New American Standard Bible 1995

Ecclesiastes 2:21-23

21Whenכִּי־ki-H3588thereיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426is a manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120whoH7945has laboredH5998with wisdomבְּחָכְמָ֥הbe.cha.khe.MahH2451,knowledgeוּבְדַ֖עַתu.ve.Da.'atH1847andskillוּבְכִשְׁר֑וֹןu.ve.khish.RonH3788, then hegivesיִתְּנֶ֣נּוּyi.te.Ne.nuH5414hislegacyחֶלְק֔וֹchel.KoH2506to oneוּלְאָדָ֞םu.le.'a.DamH120whoH7945has not laboredH5998with them. Thisזֶ֥הzehH2088tooגַּם־gam-H1571is vanityהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1892and a greatרַבָּֽה׃ra.BahH7227evilH7463.

22For whatמֶֽה־meh-H4100does a manלָֽאָדָם֙la.'a.DamH120getהֹוֶ֤הho.VehH1933inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605his laborעֲמָל֔וֹa.ma.LoH5999and inhis strivingוּבְרַעְי֖וֹןu.ve.ra'.YonH7475with whichH7945he laborsעָמֵ֖ל'a.MelH6001underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121?

23Becauseכִּ֧יkiH3588allכָל־khol-H3605his daysיָמָ֣יוya.MavH3117his taskעִנְיָנ֔וֹin.ya.NoH6045is painfulמַכְאֹבִ֗יםmakh.'o.VimH4341andgrievousוָכַ֙עַס֙va.Kha.'asH3708;evenגַּם־gam-H1571at nightבַּלַּ֖יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915hismindלִבּ֑וֹli.BoH3820does not restשָׁכַ֣בsha.KhavH7901.Thisזֶ֖הzehH2088tooגַּם־gam-H1571is vanityהֶ֥בֶלHe.velH1892.

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