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Ecclesiastes 2:12-23

12AndIturnedוּפָנִ֤יתִֽיu.fa.Ni.tiH6437myselftobeholdwisdomחָכְמָ֔הchokh.mahH2451,andmadnessוְהוֹלֵל֖וֹתve.ho.le.LotH1947,andfollyוְסִכְל֑וּתve.sikh.LutH5531;forwhatshallthemanH120[do]thatcomethafterthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428? —thatwhichhathalreadyכְּבָ֖רke.VarH3528beendone.

13AndIsawH7200thatwisdomלַֽחָכְמָ֖הla.cha.khe.MahH2451excellethfollyהַסִּכְל֑וּתha.sikh.LutH5531,aslightהָא֖וֹרha.'OrH216excellethdarknessהַחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ha.Cho.shekhH2822.

14Thewiseהֶֽחָכָם֙he.cha.KhamH2450man'seyesעֵינָ֣יו'ei.NavH5869areinhisheadבְּרֹאשׁ֔וֹbe.ro.ShoH7218,andthefoolוְהַכְּסִ֖ילve.ha.ke.SilH3684walkethindarknessבַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822;butImyselfalsoגַם־gam-H1571perceivedthatoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259event happenethtothemall.

15AndIsaidH559inmyheartבְּלִבִּ֗יbe.li.BiH3820,Asithappenethtothefoolהַכְּסִיל֙ha.ke.SilH3684sowillithappeneventome;andwhyוְלָ֧מָּהve.La.mahH4100wasIthenאָ֣ז'azH227sowiseחָכַ֛מְתִּיcha.Kham.tiH2449?ThenH227IsaidH559inmyheartבְלִבִּ֔יve.li.BiH3820thatthisalsoH1571isvanityH1892.

16Forthereshallbenoremembranceזִכְר֧וֹןzikh.RonH2146ofthewiseלֶחָכָ֛םle.cha.KhamH2450morethanofthefoolהַכְּסִ֖ילha.ke.SilH3684foreverH5769;becauseeverythingהַכֹּ֣לha.KolH3605isalreadyבְּשֶׁכְּבָ֞רbe.she.ke.VarH3528forgottenנִשְׁכָּ֔חnish.KachH7911inthedaysהַיָּמִ֤יםhai.ya.MimH3117whichcomeH935.Andhowוְאֵ֛יךְve.'EikhH349dieththewiseהֶחָכָ֖םhe.cha.KhamH2450evenasthefoolהַכְּסִֽיל׃ha.ke.SilH3684?

17AndIhatedוְשָׂנֵ֙אתִי֙ve.sa.Ne.tiH8130lifeהַ֣חַיִּ֔יםha.chai.YimH2416;fortheworkהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֔הha.ma.'a.SehH4639thatiswroughtunderthesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121wasgrievous untome;forallisvanityH1892andpursuitofthewindרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

18AndIhatedוְשָׂנֵ֤אתִֽיve.sa.Ne.tiH8130allmylabour wherewithIhadbeenשֶׁיִּהְיֶ֥הshei.yih.YehH1961toilingunderthesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121,becauseIshouldleaveituntothemanH120thatshallbeH1961afterme.

19Andwhoknowethwhetherhewillbeיִהְיֶה֙yih.YehH1961awiseהֶֽחָכָ֤םhe.cha.KhamH2450[man]orafoolסָכָ֔לsa.KhalH5530?yetshallhehaveruleoverallmylabouratwhichIhavelaboured,andwhereinIhavebeenH1961wiseH2450underthesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121.Thisalsoגַּם־gam-H1571isvanityH1892.

20ThenIwentH5437abouttocausemyheartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820todespairH2976ofallthelabour wherewithIhadlabouredunderthesunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

21ForthereisamanH120whoselabour hathbeenwithwisdomבְּחָכְמָ֥הbe.cha.khe.MahH2451,andwithknowledgeוּבְדַ֖עַתu.ve.Da.'atH1847,andwithskillH2451,andwholeavethittoamanH120thathathnotlaboured therein,tobehisportionחֶלְק֔וֹchel.KoH2506.Thisalsoגַּם־gam-H1571isvanityH1892andagreatרַבָּֽה׃ra.BahH7227evilוְרָעָ֥הve.ra.'AhH7451.

22ForwhatwillmanH120haveofallhislabourandofthestrivingofhisheartלִבּ֑וֹli.BoH3820, wherewithhehath weariedhimselfunderthesunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121?

23Forallhisdaysיָמָ֣יוya.MavH3117aresorrows,andhistravail vexation:eveninthenightבַּלַּ֖יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915hisheartלִבּ֑וֹli.BoH3820takethnorestH7901.ThisalsoH1571isvanityH1892.

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