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Ecclesiastes 5:11-15

11When good thingsהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896increaseH7235,so doרַבּ֖וּra.BuH7231those who consume themH398;what thenוּמַה־u.mah-H4100is the profitכִּשְׁרוֹן֙kish.rOnH3788to the ownerלִבְעָלֶ֔יהָliv.'a.Lei.haH1167,exceptכִּ֖יkiH3588 H518to behold themH7207with his eyesעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869?

12The sleepשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8142of the workerהָעֹבֵ֔דha.'o.VedH5647is sweetמְתוּקָה֙me.tu.KahH4966,whetherאִם־'im-H518he eatsיֹאכֵ֑לyo.KhelH398littleמְעַ֥טme.'AtH4592orוְאִם־ve.'im-H518muchהַרְבֵּ֖הhar.BehH7235,but the abundanceוְהַשָּׂבָע֙ve.ha.sa.Va'H7647of the rich manלֶֽעָשִׁ֔ירle.'a.ShirH6223permitsמַנִּ֥יחַֽma.Ni.achH5117himnoאֵינֶ֛נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369sleepלִישֽׁוֹן׃li.ShonH3462.

13There isיֵ֚שׁyeshH3426a grievousחוֹלָ֔הcho.LahH2470evilH7451I have seenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121:wealthH6239hoardedשָׁמ֥וּרsha.MurH8104to the harmH7451of its ownerלִבְעָלָ֖יוliv.'a.LavH1167,

14orהַה֖וּאha.Hu'H1931wealthהָעֹ֥שֶׁרha.'O.sherH6239lostוְאָבַ֛דve.'a.VadH6in a failedרָ֑עRa'H7451ventureבְּעִנְיַ֣ןbe.'in.YanH6045,so when that man hasוְהוֹלִ֣ידve.ho.LidH3205a sonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121there is nothingוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369to pass onH3027 H3972.

15Asכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.SherH834a mancameיָצָא֙ya.Tza'H3318from his mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517wombמִבֶּ֣טֶןmi.Be.tenH990,so he will departH1980againיָשׁ֥וּבya.ShuvH7725,nakedעָר֛וֹםa.RomH6174as he arrivedH935.He takesיִשָּׂ֣אyi.Sa'H5375nothingוּמְא֙וּמָה֙ לֹא־u.me.'U.mah lo'-H3972 H3808for his laborבַעֲמָל֔וֹva.'a.ma.LoH5999to carryH1980in his handsבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

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