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Ecclesiastes 2:1-3

1I saidאָמַ֤רְתִּֽי'a.Mar.tiH559in mine heartבְּלִבִּ֔יbe.li.BiH3820,Go to nowH3212,I will proveאֲנַסְּכָ֛ה'a.na.se.KhahH5254thee with mirthבְשִׂמְחָ֖הve.sim.ChahH8057,therefore enjoyוּרְאֵ֣הu.re.'EhH7200pleasureבְט֑וֹבve.TovH2896: and, behold, this also isvanityהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.

2I saidאָמַ֣רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559of laughterלִשְׂח֖וֹקlis.ChokH7814, It ismadמְהוֹלָ֑לme.ho.LalH1984:and of mirthוּלְשִׂמְחָ֖הu.le.sim.ChahH8057,Whatזֹּ֥הzohH2090doethעֹשָֽׂה׃'o.SahH6213it?

3I soughtתַּ֣רְתִּיTar.tiH8446in mine heartבְלִבִּ֔יve.li.BiH3820to giveלִמְשׁ֥וֹךְlim.ShokhH4900myselfבְּשָׂרִ֑יbe.sa.RiH1320unto wineבַּיַּ֖יִןbai.Ya.yinH3196,yet acquaintingנֹהֵ֤גno.HegH5090mine heartוְלִבִּ֞יve.li.BiH3820with wisdomבַּֽחָכְמָה֙ba.cha.khe.MahH2451;and to lay holdוְלֶאֱחֹ֣זve.le.'e.ChozH270on follyבְּסִכְל֔וּתbe.sikh.LutH5531,till I might seeאֶרְאֶ֗ה'er.'EhH7200what wasthat goodט֜וֹבTovH2896for the sonsלִבְנֵ֤יliv.NeiH1121of menהָאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120,which they should doיַעֲשׂוּ֙ya.'a.SuH6213under the heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064allמִסְפַּ֖רmis.ParH4557the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of their lifeחַיֵּיהֶֽם׃chai.yei.HemH2416.

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