טוֹבִ֥יםto.Vim[are] goodH2896הַשְּׁנַ֖יִםha.she.Na.yim<the> two [people]H9009 H8147מִן־min-more thanH4480הָאֶחָ֑דha.'e.Chad<the> oneH9009 H259אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherthatH834יֵשׁ־yesh-thereH3426לָהֶ֛םla.Hemfor <the> themH9005 H9038שָׂכָ֥רsa.Khar[is] a rewardH7939ט֖וֹבTovgoodH2896בַּעֲמָלָֽם׃ba.'a.ma.Lamfor toil theirH9003 H5999 H9028

10כִּ֣יkithatH3588אִם־'im-exceptH518יִפֹּ֔לוּyi.Po.luthey will fall downH5307הָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.Chadthe oneH9009 H259יָקִ֣יםya.Kimhe will raiseH6965אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853חֲבֵר֑וֹcha.ve.Rocompanion hisH2270 H9023וְאִ֣יל֗וֹve.'I.Loand woe! to <the> himH9002 H9005 H337 H9033הָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.Chadthe oneH9009 H259שֶׁיִּפּ֔וֹלshei.yi.Polwho <he> will fall downH9007 H5307וְאֵ֥יןve.'Einand there notH9002 H369שֵׁנִ֖יshe.Ni[is] a second [person]H8145לַהֲקִימֽוֹ׃la.ha.ki.Moto raise himH9005 H6965 H9033

11גַּ֛םgamalsoH1571אִם־'im-ifH518יִשְׁכְּב֥וּyish.ke.Vuthey will lie downH7901שְׁנַ֖יִםshe.Na.yimtwo [people]H8147וְחַ֣םve.Chamand it will be warmH9001 H2552לָהֶ֑םla.Hemto <the> themH9005 H9038וּלְאֶחָ֖דu.le.'e.Chadand to one [person]H9002 H9005 H259אֵ֥יךְ'eikhhow?H349יֵחָֽם׃ye.Chamwill it be warmH2552

12וְאִֽם־ve.'im-and thoughH9002 H518יִתְקְפוֹ֙yit.ke.Fosomeone will overpower himH8630 H9033הָאֶחָ֔דha.'e.Chadthe one [person]H9009 H259הַשְּׁנַ֖יִםha.she.Na.yimthe two [people]H9009 H8147יַעַמְד֣וּya.'am.Duthey will standH5975נֶגְדּ֑וֹneg.Dobefore himH5048 H9033וְהַחוּט֙ve.ha.Chutand the threadH9002 H9009 H2339הַֽמְשֻׁלָּ֔שׁham.shu.Lash<the> threefoldH9009 H8027לֹ֥אlo'notH3808בִמְהֵרָ֖הvim.he.Rah<in> quicklyH9003 H4120יִנָּתֵֽק׃yi.na.Tekit will be torn apartH5423

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