Ecclesiastes 9
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Ecclesiastes 9:1-2

1For all this I consideredנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414in my heartלִבִּי֙li.BiH3820even to declareוְלָב֣וּרve.la.VurH952all this, that the righteousהַצַּדִּיקִ֧יםha.tza.di.KimH6662,and the wiseוְהַחֲכָמִ֛יםve.ha.cha.kha.MimH2450,and their worksוַעֲבָדֵיהֶ֖םva.'a.va.dei.HemH5652, arein the handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430:no manהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120knowethיוֹדֵ֙עַ֙yo.De.a'H3045eitherH1571loveאַהֲבָ֣ה'a.ha.VahH160or hatredשִׂנְאָ֗הsin.'AhH8135by all that isbeforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440them.
2All things come alike to all: there isoneאֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadH259eventמִקְרֶ֨הmik.RehH4745to the righteousלַצַּדִּ֤יקla.tza.DikH6662,and to the wickedוְלָרָשָׁע֙ve.la.ra.Sha'H7563;to the goodלַטּוֹב֙la.tOvH2896and to the cleanוְלַטָּה֣וֹרve.la.ta.HorH2889,and to the uncleanוְלַטָּמֵ֔אve.la.ta.Me'H2931;to him that sacrificethוְלַזֹּבֵ֔חַve.la.zo.Ve.achH2076,and to him thatH834sacrificethזֹבֵ֑חַzo.Ve.achH2076not: as isthe goodכַּטּוֹב֙ka.tOvH2896, so isthe sinnerכַּֽחֹטֶ֔אka.cho.Te'H2398; andhe that swearethהַנִּשְׁבָּ֕עha.nish.Ba'H7650, as hethat fearethיָרֵֽא׃ya.Re'H3373an oathשְׁבוּעָ֥הshe.vu.'AhH7621.
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