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Ecclesiastes 3:19-22

19Forכִּי֩kiH3588the fatesמִקְרֶ֨הmik.RehH4745of both menבְֽנֵי־ הָאָדָ֜םve.nei- ha.'a.DamH1121 H120andוּמִקְרֶ֣הu.mik.RehH4745beastsהַבְּהֵמָ֗ה וּמִקְרֶ֤הha.be.he.Mah u.mik.RehH929 H4745are the sameאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259:As oneזֶה֙zehH2088diesכְּמ֥וֹתke.MotH4194,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651diesמ֣וֹתMotH4194the otherזֶ֔הZehH2088—they allלַכֹּ֑לla.KolH3605have the sameאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259breathוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307.Manהָאָדָ֤םha.'a.DamH120has noאָ֔יִן'A.yinH369advantageוּמוֹתַ֨רu.mo.TarH4195overמִן־min-H4480the animalsהַבְּהֵמָה֙ha.be.he.MahH929,sinceכִּ֥יkiH3588everythingהַכֹּ֖לha.KolH3605is futileהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.

20Allהַכֹּ֥לha.KolH3605goהוֹלֵ֖ךְho.LekhH1980toאֶל־'el-H413oneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259placeמָק֣וֹםma.KomH4725;allהַכֹּל֙ha.KolH3605comeהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961fromמִן־min-H4480dustהֶֽעָפָ֔רhe.'a.FarH6083,and allוְהַכֹּ֖לve.ha.KolH3605returnשָׁ֥בshavH7725toאֶל־'el-H413dustהֶעָפָֽר׃he.'a.FarH6083.

21Whoמִ֣יmiH4310knowsיוֹדֵ֗עַyo.De.a'H3045if the spiritר֚וּחַRu.achH7307of manבְּנֵ֣י הָאָדָ֔םbe.Nei ha.'a.DamH1121 H120risesהָעֹלָ֥ה הִ֖יאha.'o.Lah hi'H5927 H1931upwardלְמָ֑עְלָהle.Ma.'e.lahH4605and the spiritוְר֙וּחַ֙ve.Ru.achH7307of the animalהַבְּהֵמָ֔הha.be.he.MahH929descendsהַיֹּרֶ֥דֶת הִ֖יא לְמַ֥טָּהhai.yo.Re.det hi' le.Ma.tahH3381 H1931 H4295into the earthלָאָֽרֶץ׃la.'A.retzH776?

22I have seenוְרָאִ֗יתִיve.ra.'I.tiH7200thatכִּ֣יkiH3588there is nothingאֵ֥ין'einH369betterטוֹב֙tOvH2896for a manהָאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120thanמֵאֲשֶׁ֨רme.'a.SherH834to enjoyיִשְׂמַ֤חyis.MachH8055his workבְּֽמַעֲשָׂ֔יוbe.ma.'a.SavH4639,becauseכִּי־ki-H3588thatה֖וּאhu'H1931is his lotחֶלְק֑וֹchel.KoH2506.Forכִּ֣יkiH3588whoמִ֤יmiH4310can bring himיְבִיאֶ֙נּוּ֙ye.vi.'E.nuH935to seeלִרְא֔וֹתlir.'otH7200whatבְּמֶ֖הbe.MehH4100will comeשֶׁיִּהְיֶ֥הshei.yih.YehH1961after himאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310?

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