Ecclesiastes 2
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Ecclesiastes 2:24-26

24ThereH369isnothingH369betterט֤וֹבTovH2896for a manבָּאָדָם֙ba.'a.DamH120thanto eatשֶׁיֹּאכַ֣לshei.yo.KhalH398and drinkוְשָׁתָ֔הve.sha.TahH8354andtellוְהֶרְאָ֧הve.her.'AhH7200himselfנַפְשׁ֛וֹnaf.ShoH5315that his laborבַּעֲמָל֑וֹba.'a.ma.LoH5999is goodט֖וֹבTovH2896.Thisזֹה֙zohH2090alsoגַּם־gam-H1571I have seenרָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiH7200that it isfrom the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.
25For whoמִ֥יmiH4310can eatיֹאכַ֛לyo.KhalH398and whoוּמִ֥יu.MiH4310can haveH2363enjoymentH2363withoutח֥וּץ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃chutz mi.Me.niH2351H4480Him?
26For to a personלְאָדָם֙le.'a.DamH120whoH7945is goodH2896in His sightלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440He has givenנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414wisdomחָכְמָ֥הchokh.mahH2451and knowledgeוְדַ֖עַתve.Da.'atH1847and joyוְשִׂמְחָ֑הve.sim.ChahH8057,while to the sinnerוְלַחוֹטֶא֩ve.la.cho.Te'H2398He has givenנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414the taskעִנְיָ֜ן'in.YanH6045of gatheringלֶאֱס֣וֹףle.'e.SofH622and collectingוְלִכְנ֗וֹסve.likh.NosH3664so that he maygiveלָתֵת֙la.TetH5414to oneH2896whoH2896is goodH2896in God’sהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430sightלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440.Thisזֶ֥הzehH2088tooגַּם־gam-H1571isvanityהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1892and strivingוּרְע֥וּתu.re.'UtH7469after windרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.
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