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Ecclesiastes 4:7-12

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.

9Twoהַשְּׁנַ֖יִםha.she.Na.yimH8147are betterטוֹבִ֥יםto.VimH2896thanמִן־min-H4480oneהָאֶחָ֑דha.'e.ChadH259,becauseאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834they haveיֵשׁ־yesh-H3426a goodט֖וֹבTovH2896returnשָׂכָ֥רsa.KharH7939for their laborבַּעֲמָלָֽם׃ba.'a.ma.LamH5999.

10Forכִּ֣יkiH3588ifאִם־'im-H518oneהָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259falls downיִפֹּ֔לוּyi.Po.luH5307,his companionחֲבֵר֑וֹcha.ve.RoH2270can lift him upיָקִ֣יםya.KimH6965אֶת־'et-H853;but pityוְאִ֣יל֗וֹve.'I.LoH337the oneהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259who fallsשֶׁיִּפּ֔וֹלshei.yi.PolH5307withoutוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369anotherשֵׁנִ֖יshe.NiH8145to help him upלַהֲקִימֽוֹ׃la.ha.ki.MoH6965!

11Againגַּ֛םgamH1571,ifאִם־'im-H518twoשְׁנַ֖יִםshe.Na.yimH8147lie down togetherיִשְׁכְּב֥וּyish.ke.VuH7901,they will keep warmוְחַ֣םve.ChamH2552;but howאֵ֥יךְ'eikhH349can oneוּלְאֶחָ֖דu.le.'e.ChadH259keep warm aloneיֵחָֽם׃ye.ChamH2552?

12And thoughוְאִֽם־ve.'im-H518oneהָאֶחָ֔דha.'e.ChadH259may be overpoweredיִתְקְפוֹ֙yit.ke.FoH8630,twoהַשְּׁנַ֖יִםha.she.Na.yimH8147can resistיַעַמְד֣וּya.'am.DuH5975נֶגְדּ֑וֹneg.DoH5048.Moreover, a cordוְהַחוּט֙ve.ha.ChutH2339of threeהַֽמְשֻׁלָּ֔שׁham.shu.LashH8027strands is notלֹ֥אlo'H3808quicklyבִמְהֵרָ֖הvim.he.RahH4120brokenיִנָּתֵֽק׃yi.na.TekH5423.

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