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Ecclesiastes 9:7-9

7Goלֵ֣ךְlekhH1980,eatאֱכֹ֤ל'e.KholH398your breadלַחְמֶ֔ךָlach.Me.khaH3899with joyבְּשִׂמְחָה֙be.sim.ChahH8057,and drinkוּֽשֲׁתֵ֥הu.sha.TehH8354your wineיֵינֶ֑ךָyei.Ne.khaH3196with a cheerfulט֖וֹבTovH2896heartבְלֶב־ve.lev-H3820,forכִּ֣יkiH3588Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430אֶֽת־'et-H853has alreadyכְבָ֔רkhe.VarH3528approvedרָצָ֥הra.TzahH7521your worksמַעֲשֶֽׂיךָ׃ma.'a.Sei.khaH4639:

8Let your garmentsבְגָדֶ֖יךָve.ga.Dei.khaH899alwaysבְּכָל־ עֵ֕תbe.khol 'etH3605 H6256beיִהְי֥וּyih.YuH1961whiteלְבָנִ֑יםle.va.NimH3836,and neverאַל־'al-H408spareיֶחְסָֽר׃yech.SarH2637the oilוְשֶׁ֖מֶןve.She.menH8081forעַל־'al-H5921your headרֹאשְׁךָ֥ro.she.KhaH7218.

9Enjoyרְאֵ֨הre.'EhH7200lifeחַיִּ֜יםchai.YimH2416withעִם־'im-H5973your belovedאָהַ֗בְתָּ'a.Hav.taH157wifeאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834allכָּל־kol-H3605the daysיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117of the fleetingהֶבְלֶ֔ךָhev.Le.khaH1892lifeחַיֵּ֣יchai.YeiH2416thatאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834Godhas givenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414youunderתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121—allכֹּ֖לkolH3605your fleetingהֶבְלֶ֑ךָhev.Le.khaH1892daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117.Forכִּ֣יkiH3588thisה֤וּאhu'H1931is your portionחֶלְקְךָ֙chel.ke.ChaH2506in lifeבַּֽחַיִּ֔יםba.chai.YimH2416and in your laborוּבַעֲמָ֣לְךָ֔u.va.'a.Mal.khaH5999אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834אַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859עָמֵ֖ל'a.MelH6001underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

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