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Ecclesiastes 3:9-15

9Whatprofitיִּתְרוֹן֙yit.rOnH3504hathhethatworkethfromthatwhereinhelaboureth?

10IhaveseenH7200thetravailthatGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430hathgivenH5414tothesonsH1121ofmenH120totoilin.

11HehathmadeH6213everythingהַכֹּ֥לha.KolH3605beautifulיָפֶ֣הya.PehH3303initstimeבְעִתּ֑וֹve.'i.ToH6256;alsoגַּ֤םgamH1571hehathsetH5414theworldintheirheartבְּלִבָּ֔םbe.li.BamH3820,sothatmanH120findethnotoutfromthebeginningtotheendסֽוֹף׃SofH5490theworkהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֛הha.ma.'a.SehH4639thatGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430doeth.

12Iknowיָדַ֕עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatthereisnothingH369goodH2896forthembuttorejoiceלִשְׂמ֔וֹחַlis.Mo.achH8055andtodowellintheirlifeבְּחַיָּֽיו׃be.chai.YavH2416;

13yeaalsoוְגַ֤םve.GamH1571thateverymanH120shouldeatשֶׁיֹּאכַ֣לshei.yo.KhalH398anddrinkוְשָׁתָ֔הve.sha.TahH8354,andenjoygoodט֖וֹבTovH2896inallhislabour,itisthegiftמַתַּ֥תma.TatH4991ofGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430.

14Iknowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatwhateverGodהָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430doeth,itshallbeיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961foreverלְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769;thereisnothingH369tobeH1961addedלְהוֹסִ֔יףle.ho.SifH3254toit,noranythingtobeH1961takenfromit;andGodוְהָאֱלֹהִ֣יםve.ha.'E.lo.HimH430doeth [it],that[men]shouldfearשֶׁיִּֽרְא֖וּshei.yir.'UH3372beforehim.

15ThatwhichiswasH1961longago,andthatwhichistobeH1961hathalreadyH3528beenH1961;andGodוְהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםve.ha.'E.lo.HimH430bringeth backagainthatwhichispast.

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