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Ecclesiastes 8:14-17

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.

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