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Ecclesiastes 6:7-12

7Allכָּל־kol-H3605a man’sהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120laborעֲמַ֥ל'a.MalH5999isfor his mouthלְפִ֑יהוּle.Fi.huH6310,yetוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571his appetiteהַנֶּ֖פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315is neverלֹ֥אlo'H3808satisfiedתִמָּלֵֽא׃ti.ma.Le'H4390.

8Whatמַה־mah-H4100advantageיּוֹתֵ֥רyo.TerH3148,thenכִּ֛יkiH3588,has the wise manלֶחָכָ֖םle.cha.KhamH2450overמִֽן־min-H4480the foolהַכְּסִ֑ילha.ke.SilH3684?Whatמַה־mah-H4100gain comesto the poor manלֶּעָנִ֣יle.'a.NiH6041who knowsיוֹדֵ֔עַyo.De.a'H3045how to conduct himselfלַהֲלֹ֖ךְla.ha.LokhH1980beforeנֶ֥גֶדNe.gedH5048othersהַחַיִּֽים׃ha.chai.YimH2416?

9Betterט֛וֹבTovH2896what the eyeעֵינַ֖יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869can seeמַרְאֵ֥הmar.'EhH4758than the wanderingמֵֽהֲלָךְ־me.ha.lokh-H1980of desireנָ֑פֶשׁNa.feshH5315.Thisזֶ֥הzehH2088tooגַּם־gam-H1571is futileהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1892and a pursuitוּרְע֥וּתu.re.'UtH7469of the windרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

10Whateverמַה־mah-H4100existsשֶּֽׁהָיָ֗הshe.ha.YahH1961was namedנִקְרָ֣א שְׁמ֔וֹnik.Ra' she.MoH7121 H8034long agoכְּבָר֙ke.VarH3528,and it is knownוְנוֹדָ֖עve.no.Da'H3045whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834manאָדָ֑ם'a.DamH120is;but heה֣וּאhu'H1931cannotוְלֹא־ יוּכַ֣לve.lo'- yu.KhalH3808 H3201contendלָדִ֔יןla.DinH1777withעִ֥ם'imH5973one strongerH8630than heמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480.

11Forכִּ֛יkiH3588the moreיֵשׁ־ הַרְבֵּ֖הyesh- har.BehH3426 H7235wordsדְּבָרִ֥יםde.va.RimH1697,the moreמַרְבִּ֣יםmar.BimH7235futilityהָ֑בֶלHa.velH1892—and howמַה־mah-H4100does that profitיֹּתֵ֖רyo.TerH3148anyoneלָאָדָֽם׃la.'a.DamH120?

12Forכִּ֣יkiH3588whoמִֽי־mi-H4310knowsיוֹדֵעַ֩yo.de.a'H3045whatמַה־mah-H4100is goodטּ֨וֹבTovH2896for a manלָֽאָדָ֜םla.'a.DamH120בַּֽחַיִּ֗יםba.chai.YimH2416during the fewמִסְפַּ֛רmis.ParH4557daysיְמֵי־ye.mei-H3117in whichhe passes throughוְיַעֲשֵׂ֣םve.ya.'a.SemH6213his fleetingהֶבְל֖וֹhev.LoH1892lifeחַיֵּ֥יchai.YeiH2416like a shadowכַּצֵּ֑לka.TzelH6738אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834?Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310can tellיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046a manלָֽאָדָ֔םla.'a.DamH120whatמַה־mah-H4100will comeיִּהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961after himאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121?

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