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Ecclesiastes 11:1-6

1Castשַׁלַּ֥חsha.LachH7971your breadלַחְמְךָ֖lach.me.KhaH3899uponעַל־ פְּנֵ֣י'al- pe.NeiH5921 H6440the watersהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588after manyבְרֹ֥בve.RoH7230daysהַיָּמִ֖יםhai.ya.MimH3117you will find itתִּמְצָאֶֽנּוּ׃tim.tza.'E.nuH4672again.

2Divideתֶּן־ten-H5414your portionחֵ֥לֶקChe.lekH2506among sevenלְשִׁבְעָ֖הle.shiv.'AhH7651,or evenוְגַ֣םve.GamH1571eightלִשְׁמוֹנָ֑הlish.mo.NahH8083,forכִּ֚יkiH3588you do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808knowתֵדַ֔עte.Da'H3045whatמַה־mah-H4100disasterרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451may befallיִּהְיֶ֥ה עַל־yih.Yeh 'al-H1961 H5921the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

3Ifאִם־'im-H518the cloudsהֶעָבִ֥יםhe.'a.VimH5645are fullיִמָּלְא֨וּyi.mal.'UH4390,they will pour outיָרִ֔יקוּya.Ri.kuH7324rainגֶּ֙שֶׁם֙ge.shemH1653uponעַל־'al-H5921the earthהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776;whetherוְאִם־ve.'im-H518a treeעֵ֛ץ'etzH6086fallsיִפּ֥וֹלyi.PolH5307to the southבַּדָּר֖וֹםba.da.RomH1864orוְאִ֣םve.'ImH518to the northבַּצָּפ֑וֹןba.tza.FonH6828,in the placeמְק֛וֹםme.KomH4725whereהָעֵ֖ץha.'EtzH6086itfallsשֶׁיִּפּ֥וֹלshei.yi.PolH5307,thereשָׁ֥םshamH8033it will lieיְהֽוּא׃ye.Hu'H1933.

4He who watchesשֹׁמֵ֥רsho.MerH8104the windר֖וּחַRu.achH7307will failלֹ֣אlo'H3808to sowיִזְרָ֑עyiz.Ra'H2232,and he who observesוְרֹאֶ֥הve.ro.'EhH7200the cloudsבֶעָבִ֖יםve.'a.VimH5645will failלֹ֥אlo'H3808to reapיִקְצֽוֹר׃yik.TzorH7114.

5Asכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834you do notאֵֽינְךָ֤'ei.ne.KhaH369knowיוֹדֵ֙עַ֙ מַה־yo.De.a' mah-H3045 H4100the pathדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the windהָר֔וּחַha.Ru.achH7307,or how the bonesכַּעֲצָמִ֖יםka.'a.tza.MimH6106are formedin a mother’sהַמְּלֵאָ֑הha.me.le.'AhH4392wombבְּבֶ֣טֶןbe.Ve.tenH990,soכָּ֗כָהKa.khahH3602you cannotלֹ֤אlo'H3808understandתֵדַע֙te.Da'H3045אֶת־'et-H853the workמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,the Makerאֲשֶׁ֥ר יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה'a.Sher ya.'a.SehH834 H6213אֶת־'et-H853of all thingsהַכֹּֽל׃ha.KolH3605.

6Sowזְרַ֣עze.Ra'H2232אֶת־'et-H853your seedזַרְעֶ֔ךָzar.'E.khaH2233in the morningבַּבֹּ֙קֶר֙ba.Bo.kerH1242,and do notאַל־'al-H408restתַּנַּ֣חta.NachH5117your handsיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027in the eveningוְלָעֶ֖רֶבve.la.'E.revH6153,forכִּי֩kiH3588you do notאֵֽינְךָ֨'ei.ne.KhaH369knowיוֹדֵ֜עyo.De'H3045whichאֵ֣י זֶ֤ה'ei zehH335 H2088will succeedיִכְשָׁר֙yikh.SharH3787,whether thisהֲזֶ֣הha.ZehH2088orאוֹ־'ov-H176thatזֶ֔הZehH2088,or ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֥םshe.nei.HemH8147will equallyכְּאֶחָ֖דke.'e.ChadH259prosperטוֹבִֽים׃to.VimH2896.

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