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Ecclesiastes 8:14-17

14There isיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426a futilityהֶבֶל֮he.VelH1892thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is doneנַעֲשָׂ֣הna.'a.SahH6213onעַל־'al-H5921the earthהָאָרֶץ֒ha.'a.RetzH776:There areיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426righteousצַדִּיקִ֗יםtza.di.KimH6662menאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀'a.SherH834whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834getמַגִּ֤יעַ אֲלֵהֶם֙ma.Gi.a' 'a.le.HemH5060 H413what the actionsכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הke.ma.'a.SehH4639of the wickedהָרְשָׁעִ֔יםha.re.sha.'ImH7563deserve,and there areוְיֵ֣שׁve.YeshH3426wickedרְשָׁעִ֔יםre.sha.'ImH7563menwhoאֲלֵהֶ֖ם'a.le.HemH413getשֶׁמַּגִּ֥יעַshe.ma.Gi.a'H5060what the actionsכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הke.ma.'a.SehH4639of the righteous deserveהַצַּדִּיקִ֑יםha.tza.di.KimH6662.I sayאָמַ֕רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559that thisזֶ֖הzehH2088tooשֶׁגַּם־she.gam-H1571is futileהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.

15So Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589אֶת־'et-H853commendedוְשִׁבַּ֤חְתִּֽיve.shi.Bach.tiH7623the enjoyment of lifeהַשִּׂמְחָ֔הha.sim.ChahH8057,becauseאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834there is nothingאֵֽין־'ein-H369betterט֤וֹבTovH2896for a manלָֽאָדָם֙la.'a.DamH120underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121thanכִּ֛י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518to eatלֶאֱכ֥וֹלle.'e.KholH398and drinkוְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתve.lish.TotH8354and be merryוְלִשְׂמ֑וֹחַve.lis.Mo.achH8055.For thisוְה֞וּאve.Hu'H1931joywill accompany himיִלְוֶ֣נּוּyil.Ve.nuH3867in his laborבַעֲמָל֗וֹva.'a.ma.LoH5999during the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of his lifeחַיָּ֛יוchai.YavH2416thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430givesנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414himunderתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

16Whenכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834I appliedנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414אֶת־'et-H853my mindלִבִּי֙li.BiH3820to knowלָדַ֣עַתla.Da.'atH3045wisdomחָכְמָ֔הchokh.mahH2451and to observeוְלִרְאוֹת֙ve.lir.'OtH7200אֶת־'et-H853the taskהָ֣עִנְיָ֔ןha.'in.YanH6045thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834one performsנַעֲשָׂ֖הna.'a.SahH6213onעַל־'al-H5921the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776—thoughכִּ֣י גַ֤םki gamH3588 H1571his eyesבְּעֵינָ֖יוbe.'ei.NavH5869do notאֵינֶ֥נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369seeרֹאֶֽה׃ro.'EhH7200sleepשֵׁנָ֕הshe.NahH8142in the dayבַּיּוֹם֙bai.yOmH3117or even in the nightוּבַלַּ֔יְלָהu.va.Lay.lahH3915—

17I sawוְרָאִיתִי֮ve.ra.'i.TiH7200אֶת־'et-H853everyכָּל־kol-H3605workמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of Godהָאֱלֹהִים֒ha.'E.lo.HimH430,and thatכִּי֩kiH3588a manהָאָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120is unableלֹ֨א יוּכַ֜לlo' yu.KhalH3808 H3201to comprehendלִמְצוֹא֙lim.tzO'H4672אֶת־'et-H853the workהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂה֙ha.ma.'a.SehH4639thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is doneנַעֲשָׂ֣הna.'a.SahH6213underתַֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478the sunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121. Despiteאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834hisהָאָדָ֛םha.'a.DamH120effortsיַעֲמֹ֧לya.'a.MolH5998to search it outלְבַקֵּ֖שׁle.va.KeshH1245,he cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808findיִמְצָ֑אyim.Tza'H4672its meaning;evenוְגַ֨םve.GamH1571ifאִם־'im-H518the wiseהֶֽחָכָם֙he.cha.KhamH2450man claimsיֹאמַ֤רyo.MarH559to knowלָדַ֔עַתla.Da.'atH3045,he is unableלֹ֥א יוּכַ֖לlo' yu.KhalH3808 H3201to comprehendלִמְצֹֽא׃lim.Tzo'H4672.

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