New American Standard Bible 1995

Ecclesiastes 2:12-17

12So I turnedוּפָנִ֤יתִֽיu.fa.Ni.tiH6437toconsiderלִרְא֣וֹתlir.'otH7200wisdomחָכְמָ֔הchokh.mahH2451,madnessוְהוֹלֵל֖וֹתve.ho.le.LotH1947and follyוְסִכְל֑וּתve.sikh.LutH5531;for whatמֶ֣הmehH4100willthe manהָאָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120dowhoH7945will comeשֶׁיָּבוֹא֙shei.ya.Vo'H935afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428exceptwhatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834has alreadyכְּבָ֖רke.VarH3528been doneעָשֽׂוּהוּ׃'a.Su.huH6213?

13And I sawוְרָאִ֣יתִיve.ra.'I.tiH7200thatwisdomלַֽחָכְמָ֖הla.cha.khe.MahH2451excelsיִתְר֛וֹןyit.RonH3504follyהַסִּכְל֑וּתha.sikh.LutH5531as lightהָא֖וֹרha.'OrH216excelsכִּֽיתְר֥וֹןkit.RonH3504darknessהַחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ha.Cho.shekhH2822.

14The wiseהֶֽחָכָם֙he.cha.KhamH2450man’sH2450eyesעֵינָ֣יו'ei.NavH5869are in his headבְּרֹאשׁ֔וֹbe.ro.ShoH7218, but thefoolוְהַכְּסִ֖ילve.ha.ke.SilH3684walksהוֹלֵ֑ךְho.LekhH1980in darknessבַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822.And yetגַם־gam-H1571I knowוְיָדַ֣עְתִּיve.ya.Da'.tiH3045thatoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259fateשֶׁמִּקְרֶ֥הshe.mik.RehH4745befallsיִקְרֶ֥הyik.RehH7136them bothכֻּלָּֽם׃ku.LamH3605.

15Then I saidוְאָמַ֨רְתִּֽיve.'a.Mar.tiH559to myselfבְּלִבִּ֗יbe.li.BiH3820, “As is the fateכְּמִקְרֵ֤הke.mik.RehH4745of the foolהַכְּסִיל֙ha.ke.SilH3684,it will alsoגַּם־gam-H1571befallיִקְרֵ֔נִיyik.Re.niH7136me.Whyוְלָ֧מָּהve.La.mahH4100thenאָ֣ז'azH227have I beenH2449extremelyיוֹתֵ֑רyo.TerH3148wiseחָכַ֛מְתִּיcha.Kham.tiH2449?” SoI saidוְדִבַּ֣רְתִּיve.di.Bar.tiH1696to myselfבְלִבִּ֔יve.li.BiH3820, “Thisזֶ֖הzehH2088tooשֶׁגַּם־she.gam-H1571is vanityהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.”

16For thereH369isnoH369lastingלְעוֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769remembranceזִכְר֧וֹןzikh.RonH2146of the wiseלֶחָכָ֛םle.cha.KhamH2450manH2450aswith the foolהַכְּסִ֖ילha.ke.SilH3684,inasmuchH7945as inthe comingהַבָּאִים֙ha.ba.'ImH935daysהַיָּמִ֤יםhai.ya.MimH3117allהַכֹּ֣לha.KolH3605will be forgottenנִשְׁכָּ֔חnish.KachH7911. Andhowוְאֵ֛יךְve.'EikhH349the wiseהֶחָכָ֖םhe.cha.KhamH2450manH2450and the foolהַכְּסִֽיל׃ha.ke.SilH3684alikeH5973dieיָמ֥וּתya.MutH4191!

17So Ihatedוְשָׂנֵ֙אתִי֙ve.sa.Ne.tiH8130lifeH2425,for the workהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֔הha.ma.'a.SehH4639whichH7945had been doneשֶׁנַּעֲשָׂ֖הshe.na.'a.SahH6213underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121wasgrievousרַ֤עra'H7451to me; becauseH3588everythingהַכֹּ֥לha.KolH3605is futilityהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1892and strivingוּרְע֥וּתu.re.'UtH7469after windרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

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