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Ecclesiastes 3:9-22

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.

16AndmoreoverIsawH7200underthesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121,thatintheplaceמְק֤וֹםme.KomH4725ofjudgmentH4941,wickednessהָרֶ֔שַׁעha.Re.sha'H7562wasthere;andintheplaceוּמְק֥וֹםu.me.KomH4725ofrighteousnessהַצֶּ֖דֶקha.Tze.dekH6664,wickednessהָרָֽשַׁע׃ha.Ra.sha'H7562wasthere.

17IsaidH559inmyheartבְּלִבִּ֔יbe.li.BiH3820,Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430willjudgeיִשְׁפֹּ֖טyish.PotH8199therighteousהַצַּדִּיק֙ha.tza.DikH6662andthewickedהָ֣רָשָׁ֔עha.ra.Sha'H7563;forthereisatimeעֵ֣ת'etH6256thereforeverypurposeandforeveryworkH4639.

18IsaidH559inmyheartבְּלִבִּ֔יbe.li.BiH3820,ItisthuswiththechildrenofmenH120,thatGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430mayprovethem,andthattheyshouldseeוְלִרְא֕וֹתve.lir.'otH7200thattheythemselvesarebutbeasts.

19ForwhatbefalleththechildrenofmenH120befallethbeasts;evenoneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259thingbefalleththem:astheoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259dieth,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651dieththeother,andtheyhavealloneH259breathוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307;andmanH120hathnopre-eminenceabovethebeast:forallisvanityH1892.

20AllgoH1980untooneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259placeמָק֣וֹםma.KomH4725:allareH1961ofthedustהֶֽעָפָ֔רhe.'a.FarH6083,andallreturnH7725todustהֶעָפָֽר׃he.'a.FarH6083.

21Whoknoweththespiritר֚וּחַRu.achH7307ofthechildrenofmenH120? DothitgoH5927upwardsלְמָ֑עְלָהle.Ma.'e.lahH4605?andthespiritוְר֙וּחַ֙ve.Ru.achH7307ofthebeasts, dothitgoH5927downwardstotheearthלָאָֽרֶץ׃la.'A.retzH776?

22AndIhaveseenH7200thatthereisnothingH369betterטוֹב֙tOvH2896thanthatmanH120shouldrejoiceH8055inhisownworksבְּֽמַעֲשָׂ֔יוbe.ma.'a.SavH4639;forthatishisportionחֶלְק֑וֹchel.KoH2506;forwhoshallbringיְבִיאֶ֙נּוּ֙ye.vi.'E.nuH935himtoseeH7200whatshallbeשֶׁיִּהְיֶ֥הshei.yih.YehH1961afterhim?

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