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Ecclesiastes 2:4-18 4 I made me great הִגְדַּ֖לְתִּי hig.Dal.ti H1431 works מַעֲשָׂ֑י ma.'a.Sai H4639 ; I builded me houses H1004 ; I planted נָטַ֥עְתִּי na.Ta'.ti H5193 me vineyards כְּרָמִֽים׃ ke.ra.Mim H3754 ; 5 I made H6213 me gardens גַּנּ֖וֹת ga.Not H1593 and parks , and I planted וְנָטַ֥עְתִּי ve.na.Ta'.ti H5193 trees עֵ֥ץ 'etz H6086 in them of every kind of fruit פֶּֽרִי׃ Pe.ri H6529 ; 7 I acquired H7069 servants H5650 and maidens, and had servants H5650 born in my house בַ֖יִת Va.yit H1004 ; also גַּ֣ם gam H1571 I had great possessions of herds בָקָ֨ר va.Kar H1241 and flocks וָצֹ֤אן va.Tzon H6629 , above all that had been H1961 in Jerusalem בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ bi.ru.sha.Lim H3389 before me . 8 I gathered H3664 me also גַּם־ gam- H1571 silver כֶּ֣סֶף Ke.sef H3701 and gold וְזָהָ֔ב ve.za.Hav H2091 , and the peculiar treasure וּסְגֻלַּ֥ת u.se.gu.Lat H5459 of kings מְלָכִ֖ים me.la.Khim H4428 and of the provinces H4082 ; I got me men-singers and women-singers, and the delights of the children of men H120 , a wife and concubines . 9 And I became H1961 great וְגָדַ֣לְתִּי ve.ga.Dal.ti H1431 , and increased H3254 more than all that had been H1961 before me in Jerusalem בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם bi.ru.sha.Lim H3389 : also אַ֥ף 'af H637 my wisdom חָכְמָתִ֖י cha.khe.ma.Ti H2451 remained with me . 10 And whatsoever mine eyes עֵינַ֔י 'ei.Nai H5869 desired I kept not from them : I withheld H4513 not my heart לִבִּ֜י li.Bi H3820 from any joy H8057 ; for my heart לִבִּ֤י li.Bi H3820 rejoiced H8055 in all my labour, and this was H1961 my portion H2506 from all my labour. 11 Then I looked on all the works מַעֲשַׂי֙ ma.'a.Sai H4639 that my hands יָדַ֔י ya.Dai H3027 had wrought , and on the labour that it had cost me to do [ them ]; and behold , all was vanity H1892 and pursuit of the wind ר֔וּחַ Ru.ach H7307 , and there was no profit יִתְר֖וֹן yit.Ron H3504 under the sun הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ ha.Sha.mesh H8121 . 12 And I turned וּפָנִ֤יתִֽי u.fa.Ni.ti H6437 myself to behold wisdom חָכְמָ֔ה chokh.mah H2451 , and madness וְהוֹלֵל֖וֹת ve.ho.le.Lot H1947 , and folly וְסִכְל֑וּת ve.sikh.Lut H5531 ; for what shall the man H120 [ do ] that cometh after the king הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh H4428 ? — that which hath already כְּבָ֖ר ke.Var H3528 been done . 13 And I saw H7200 that wisdom לַֽחָכְמָ֖ה la.cha.khe.Mah H2451 excelleth folly הַסִּכְל֑וּת ha.sikh.Lut H5531 , as light הָא֖וֹר ha.'Or H216 excelleth darkness הַחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ ha.Cho.shekh H2822 . 14 The wise הֶֽחָכָם֙ he.cha.Kham H2450 man's eyes עֵינָ֣יו 'ei.Nav H5869 are in his head בְּרֹאשׁ֔וֹ be.ro.Sho H7218 , and the fool וְהַכְּסִ֖יל ve.ha.ke.Sil H3684 walketh in darkness בַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְ ba.Cho.shekh H2822 ; but I myself also גַם־ gam- H1571 perceived that one אֶחָ֖ד 'e.Chad H259 event happeneth to them all . 15 And I said H559 in my heart בְּלִבִּ֗י be.li.Bi H3820 , As it happeneth to the fool הַכְּסִיל֙ ha.ke.Sil H3684 so will it happen even to me ; and why וְלָ֧מָּה ve.La.mah H4100 was I then אָ֣ז 'az H227 so wise חָכַ֛מְתִּי cha.Kham.ti H2449 ? Then H227 I said H559 in my heart בְלִבִּ֔י ve.li.Bi H3820 that this also H1571 is vanity H1892 . 16 For there shall be no remembrance זִכְר֧וֹן zikh.Ron H2146 of the wise לֶחָכָ֛ם le.cha.Kham H2450 more than of the fool הַכְּסִ֖יל ha.ke.Sil H3684 for ever H5769 ; because everything הַכֹּ֣ל ha.Kol H3605 is already בְּשֶׁכְּבָ֞ר be.she.ke.Var H3528 forgotten נִשְׁכָּ֔ח nish.Kach H7911 in the days הַיָּמִ֤ים hai.ya.Mim H3117 which come H935 . And how וְאֵ֛יךְ ve.'Eikh H349 dieth the wise הֶחָכָ֖ם he.cha.Kham H2450 even as the fool הַכְּסִֽיל׃ ha.ke.Sil H3684 ? 17 And I hated וְשָׂנֵ֙אתִי֙ ve.sa.Ne.ti H8130 life הַ֣חַיִּ֔ים ha.chai.Yim H2416 ; for the work הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה ha.ma.'a.Seh H4639 that is wrought under the sun הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ ha.Sha.mesh H8121 was grievous unto me ; for all is vanity H1892 and pursuit of the wind רֽוּחַ׃ Ru.ach H7307 . 18 And I hated וְשָׂנֵ֤אתִֽי ve.sa.Ne.ti H8130 all my labour wherewith I had been שֶׁיִּהְיֶ֥ה shei.yih.Yeh H1961 toiling under the sun הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ ha.Sha.mesh H8121 , because I should leave it unto the man H120 that shall be H1961 after me . Read all of Ecclesiastes 2 ← Ecclesiastes 1 Ecclesiastes 3 → Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 2 Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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