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Ecclesiastes 9:2-9

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.

3This isan evilרָ֗עRa'H7451among all thingsthat are doneנַעֲשָׂה֙na.'a.SahH6213under the sunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121, that there isoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259eventמִקְרֶ֥הmik.RehH4745unto all: yea, also the heartלֵ֣בlevH3820of the sonsבְּֽנֵי־be.nei-H1121of menהָ֠אָדָםHa.'a.domH120is fullH4390of evilרָ֨עra'H7451,and madnessוְהוֹלֵל֤וֹתve.ho.le.LotH1947isin their heartבִּלְבָבָם֙bil.va.VamH3824while they liveבְּחַיֵּיהֶ֔םbe.chai.yei.HemH2416,and afterוְאַחֲרָ֖יוve.'a.cha.RavH310that they goto the deadהַמֵּתִֽים׃ha.me.TimH4191.

4Forמִי֙miH4310to him that isיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426joinedיְחֻבַּ֔רyi.ba.cherH977 H2266to all the livingהַחַיִּ֖יםha.chai.YimH2416there is hopeבִּטָּח֑וֹןbi.ta.ChonH986:for a livingחַי֙chaiH2416dogלְכֶ֤לֶבle.Khe.levH3611is betterט֔וֹבTovH2896than a deadהַמֵּֽת׃ha.MetH4191lionהָאַרְיֵ֖הha.'ar.YehH738.

5For the livingהַֽחַיִּ֛יםha.chai.YimH2416knowיוֹדְעִ֖יםyod.'ImH3045that they shall dieשֶׁיָּמֻ֑תוּshei.ya.Mu.tuH4191:but the deadוְהַמֵּתִ֞יםve.ha.me.TimH4191knowיוֹדְעִ֣יםyod.'ImH3045not any thingמְא֗וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972,neither have they any more a rewardשָׂכָ֔רsa.KharH7939;for the memoryזִכְרָֽם׃zikh.RamH2143of them is forgottenנִשְׁכַּ֖חnish.KachH7911.

6Also their loveאַהֲבָתָ֧ם'a.ha.va.TamH160,and their hatredשִׂנְאָתָ֛םsin.'a.TamH8135,and their envyקִנְאָתָ֖םkin.'a.TamH7068,is nowכְּבָ֣רke.VarH3528perishedאָבָ֑דָה'a.Va.dahH6;neither have they any more a portionוְחֵ֨לֶקve.Che.lekH2506for everלְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769in any thingthat is doneנַעֲשָׂ֖הna.'a.SahH6213under the sunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

7Go thy wayH3212,eatאֱכֹ֤ל'e.KholH398thy breadלַחְמֶ֔ךָlach.Me.khaH3899with joyבְּשִׂמְחָה֙be.sim.ChahH8057,and drinkוּֽשֲׁתֵ֥הu.sha.TehH8354thy wineיֵינֶ֑ךָyei.Ne.khaH3196with a merryט֖וֹבTovH2896heartבְלֶב־ve.lev-H3820;for Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430nowכְבָ֔רkhe.VarH3528acceptethרָצָ֥הra.TzahH7521thy worksמַעֲשֶֽׂיךָ׃ma.'a.Sei.khaH4639.

8Let thy garmentsבְגָדֶ֖יךָve.ga.Dei.khaH899be alwaysעֵ֕ת'etH6256whiteלְבָנִ֑יםle.va.NimH3836;and let thy headרֹאשְׁךָ֥ro.she.KhaH7218lackיֶחְסָֽר׃yech.SarH2637no ointmentוְשֶׁ֖מֶןve.She.menH8081.

9Liveחַיִּ֜יםchai.YimH2416joyfullyרְאֵ֨הre.'EhH7200with the wifeאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802whom thou lovestאָהַ֗בְתָּ'a.Hav.taH157all the daysיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117of the lifeחַיֵּ֣יchai.YeiH2416of thy vanityהֶבְלֶ֔ךָhev.Le.khaH1892,which he hath givenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414thee under the sunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121,all the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of thy vanityהֶבְלֶ֑ךָhev.Le.khaH1892: for that isthy portionחֶלְקְךָ֙chel.ke.ChaH2506in thislifeבַּֽחַיִּ֔יםba.chai.YimH2416,and in thy labourוּבַעֲמָ֣לְךָ֔u.va.'a.Mal.khaH5999which thou takestעָמֵ֖ל'a.MelH6001under the sunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

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