Ecclesiastes 6
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Ecclesiastes 6:10-12

10מַה־mah-whateverH4100שֶּֽׁהָיָ֗הshe.ha.Yah[that] which <it> has beenH9007H1961כְּבָר֙ke.VaralreadyH3528נִקְרָ֣אnik.Ra'it has been namedH7121שְׁמ֔וֹshe.Moname itsH8034H9023וְנוֹדָ֖עve.no.Da'and [is] knownH9002H3045אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-[that] whichH834ה֣וּאhu'heH1931אָדָ֑ם'a.Damhumankind [is]H120וְלֹא־ve.lo'-and notH9002H3808יוּכַ֣לyu.Khalhe is ableH3201לָדִ֔יןla.Dinto contendH9005H1777עִ֥ם'imwithH5973שֶׁתַּקִּ֖יףshe.hat.kif[one] who [is] mightyH9007H8623מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.numore than himH4480H9033
11כִּ֛יkiforH3588יֵשׁ־yesh-thereH3426דְּבָרִ֥יםde.va.Rim[are] wordsH1697הַרְבֵּ֖הhar.Behcertainly <to increase>H7235מַרְבִּ֣יםmar.Bimthey increaseH7235הָ֑בֶלHa.velfutilityH1892מַה־mah-what?H4100יֹּתֵ֖רyo.TeradvantageH3148לָאָדָֽם׃la.'a.Dam[belongs] to <the> personH9005H120
12כִּ֣יkiforH3588מִֽי־mi-who?H4310יוֹדֵעַ֩yo.de.a'[is] knowingH3045מַה־mah-what?H4100טּ֨וֹבTov[is] goodH2896לָֽאָדָ֜םla.'a.Damfor <the> personH9005H120בַּֽחַיִּ֗יםba.chai.Yimin <the> lifeH9003H2416מִסְפַּ֛רmis.Par[the] number ofH4557יְמֵי־ye.mei-[the] days ofH3117חַיֵּ֥יchai.Yei[the] life ofH2416הֶבְל֖וֹhev.Lofutility hisH1892H9023וְיַעֲשֵׂ֣םve.ya.'a.Semand he spends themH9002H6213H9038כַּצֵּ֑לka.Tzellike <the> shadowH9004H6738אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherthatH834מִֽי־mi-who?H4310יַגִּ֣ידya.Gidwill he tellH5046לָֽאָדָ֔םla.'a.Damto <the> personH9005H120מַה־mah-what?H4100יִּהְיֶ֥הyih.Yehwill it beH1961אַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.Ravafter himH310H9033תַּ֥חַתTa.chatunderH8478הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshthe sunH9009H8121
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