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Ecclesiastes 2:18-26

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.

19And whoוּמִ֣יu.MiH4310knowsיוֹדֵ֗עַyo.De.a'H3045whether that man will beיִהְיֶה֙yih.YehH1961wiseהֶֽחָכָ֤םhe.cha.KhamH2450orא֣וֹ'oH176foolishסָכָ֔לsa.KhalH5530?Yet he will takeוְיִשְׁלַט֙ve.yish.LatH7980over allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the laborעֲמָלִ֔י'a.ma.LiH5999at which I have workedשֶֽׁעָמַ֥לְתִּיshe.'a.Mal.tiH5998skillfullyוְשֶׁחָכַ֖מְתִּיve.she.cha.Kham.tiH2449underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121.Thisזֶ֖הzehH2088tooגַּם־gam-H1571is futileהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.

20Soאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589my heartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820beganוְסַבּ֥וֹתִֽיve.sa.Bo.tiH5437to despairלְיַאֵ֣שׁle.ya.'EshH2976אֶת־'et-H853overעַ֚ל'alH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the laborהֶ֣עָמָ֔לhe.'a.MalH5999that I had doneשֶׁעָמַ֖לְתִּיshe.'a.Mal.tiH5998underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

21Whenכִּי־ki-H3588there isיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426a manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120who has laboredשֶׁעֲמָל֛וֹshe.'a.ma.LoH5999with wisdomבְּחָכְמָ֥הbe.cha.khe.MahH2451,knowledgeוּבְדַ֖עַתu.ve.Da.'atH1847,and skillוּבְכִשְׁר֑וֹןu.ve.khish.RonH3788,and he must giveיִתְּנֶ֣נּוּyi.te.Ne.nuH5414his portionחֶלְק֔וֹchel.KoH2506to a manוּלְאָדָ֞םu.le.'a.DamH120who has notשֶׁלֹּ֤אshe.Lo'H3808workedעָֽמַל־'a.mal-H5998for it,thisזֶ֥הzehH2088tooגַּם־gam-H1571is futileהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1892and a greatרַבָּֽה׃ra.BahH7227evilוְרָעָ֥הve.ra.'AhH7451.

22Forכִּ֠יkiH3588whatמֶֽה־meh-H4100does a manלָֽאָדָם֙la.'a.DamH120getהֹוֶ֤הho.VehH1933for allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the toilעֲמָל֔וֹa.ma.LoH5999לִבּ֑וֹli.BoH3820and strivingוּבְרַעְי֖וֹןu.ve.ra'.YonH7475with whichשֶׁה֥וּאshe.Hu'H1931he laborsעָמֵ֖ל'a.MelH6001underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121?

23Indeedכִּ֧יkiH3588,allכָל־khol-H3605his daysיָמָ֣יוya.MavH3117are filled with griefמַכְאֹבִ֗יםmakh.'o.VimH4341,and his taskעִנְיָנ֔וֹin.ya.NoH6045is sorrowfulוָכַ֙עַס֙va.Kha.'asH3708;evenגַּם־gam-H1571at nightבַּלַּ֖יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915,his mindלִבּ֑וֹli.BoH3820does notלֹא־lo'-H3808restשָׁכַ֣בsha.KhavH7901.Thisזֶ֖הzehH2088tooגַּם־gam-H1571is futileהֶ֥בֶל הֽוּא׃He.vel Hu'H1892 H1931.

24Nothingאֵֽין־'ein-H369isbetterט֤וֹבTovH2896for a manבָּאָדָם֙ba.'a.DamH120than to eatשֶׁיֹּאכַ֣לshei.yo.KhalH398and drinkוְשָׁתָ֔הve.sha.TahH8354and enjoyוְהֶרְאָ֧הve.her.'AhH7200אֶת־'et-H853נַפְשׁ֛וֹnaf.ShoH5315ט֖וֹבTovH2896his workבַּעֲמָל֑וֹba.'a.ma.LoH5999.Iאָ֔נִי'A.niH589have alsoגַּם־gam-H1571seenרָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiH7200thatכִּ֛יkiH3588thisזֹה֙zohH2090isהִֽיא׃Hi'H1931from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.

25Forכִּ֣יkiH3588apart fromח֥וּץchutzH2351Himמִמֶּֽנִּי׃mi.Me.niH4480,whoמִ֥יmiH4310can eatיֹאכַ֛לyo.KhalH398and whoוּמִ֥יu.MiH4310can find enjoymentיָח֖וּשׁya.ChushH2363?

26Toכִּ֤יkiH3588the manלְאָדָם֙le.'a.DamH120who is pleasingשֶׁטּ֣וֹבshe.TovH2896in His sightלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440,He givesנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414wisdomחָכְמָ֥הchokh.mahH2451and knowledgeוְדַ֖עַתve.Da.'atH1847and joyוְשִׂמְחָ֑הve.sim.ChahH8057,but to the sinnerוְלַחוֹטֶא֩ve.la.cho.Te'H2398He assignsנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414the taskעִנְיָ֜ן'in.YanH6045of gatheringלֶאֱס֣וֹףle.'e.SofH622and accumulatingוְלִכְנ֗וֹסve.likh.NosH3664that whichhe will hand overלָתֵת֙la.TetH5414to one who pleasesלְטוֹב֙ לִפְנֵ֣יle.tOv lif.NeiH2896 H6440Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.Thisזֶ֥הzehH2088tooגַּם־gam-H1571is futileהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1892and a pursuitוּרְע֥וּתu.re.'UtH7469of the windרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

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