Berean Standard Bible

Ecclesiastes 1:12-15

12Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589,the Teacherקֹהֶ֗לֶתko.He.letH6953,wasהָיִ֥יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961kingמֶ֛לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

13And I setוְנָתַ֣תִּיve.na.Ta.tiH5414אֶת־'et-H853my mindלִבִּ֗יli.BiH3820to seekלִדְר֤וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875and exploreוְלָתוּר֙ve.la.TurH8446by wisdomבַּֽחָכְמָ֔ה עַ֛לba.cha.khe.Mah 'alH2451 H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is doneנַעֲשָׂ֖הna.'a.SahH6213underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.Whatה֣וּא׀hu'H1931a miserableרָ֗עRa'H7451taskעִנְיַ֣ן'in.YanH6045Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430has laidנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414upon the sonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of menהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120to occupy themלַעֲנ֥וֹתla.'a.NotH6031!

14I have seenרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the thingsהַֽמַּעֲשִׂ֔יםha.ma.'a.SimH4639that are doneשֶֽׁנַּעֲשׂ֖וּshe.na.'a.SuH6213underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121,and have found themוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009allהַכֹּ֛לha.KolH3605to be futileהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1892,a pursuitוּרְע֥וּתu.re.'UtH7469of the windרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

15What is crookedמְעֻוָּ֖תme.'u.VatH5791cannotלֹא־ יוּכַ֣לlo'- yu.KhalH3808 H3201be straightenedלִתְקֹ֑ןlit.KonH8626,and what is lackingוְחֶסְר֖וֹןve.ches.RonH2642cannotלֹא־ יוּכַ֥לlo'- yu.KhalH3808 H3201be countedלְהִמָּנֽוֹת׃le.hi.ma.NotH4487.

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