New American Standard Bible 1995

Ecclesiastes 3:11-13

11He hasmadeעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213everythingהַכֹּ֥לha.KolH3605appropriateיָפֶ֣הya.PehH3303in its timeבְעִתּ֑וֹve.'i.ToH6256.He has alsoגַּ֤םgamH1571setנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414eternityהָעֹלָם֙ha.'o.LamH5769in their heartבְּלִבָּ֔םbe.li.BamH3820,yetH1097soH1097that manהָאָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120will not findיִמְצָ֣אyim.Tza'H4672out the workהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֛הha.ma.'a.SehH4639whichH834Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430has doneעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213from the beginningמֵרֹ֥אשׁme.RoshH7218even to the endסֽוֹף׃SofH5490.

12I knowיָדַ֕עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that thereH369isnothingH369betterט֖וֹבTovH2896for them thanאִם־'im-H3588 H518to rejoiceלִשְׂמ֔וֹחַlis.Mo.achH8055and to doוְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213goodט֖וֹבTovH2896in one’s lifetimeH2425;

13moreoverוְגַ֤םve.GamH1571,that everyכָּל־kol-H3605manהָאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120whoH7945eatsשֶׁיֹּאכַ֣לshei.yo.KhalH398and drinksוְשָׁתָ֔הve.sha.TahH8354seesוְרָאָ֥הve.ra.'AhH7200goodט֖וֹבTovH2896in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605his laborעֲמָל֑וֹa.ma.LoH5999--it is thegiftמַתַּ֥תma.TatH4991of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430.

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