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Ecclesiastes 8

1Whoisasthewiseכְּהֶ֣חָכָ֔םke.He.cha.KhamH2450?andwhoknoweththeexplanationofthingsH1697?Aman'swisdomחָכְמַ֤תcha.khe.MatH2451makethhisfaceפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440toshineתָּאִ֣ירta.'IrH215,andtheboldnessofhisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440ischanged.

2I[say],Keepשְׁמ֔וֹרshe.MorH8104theking'scommandment,and[that]onaccountoftheoathשְׁבוּעַ֥תshe.vu.'AtH7621ofGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

3Benothastytogooutofhissight;persistnotinanevilרָ֑עRa'H7451thingH1697:forhedoethwhateverpleasethhim,

4becausethewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofakingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ispower;andwhomaysayיֹֽאמַר־yo.mar-H559untohim,Whatdoest thou?

5Whoso keepeththecommandmentH4687shallknowH3045noevilרָ֑עRa'H7451thingדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697;andawiseחָכָֽם׃cha.KhamH2450man'sheartלֵ֥בlevH3820knowethtimeוְעֵ֣תve.'EtH6256andmannerH1697.

6Fortoeverypurposethereistimeעֵ֣ת'etH6256andmanner.ForthemiseryofmanH120isgreatרַבָּ֥הra.BahH7227uponhim;

7forheknowethnotthatwhichshallbeשֶּׁיִּֽהְיֶ֑הshei.yih.YehH1961;forwhocantellיַגִּ֥ידya.GidH5046himhowH4100itshallbeיִֽהְיֶ֔הyih.YehH1961?

8ThereisnomanH120whohath controloverthespiritH7307toretainthespiritH7307;andnoonehath controloverthedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117ofdeathהַמָּ֔וֶתha.Ma.vetH4194;andthereisnodischargeinthatwarH4421,neithershallwickednessרֶ֖שַׁעRe.sha'H7562deliverH4422thosethataregiventoit.

9AllthishaveIseenH7200,andappliedmyheartלִבִּ֔יli.BiH3820untoeveryworkH4639thatisdoneunderthesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121:thereisatimeעֵ֗ת'EtH6256whenH834manH120rulethmanH120tohishurt.

10AndIhavealsoגַּם־gam-H1571seenH7200thewickedרְשָׁעִ֨יםre.sha.'ImH7563buriedH6912andgoingH1980away;andsuchashadactedH6213rightlywentH1980from[the]holyקָדוֹשׁ֙ka.do.VoshH6918placeוּמִמְּק֤וֹםu.mi.me.KomH4725,andwereforgottenוְיִֽשְׁתַּכְּח֥וּve.yish.ta.ke.ChuH7911inthecityבָעִ֖ירva.'IrH5892.ThisalsoH1571isvanityH1892.

11Becausesentenceagainstanevilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451workH4639isnotexecutedspeedily,thereforeH3651theheartלֵ֧בlevH3820ofthechildrenofmenH120isfullysetinthemtodoevilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451.

12Thoughasinnerחֹטֶ֗אcho.Te'H2398doevilרָ֛עra'H7451ahundredמְאַ֖תme.'AtH3967times,andprolongH748his[days],yetIknowיוֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045thatitshallbeH1961wellH1571withthemthatfearיִֽירְא֖וּyi.re.'UH3372Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,becausetheyfearH3372beforehim;

13butitshallnotbeH1961wellwiththewickedלָֽרָשָׁ֔עla.ra.Sha'H7563,neithershallheprolongיַאֲרִ֥יךְya.'a.RikhH748[his]daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117asashadowכַּצֵּ֑לka.TzelH6738,becausehefearethnotbeforeGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

14ThereisavanityH1892whichisdoneupontheearthהָאָרֶץ֒ha.'a.RetzH776;thattherearerighteousצַדִּיקִ֗יםtza.di.KimH6662[men] untowhomithappenethaccordingtotheworkH4639ofthewickedהָרְשָׁעִ֔יםha.re.sha.'ImH7563;andtherearewickedרְשָׁעִ֔יםre.sha.'ImH7563[men]towhomithappenethaccordingtotheworkH4639oftherighteousהַצַּדִּיקִ֑יםha.tza.di.KimH6662.IsaidH559thatthisalsoשֶׁגַּם־she.gam-H1571isvanityH1892.

15AndIcommendedmirth,becausethereisnothingH369betterט֤וֹבTovH2896formanH120underthesunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121thantoeatלֶאֱכ֥וֹלle.'e.KholH398,andtodrinkוְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתve.lish.TotH8354,andtobemerry;forthatshallabidewithhimofhislabourthedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117ofhislife,whichGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hathgivenH5414himunderthesunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

16WhenIappliedmyheartלִבִּי֙li.BiH3820toknowלָדַ֣עַתla.Da.'atH3045wisdomחָכְמָ֔הchokh.mahH2451,andtoseeH7200thebusinessthatisdoneupontheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776(foralsoגַ֤םgamH1571thereisthatneitherdayבַּיּוֹם֙bai.yOmH3117nornightוּבַלַּ֔יְלָהu.va.Lay.lahH3915seethsleepשֵׁנָ֕הshe.NahH8142withhiseyesH5869),

17thenIsawH7200thatall[is]theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639ofGodהָאֱלֹהִים֒ha.'E.lo.HimH430, [and]thatmanH120cannotfindלִמְצוֹא֙lim.tzO'H4672outtheworkהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂה֙ha.ma.'a.SehH4639thatisdoneunderthesunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121:becausehowevermanH120maylabourtoseekלְבַקֵּ֖שׁle.va.KeshH1245[it]out,yetdothhenotfindיִמְצָ֑אyim.Tza'H4672[it];andeven,ifawiseהֶֽחָכָם֙he.cha.KhamH2450[manH120]thinktoknowלָדַ֔עַתla.Da.'atH3045[it],heshallnotbeableH3201tofindלִמְצֹֽא׃lim.Tzo'H4672[it]out.

Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 8

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