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Ecclesiastes 4:4-8

4Iאֲנִ֜י'a.NiH589אֶת־'et-H853sawוְרָאִ֨יתִֽיve.ra.'I.tiH7200that allכָּל־kol-H3605laborעָמָ֗ל'a.MalH5999andוְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853כָּל־kol-H3605successכִּשְׁר֣וֹן הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֔הkish.Ron ha.ma.'a.SehH3788 H4639spring fromכִּ֛י הִ֥יאki hi'H3588 H1931a man’sאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376envyקִנְאַת־kin.'at-H7068of his neighborמֵרֵעֵ֑הוּme.re.'E.huH7453.Thisזֶ֥הzehH2088tooגַּם־gam-H1571is futileהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1892and a pursuitוּרְע֥וּתu.re.'UtH7469of the windרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

5The foolהַכְּסִיל֙ha.ke.SilH3684foldsחֹבֵ֣קcho.VekH2263אֶת־'et-H853his handsיָדָ֔יוya.DavH3027and consumesוְאֹכֵ֖לve.'o.KhelH398אֶת־'et-H853his own fleshבְּשָׂרֽוֹ׃be.sa.RoH1320.

6Betterט֕וֹבTovH2896one handfulמְלֹ֥א כַ֖ףme.Lo' khafH4393 H3709with tranquilityנָ֑חַתNa.chatH5183than two handfulsמִמְּלֹ֥א חָפְנַ֛יִםmi.me.Lo' cha.fe.Na.yimH4393 H2651with toilעָמָ֖ל'a.MalH5999and pursuitוּרְע֥וּתu.re.'UtH7469of the windרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

7Againוְשַׁ֧בְתִּיve.Shav.tiH7725,Iאֲנִ֛י'a.NiH589sawוָאֶרְאֶ֥הva.'er.'EhH7200futilityהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1892underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

8There isיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426aאֶחָד֩'e.ChadH259man all aloneוְאֵ֨ין שֵׁנִ֜יve.'Ein she.NiH369 H8145,withoutאֵֽין־'ein-H369evenגַּ֣םgamH1571a sonבֵּ֧ןbenH1121or brotherוָאָ֣חva.'AchH251.And though there is noוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369endקֵץ֙ketzH7093לְכָל־le.kholH3605to his laborעֲמָל֔וֹa.ma.LoH5999,his eyesעֵינ֖וֹei.navH5869are stillגַּם־gam-H1571notלֹא־lo'-H3808contentתִשְׂבַּ֣עtis.Ba'H7646with his wealthעֹ֑שֶׁר'O.sherH6239: “For whomוּלְמִ֣י׀u.le.MiH4310do Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589toilעָמֵ֗ל'a.MelH6001and bereaveוּמְחַסֵּ֤רu.me.cha.SerH2637אֶת־'et-H853my soulנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315of enjoymentמִטּוֹבָ֔הmi.to.VahH2896?”Thisזֶ֥הzehH2088tooגַּם־gam-H1571is futileהֶ֛בֶלHe.velH1892—a miserableרָ֖ע הֽוּא׃ra' Hu'H7451 H1931taskוְעִנְיַ֥ןve.'in.YanH6045.

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