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Ecclesiastes 2:14-18

14The wiseהֶֽחָכָם֙he.cha.KhamH2450man has eyesעֵינָ֣יו'ei.NavH5869in his headבְּרֹאשׁ֔וֹbe.ro.ShoH7218,but the foolוְהַכְּסִ֖ילve.ha.ke.SilH3684walksהוֹלֵ֑ךְho.LekhH1980in darknessבַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822.Yet Iאָ֔נִי'A.niH589alsoגַם־gam-H1571came to realizeוְיָדַ֣עְתִּיve.ya.Da'.tiH3045that oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259fateשֶׁמִּקְרֶ֥הshe.mik.RehH4745overcomesיִקְרֶ֥הyik.RehH7136themאֶת־'et-H853bothכֻּלָּֽם׃ku.LamH3605.

15So Iאֲנִ֜י'a.NiH589saidוְאָמַ֨רְתִּֽיve.'a.Mar.tiH559to myselfבְּלִבִּ֗יbe.li.BiH3820, “The fateכְּמִקְרֵ֤הke.mik.RehH4745of the foolהַכְּסִיל֙ha.ke.SilH3684will alsoגַּם־gam-H1571befallיִקְרֵ֔נִיyik.Re.niH7136meאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589.Whatוְלָ֧מָּהve.La.mahH4100thenאָ֣ז'azH227have Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589gainedיוֹתֵ֑רyo.TerH3148by being wiseחָכַ֛מְתִּיcha.Kham.tiH2449?”And I saidוְדִבַּ֣רְתִּיve.di.Bar.tiH1696to myselfבְלִבִּ֔יve.li.BiH3820that thisזֶ֖הzehH2088tooשֶׁגַּם־she.gam-H1571is futileהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.

16Forכִּי֩kiH3588there is noאֵ֨ין'einH369lastingלְעוֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769remembranceזִכְר֧וֹןzikh.RonH2146of the wiseלֶחָכָ֛םle.cha.KhamH2450,just as withעִֽם־'im-H5973the foolהַכְּסִ֖ילha.ke.SilH3684,seeing thatבְּשֶׁכְּבָ֞רbe.she.ke.VarH3528bothהַכֹּ֣לha.KolH3605will be forgottenנִשְׁכָּ֔חnish.KachH7911in the daysהַיָּמִ֤יםhai.ya.MimH3117to comeהַבָּאִים֙ha.ba.'ImH935.Alasוְאֵ֛יךְve.'EikhH349,the wise manהֶחָכָ֖םhe.cha.KhamH2450will dieיָמ֥וּתya.MutH4191just likeעִֽם־'im-H5973the foolהַכְּסִֽיל׃ha.ke.SilH3684!

17So I hatedוְשָׂנֵ֙אתִי֙ve.sa.Ne.tiH8130אֶת־'et-H853lifeהַ֣חַיִּ֔יםha.chai.YimH2416,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588the workהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֔הha.ma.'a.SehH4639that is doneשֶׁנַּעֲשָׂ֖הshe.na.'a.SahH6213underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121was grievousרַ֤עra'H7451to meעָלַי֙'a.LaiH5921.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588everythingהַכֹּ֥לha.KolH3605is futileהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1892and a pursuitוּרְע֥וּתu.re.'UtH7469of the windרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

18Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589אֶת־'et-H853hatedוְשָׂנֵ֤אתִֽיve.sa.Ne.tiH8130allכָּל־kol-H3605for whichשֶׁאֲנִ֥יshe.'a.NiH589I had toiledעֲמָלִ֔י עָמֵ֖ל'a.ma.Li 'a.MelH5999 H6001underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121,because I must leave itשֶׁ֣אַנִּיחֶ֔נּוּshe.'an.ni.Che.nuH5117to the manלָאָדָ֖םla.'a.DamH120who comesשֶׁיִּהְיֶ֥הshei.yih.YehH1961after meאַחֲרָֽי׃'a.cha.RaiH310.

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