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Ecclesiastes 3:11-13

11אֶת־'et-H853He has madeעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213everythingהַכֹּ֥לha.KolH3605beautifulיָפֶ֣הya.PehH3303in its timeבְעִתּ֑וֹve.'i.ToH6256.He has alsoגַּ֤םgamH1571אֶת־'et-H853setנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414eternityהָעֹלָם֙ha.'o.LamH5769in the heartsבְּלִבָּ֔םbe.li.BamH3820of men,yetמִבְּלִ֞יmi.be.LiH1097אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834theyהָאָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120אֶת־'et-H853cannotלֹא־lo'-H3808fathomיִמְצָ֣אyim.Tza'H4672the workהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֛הha.ma.'a.SehH4639thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430has doneעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213from beginningמֵרֹ֥אשׁme.RoshH7218toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704endסֽוֹף׃SofH5490.

12I knowיָדַ֕עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatכִּ֛יkiH3588there is nothingאֵ֥ין'einH369betterט֖וֹבTovH2896for themthanכִּ֣י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518to rejoiceלִשְׂמ֔וֹחַlis.Mo.achH8055and doוְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213goodט֖וֹבTovH2896while they liveבְּחַיָּֽיו׃be.chai.YavH2416,

13and alsoוְגַ֤םve.GamH1571that everyכָּל־kol-H3605manהָאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120should eatשֶׁיֹּאכַ֣לshei.yo.KhalH398and drinkוְשָׁתָ֔הve.sha.TahH8354and findוְרָאָ֥הve.ra.'AhH7200satisfactionט֖וֹבTovH2896in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605his laborעֲמָל֑וֹa.ma.LoH5999—this isהִֽיא׃Hi'H1931the giftמַתַּ֥תma.TatH4991of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430.

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