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Ecclesiastes 1:13-18

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.

16Iאֲנִ֤י'a.NiH589saidדִּבַּ֨רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696toעִם־'im-H5973myselfלִבִּי֙ לֵאמֹ֔רli.Bi le.MorH3820 H559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,Iאֲנִ֗י'a.NiH589have grownהִגְדַּ֤לְתִּיhig.Dal.tiH1431and increasedוְהוֹסַ֙פְתִּי֙ve.ho.Saf.tiH3254in wisdomחָכְמָ֔הchokh.mahH2451beyondעַ֛ל'alH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605thoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834before meלְפָנַ֖יle.fa.NaiH6440who wereהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961overעַל־'al-H5921Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and my mindוְלִבִּ֛יve.li.BiH3820has observedרָאָ֥הra.'AhH7200a wealthהַרְבֵּ֖הhar.BehH7235of wisdomחָכְמָ֥הchokh.mahH2451and knowledgeוָדָֽעַת׃va.Da.'atH1847.”

17So I setוָאֶתְּנָ֤הva.'e.te.NahH5414my mindלִבִּי֙li.BiH3820to knowלָדַ֣עַתla.Da.'atH3045wisdomחָכְמָ֔הchokh.mahH2451andוְדַ֥עַתve.Da.'atH3045madnessהוֹלֵל֖וֹתho.le.LotH1947and follyוְשִׂכְל֑וּתve.sikh.LutH5531;I learnedיָדַ֕עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatזֶ֥הzehH2088thisה֖וּאhu'H1931,tooשֶׁגַּם־she.gam-H1571,is a pursuitרַעְי֥וֹןra'.YonH7475of the windרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

18Forכִּ֛יkiH3588with muchבְּרֹ֥בbe.RoH7230wisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451comes muchרָב־rov-H7227sorrowכָּ֑עַסKa.'asH3708,and as knowledgeדַּ֖עַתDa.'atH1847growsוְיוֹסִ֥יףve.yo.SifH3254,griefמַכְאֽוֹב׃makh.'ovH4341increasesיוֹסִ֥יףyo.SifH3254.

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