New American Standard Bible 1995

Ecclesiastes 3:16-20

16Furthermoreוְע֥וֹדve.'odH5750,I have seenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121thatin the placeמְק֤וֹםme.KomH4725of justiceהַמִּשְׁפָּט֙ha.mish.PatH4941thereשָׁ֣מָּהSha.mahH8033iswickednessהָרֶ֔שַׁעha.Re.sha'H7562and in the placeוּמְק֥וֹםu.me.KomH4725of righteousnessהַצֶּ֖דֶקha.Tze.dekH6664thereשָׁ֥מָּהSha.mahH8033is wickednessהָרָֽשַׁע׃ha.Ra.sha'H7562.

17I saidאָמַ֤רְתִּֽי'a.Mar.tiH559to myselfבְּלִבִּ֔יbe.li.BiH3820, “Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430will judgeיִשְׁפֹּ֖טyish.PotH8199both the righteousהַצַּדִּיק֙ha.tza.DikH6662manH6662and the wickedהָ֣רָשָׁ֔עha.ra.Sha'H7563manH7563,” for atimeעֵ֣ת'etH6256for everyלְכָל־le.kholH3605matterחֵ֔פֶץChe.fetzH2656and for everyכָּל־kol-H3605deedהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֖הha.ma.'a.SehH4639is thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

18I saidאָמַ֤רְתִּֽי'a.Mar.tiH559to myselfבְּלִבִּ֔יbe.li.BiH3820concerningעַל־ דִּבְרַת֙'al- div.RatH5921 H1700the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of menהָאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120, “Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430has surely testedלְבָרָ֖םle.va.RamH1305them in order for them to seeוְלִרְא֕וֹתve.lir.'otH7200that they are butbeastsבְּהֵמָ֥הbe.he.MahH929.”

19For the fateH4745of the sonsבְֽנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of menהָאָדָ֜םha.'a.DamH120and the fateH4745of beastsהַבְּהֵמָ֗הha.be.he.MahH929is the sameאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259.As oneזֶה֙zehH2088diesכְּמ֥וֹתke.MotH4194soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651diesמ֣וֹתMotH4194the otherזֶ֔הZehH2088;indeed, they allלַכֹּ֑לla.KolH3605have the sameאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259breathוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307and thereH369is noH369advantageוּמוֹתַ֨רu.mo.TarH4195for manהָאָדָ֤םha.'a.DamH120overמִן־min-H4480beastהַבְּהֵמָה֙ha.be.he.MahH929,for allהַכֹּ֖לha.KolH3605isvanityהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.

20Allהַכֹּ֥לha.KolH3605goהוֹלֵ֖ךְho.LekhH1980to the sameאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259placeמָק֣וֹםma.KomH4725.Allהַכֹּל֙ha.KolH3605cameהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961from thedustהֶֽעָפָ֔רhe.'a.FarH6083and allוְהַכֹּ֖לve.ha.KolH3605returnשָׁ֥בshavH7725to the dustהֶעָפָֽר׃he.'a.FarH6083.

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