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Ecclesiastes 3:9-15

9Whatמַה־mah-H4100does the workerהָֽעוֹשֶׂ֔הha.'o.SehH6213בַּאֲשֶׁ֖רba.'a.SherH834gainיִּתְרוֹן֙yit.rOnH3504from hisה֥וּאhu'H1931toilעָמֵֽל׃'a.MelH6001?

10I have seenרָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiH7200אֶת־'et-H853the burdenהָֽעִנְיָ֗ןha.'in.YanH6045thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430has laidנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414upon the sonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of menהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120to occupyלַעֲנ֥וֹתla.'a.NotH6031them.

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.

14I knowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatכִּ֠יkiH3588everythingכָּל־kol-H3605אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Godהָאֱלֹהִים֙ ה֚וּאha.'E.lo.Him hu'H430 H1931doesיַעֲשֶׂ֤הya.'a.SehH6213endures foreverיִהְיֶ֣ה לְעוֹלָ֔םyih.Yeh le.'o.LamH1961 H5769;nothingאֵ֣ין'einH369can be addedלְהוֹסִ֔יףle.ho.SifH3254to itעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921or takenלִגְרֹ֑עַlig.Ro.a'H1639from itוּמִמֶּ֖נּוּ אֵ֣יןu.mi.Me.nu 'einH4480 H369.Godוְהָאֱלֹהִ֣יםve.ha.'E.lo.HimH430doesעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213itso that they should fearשֶׁיִּֽרְא֖וּshei.yir.'UH3372Himמִלְּפָנָֽיו׃mi.le.fa.NavH6440.

15What existsמַה־mah-H4100has alreadyכְּבָ֣ר ה֔וּאke.Var Hu'H3528 H1931beenשֶּֽׁהָיָה֙she.ha.YahH1961,and whatוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834will beלִהְי֖וֹתlih.YotH1961has alreadyכְּבָ֣רke.VarH3528beenהָיָ֑הha.YahH1961,for Godוְהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםve.ha.'E.lo.HimH430will call to accountיְבַקֵּ֥שׁye.va.KeshH1245אֶת־'et-H853what has passedנִרְדָּֽף׃nir.DafH7291.

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