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Ecclesiastes 2:3-11

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.

4I made me greatהִגְדַּ֖לְתִּיhig.Dal.tiH1431worksמַעֲשָׂ֑יma.'a.SaiH4639;I buildedבָּנִ֤יתִיba.Ni.tiH1129me housesבָּתִּ֔יםba.TimH1004;I plantedנָטַ֥עְתִּיna.Ta'.tiH5193me vineyardsכְּרָמִֽים׃ke.ra.MimH3754:

5I madeעָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213me gardensגַּנּ֖וֹתga.NotH1593and orchardsוּפַרְדֵּסִ֑יםu.far.de.SimH6508,and I plantedוְנָטַ֥עְתִּיve.na.Ta'.tiH5193treesעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086in them of all kind offruitsפֶּֽרִי׃Pe.riH6529:

6I madeעָשִׂ֥יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213me poolsבְּרֵכ֣וֹתbe.re.KhotH1295of waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325,to waterלְהַשְׁק֣וֹתle.hash.KotH8248therewith the woodיַ֖עַרYa.'arH3293that bringeth forthצוֹמֵ֥חַtzo.Me.achH6779treesעֵצִֽים׃'e.TzimH6086:

7I gotקָנִ֙יתִי֙ka.Ni.tiH7069meservantsעֲבָדִ֣ים'a.va.DimH5650and maidensוּשְׁפָח֔וֹתu.she.fa.ChotH8198,and had servants bornוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121in my houseבַ֖יִתVa.yitH1004;also I had greatהַרְבֵּה֙har.BehH7235possessionsמִקְנֶה֩mik.NehH4735of greatבָקָ֨רva.KarH1241and small cattleוָצֹ֤אןva.TzonH6629above all that were in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389beforeלְפָנַ֖יle.fa.NaiH6440me:

8I gatheredכָּנַ֤סְתִּיka.Nas.tiH3664me also silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֔בve.za.HavH2091,and the peculiar treasureוּסְגֻלַּ֥תu.se.gu.LatH5459of kingsמְלָכִ֖יםme.la.KhimH4428and of the provincesוְהַמְּדִינ֑וֹתve.ha.me.di.NotH4082:I gatעָשִׂ֨יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213me men singersשָׁרִ֣יםsha.RimH7891and women singersוְשָׁר֗וֹתve.sha.RotH7891,and the delightsוְתַעֲנוּגֹ֛תve.ta.'a.nu.GotH8588of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of menהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120, asmusical instrumentsH7705, and that of all sorts.

9So I was greatוְגָדַ֣לְתִּיve.ga.Dal.tiH1431,and increasedוְהוֹסַ֔פְתִּיve.ho.Saf.tiH3254more than all that were beforeלְפָנַ֖יle.fa.NaiH6440me in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389:also my wisdomחָכְמָתִ֖יcha.khe.ma.TiH2451remainedעָ֥מְדָה'A.me.dahH5975with me.

10And whatsoever mine eyesעֵינַ֔י'ei.NaiH5869desiredשָֽׁאֲל֣וּsha.'a.LuH7592I keptאָצַ֖לְתִּי'a.Tzal.tiH680not from them, I withheldמָנַ֨עְתִּיma.Na'.tiH4513not my heartלִבִּ֜יli.BiH3820from any joyשִׂמְחָ֗הsim.ChahH8057;for my heartלִבִּ֤יli.BiH3820rejoicedשָׂמֵ֙חַ֙sa.Me.achH8056in all my labourעֲמָלִ֔י'a.ma.LiH5999:and this was my portionחֶלְקִ֖יchel.KiH2506of all my labourעֲמָלִֽי׃'a.ma.LiH5999.

11Then I lookedוּפָנִ֣יתִֽיu.fa.Ni.tiH6437on all the worksמַעֲשַׂי֙ma.'a.SaiH4639that my handsיָדַ֔יya.DaiH3027had wroughtשֶֽׁעָשׂ֣וּshe.'a.SuH6213,and on the labourוּבֶֽעָמָ֖לu.ve.'a.MalH5999that I had labouredשֶׁעָמַ֣לְתִּיshe.'a.Mal.tiH5998to doלַעֲשׂ֑וֹתla.'a.SotH6213: and, behold, all wasvanityהֶ֙בֶל֙he.velH1892and vexationוּרְע֣וּתu.re.'UtH7469of spiritר֔וּחַRu.achH7307, and there wasno profitיִתְר֖וֹןyit.RonH3504under the sunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

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