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Ecclesiastes 5:11-15

11When goodsהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896increaseH7235,they are increasedרַבּ֖וּra.BuH7231that eatH398them: and what goodכִּשְׁרוֹן֙kish.rOnH3788is thereto the ownersלִבְעָלֶ֔יהָliv.'a.Lei.haH1167thereof, savingH518the beholdingרְא֥וּתre.'i.yatH7212 H7207of themwith their eyesעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869?

12The sleepשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8142of a labouring manהָעֹבֵ֔דha.'o.VedH5647issweetמְתוּקָה֙me.tu.KahH4966,whether he eatיֹאכֵ֑לyo.KhelH398littleמְעַ֥טme.'AtH4592or muchהַרְבֵּ֖הhar.BehH7235:but the abundanceוְהַשָּׂבָע֙ve.ha.sa.Va'H7647of the richלֶֽעָשִׁ֔ירle.'a.ShirH6223will not sufferH3240him to sleepלִישֽׁוֹן׃li.ShonH3462.

13There isיֵ֚שׁyeshH3426a soreחוֹלָ֔הcho.LahH2470evilH7451whichI have seenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200under the sunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121, namely,richesH6239keptשָׁמ֥וּרsha.MurH8104for the ownersלִבְעָלָ֖יוliv.'a.LavH1167thereof to their hurtH7451.

14But those richesהָעֹ֥שֶׁרha.'O.sherH6239perishוְאָבַ֛דve.'a.VadH6by evilרָ֑עRa'H7451travailבְּעִנְיַ֣ןbe.'in.YanH6045:and he begettethוְהוֹלִ֣ידve.ho.LidH3205a sonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121, and there isnothingH3972in his handH3027.

15As he came forthיָצָא֙ya.Tza'H3318of his mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517wombמִבֶּ֣טֶןmi.Be.tenH990,nakedעָר֛וֹםa.RomH6174shall he returnיָשׁ֥וּבya.ShuvH7725to goH3212as he cameH935,and shall takeיִשָּׂ֣אyi.Sa'H5375nothingוּמְא֙וּמָה֙u.me.'U.mahH3972of his labourבַעֲמָל֔וֹva.'a.ma.LoH5999,which he may carry awayH3212in his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

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