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Ecclesiastes 6:7-9

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.

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