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Ecclesiastes 4

1AndIreturnedוְשַׁ֣בְתִּֽיve.Shav.tiH7725andsawH7200alltheoppressionsH6217thataredoneunderthesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121:andbehold,thetearsדִּמְעַ֣תdim.'AtH1832oftheoppressedH6231,andtheyhadnocomforterמְנַחֵ֔םme.na.ChemH5162;andonthesideoftheiroppressorsעֹֽשְׁקֵיהֶם֙'o.she.kei.HemH6231waspower,andtheyhadnocomforterמְנַחֵֽם׃me.na.ChemH5162.

2ThenIpraisedthedeadH4191whoarealreadyשֶׁכְּבָ֣רshe.ke.VarH3528deadH4191moreמִן־min-H4480thanthelivingwhoareyetaliveH2416;

3andmorefortunatethanbothishewhohathnotyetbeenH1961,whohathnotseenH7200theevilהָרָ֔עha.Ra'H7451workH4639thatisdoneunderthesunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

4AndIsawH7200alllabour,andallsuccessofworkהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֔הha.ma.'a.SehH4639,thatitisman'sjealousyH7068ofhisneighbour.Thisalsoגַּם־gam-H1571isvanityH1892andpursuitofthewindרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

5Thefoolהַכְּסִיל֙ha.ke.SilH3684foldethhishandsיָדָ֔יוya.DavH3027together,andeatethhisownfleshבְּשָׂרֽוֹ׃be.sa.RoH1320.

6Betterisahandfulwithquietness,thanbothhandsכַ֖ףkhafH3709fullwithlabourandpursuitofthewindרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

7AndIreturnedוְשַׁ֧בְתִּיve.Shav.tiH7725andsawH7200vanityH1892underthesunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

8Thereisoneאֶחָד֩'e.ChadH259[alone]andwithoutasecondשֵׁנִ֜יshe.NiH8145;alsoH1571hehathneithersonבֵּ֧ןbenH1121norbrotherוָאָ֣חva.'AchH251:yetistherenoendקֵץ֙ketzH7093ofallhislabour,neitherishiseyeעֵינ֖וֹei.navH5869satisfiedH7646withrichesH6239,and[hesaithnot],ForwhomthenamIlabouring,anddeprivingmysoulH5315ofgoodמִטּוֹבָ֔הmi.to.VahH2896?ThisalsoH1571isvanityH1892andagrievous occupation.

9Twoהַשְּׁנַ֖יִםha.she.Na.yimH8147arebetterטוֹבִ֥יםto.VimH2896thanoneהָאֶחָ֑דha.'e.ChadH259;becausetheyhaveagoodט֖וֹבTovH2896rewardשָׂכָ֥רsa.KharH7939fortheirlabour.

10ForiftheyfallH5307,theoneH259willliftuphisfellow;butwoetohimthatisalonewhenhefalleth,andwhohathnotanothertolifthimup!

11Again,iftwoשְׁנַ֖יִםshe.Na.yimH8147lieיִשְׁכְּב֥וּyish.ke.VuH7901together,thentheyhavewarmth;buthowאֵ֥יךְ'eikhH349canoneוּלְאֶחָ֖דu.le.'e.ChadH259alonebewarmH2552?

12Andifa[man]overpowerיִתְקְפוֹ֙yit.ke.FoH8630theoneהָאֶחָ֔דha.'e.ChadH259,thetwoהַשְּׁנַ֖יִםha.she.Na.yimH8147shallwithstandhim;andathreefoldcordisnotquicklyבִמְהֵרָ֖הvim.he.RahH4120broken.

13Betterisapoorמִסְכֵּ֖ןmis.KenH4542butwiseוְחָכָ֑םve.cha.KhamH2450youthיֶ֥לֶדYe.ledH3206thananoldזָקֵן֙za.KenH2205andfoolishkingמִמֶּ֤לֶךְmi.Me.lekhH4428,whoknowethnomorehowtobeadmonished.

14Foroutoftheprison-househecameH3318forthH3318toreignH4438,althoughhewasbornH3205poorרָֽשׁ׃RashH7326inhiskingdomבְּמַלְכוּת֖וֹbe.mal.khu.ToH4438.

15IsawH7200allthelivingthatwalkהַֽמְהַלְּכִ֖יםham.ha.le.KhimH1980underthesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121,withthechildH3206,thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145,thatshouldstandH5975upinhisstead.

16[Thereis]noendקֵ֣ץketzH7093ofallthepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,ofallthatstoodbeforethem;thosehoweverthatcomeaftershallnotrejoiceיִשְׂמְחוּ־yis.me.chu-H8055inhim.SurelythisalsoH1571isvanityH1892andastrivingafterthewindרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

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