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Ecclesiastes 2:18-26

18Yea, I hatedוְשָׂנֵ֤אתִֽיve.sa.Ne.tiH8130all my labourעֲמָלִ֔י'a.ma.LiH5999which I had takenעָמֵ֖ל'a.MelH6001under the sunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121:because I should leaveH3240it unto the manלָאָדָ֖םla.'a.DamH120that shall be afterאַחֲרָֽי׃'a.cha.RaiH310me.

19And who knowethיוֹדֵ֗עַyo.De.a'H3045whether he shall be a wiseהֶֽחָכָ֤םhe.cha.KhamH2450manor a foolסָכָ֔לsa.KhalH5530?yet shall he have ruleוְיִשְׁלַט֙ve.yish.LatH7980over all my labourעֲמָלִ֔י'a.ma.LiH5999wherein I have labouredשֶֽׁעָמַ֥לְתִּיshe.'a.Mal.tiH5998,and wherein I have shewed myself wiseוְשֶׁחָכַ֖מְתִּיve.she.cha.Kham.tiH2449under the sunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121. This isalso vanityהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.

20Therefore I went aboutוְסַבּ֥וֹתִֽיve.sa.Bo.tiH5437to causeH2976my heartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820to despairH2976of all the labourהֶ֣עָמָ֔לhe.'a.MalH5999which I tookשֶׁעָמַ֖לְתִּיshe.'a.Mal.tiH5998under the sunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

21For there isיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426a manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120whose labourשֶׁעֲמָל֛וֹshe.'a.ma.LoH5999isin wisdomבְּחָכְמָ֥הbe.cha.khe.MahH2451,and in knowledgeוּבְדַ֖עַתu.ve.Da.'atH1847,and in equityוּבְכִשְׁר֑וֹןu.ve.khish.RonH3788;yet to a manוּלְאָדָ֞םu.le.'a.DamH120that hath not labouredעָֽמַל־'a.mal-H5998therein shall he leaveיִתְּנֶ֣נּוּyi.te.Ne.nuH5414it forhis portionחֶלְק֔וֹchel.KoH2506. This also isvanityהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1892and a greatרַבָּֽה׃ra.BahH7227evilוְרָעָ֥הve.ra.'AhH7451.

22For what hathהֹוֶ֤הho.VehH1933manלָֽאָדָם֙la.'a.DamH120of all his labourעֲמָל֔וֹa.ma.LoH5999,and of the vexationוּבְרַעְי֖וֹןu.ve.ra'.YonH7475of his heartלִבּ֑וֹli.BoH3820,whereinשֶׁה֥וּאshe.Hu'H1931he hath labouredעָמֵ֖ל'a.MelH6001under the sunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121?

23For all his daysיָמָ֣יוya.MavH3117aresorrowsמַכְאֹבִ֗יםmakh.'o.VimH4341,and his travailעִנְיָנ֔וֹin.ya.NoH6045griefוָכַ֙עַס֙va.Kha.'asH3708;yea, his heartלִבּ֑וֹli.BoH3820taketh not restשָׁכַ֣בsha.KhavH7901in the nightבַּלַּ֖יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915.This is also vanityהֶ֥בֶלHe.velH1892.

24There isnothing betterט֤וֹבTovH2896for a manבָּאָדָם֙ba.'a.DamH120, thanthat he should eatשֶׁיֹּאכַ֣לshei.yo.KhalH398and drinkוְשָׁתָ֔הve.sha.TahH8354, and thathe should make his soulנַפְשׁ֛וֹnaf.ShoH5315enjoyוְהֶרְאָ֧הve.her.'AhH7200goodט֖וֹבTovH2896in his labourבַּעֲמָל֑וֹba.'a.ma.LoH5999.Thisזֹה֙zohH2090also I sawרָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiH7200, that it wasfrom the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.

25For who can eatיֹאכַ֛לyo.KhalH398,or who else can hastenיָח֖וּשׁya.ChushH2363hereunto,moreח֥וּץchutzH2351than I?

26For Godgivethנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414to a manלְאָדָם֙le.'a.DamH120that isgoodשֶׁטּ֣וֹבshe.TovH2896in his sightלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440wisdomחָכְמָ֥הchokh.mahH2451,and knowledgeוְדַ֖עַתve.Da.'atH1847,and joyוְשִׂמְחָ֑הve.sim.ChahH8057:but to the sinnerוְלַחוֹטֶא֩ve.la.cho.Te'H2398he givethנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414travailעִנְיָ֜ן'in.YanH6045,to gatherלֶאֱס֣וֹףle.'e.SofH622and to heap upוְלִכְנ֗וֹסve.likh.NosH3664,that he may giveלָתֵת֙la.TetH5414to him that isgoodלְטוֹב֙le.tOvH2896beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430. This also isvanityהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1892and vexationוּרְע֥וּתu.re.'UtH7469of spiritרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

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