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Ecclesiastes 8:14-17

14There isH3426a vanityהֶבֶל֮he.VelH1892which is doneנַעֲשָׂ֣הna.'a.SahH6213upon the earthהָאָרֶץ֒ha.'a.RetzH776;that there be justצַדִּיקִ֗יםtza.di.KimH6662men,unto whom it happenethמַגִּ֤יעַma.Gi.a'H5060according to the workכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הke.ma.'a.SehH4639of the wickedהָרְשָׁעִ֔יםha.re.sha.'ImH7563;again, there beH3426wickedרְשָׁעִ֔יםre.sha.'ImH7563men,to whom it happenethשֶׁמַּגִּ֥יעַshe.ma.Gi.a'H5060according to the workכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הke.ma.'a.SehH4639of the righteousהַצַּדִּיקִ֑יםha.tza.di.KimH6662:I saidאָמַ֕רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559that this alsoשֶׁגַּם־she.gam-H1571isvanityהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.

15Then I commendedוְשִׁבַּ֤חְתִּֽיve.shi.Bach.tiH7623mirthהַשִּׂמְחָ֔הha.sim.ChahH8057,because a manלָֽאָדָם֙la.'a.DamH120hath no better thingט֤וֹבTovH2896under the sunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121,than to eatלֶאֱכ֥וֹלle.'e.KholH398,and to drinkוְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתve.lish.TotH8354,and to be merryוְלִשְׂמ֑וֹחַve.lis.Mo.achH8055:for that shall abideיִלְוֶ֣נּוּyil.Ve.nuH3867with him of his labourבַעֲמָל֗וֹva.'a.ma.LoH5999the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of his lifeחַיָּ֛יוchai.YavH2416,which Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430givethנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414him under the sunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

16When I appliedנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414mine heartלִבִּי֙li.BiH3820to knowלָדַ֣עַתla.Da.'atH3045wisdomחָכְמָ֔הchokh.mahH2451,and to seeוְלִרְאוֹת֙ve.lir.'OtH7200the businessהָ֣עִנְיָ֔ןha.'in.YanH6045that is doneנַעֲשָׂ֖הna.'a.SahH6213upon the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: (for also there is thatneither dayבַּיּוֹם֙bai.yOmH3117nor nightוּבַלַּ֔יְלָהu.va.Lay.lahH3915seethרֹאֶֽה׃ro.'EhH7200sleepשֵׁנָ֕הshe.NahH8142with his eyesבְּעֵינָ֖יוbe.'ei.NavH5869:)

17Then I beheldוְרָאִיתִי֮ve.ra.'i.TiH7200all the workמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of Godהָאֱלֹהִים֒ha.'E.lo.HimH430,that a manהָאָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120cannotיוּכַ֜לyu.KhalH3201find outלִמְצוֹא֙lim.tzO'H4672the workהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂה֙ha.ma.'a.SehH4639that is doneנַעֲשָׂ֣הna.'a.SahH6213under the sunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121:becauseH834thoughH7945a manהָאָדָ֛םha.'a.DamH120labourיַעֲמֹ֧לya.'a.MolH5998to seek itoutלְבַקֵּ֖שׁle.va.KeshH1245,yet he shall not findיִמְצָ֑אyim.Tza'H4672it;yea further; though a wiseהֶֽחָכָם֙he.cha.KhamH2450manthinkיֹאמַ֤רyo.MarH559to knowלָדַ֔עַתla.Da.'atH3045it,yet shall he not be ableיוּכַ֖לyu.KhalH3201to findלִמְצֹֽא׃lim.Tzo'H4672it.

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