New American Standard Bible 1995

Ecclesiastes 3:19-22

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.

21Whoמִ֣יmiH4310knowsיוֹדֵ֗עַyo.De.a'H3045that thebreathר֚וּחַRu.achH7307of manהָאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120ascendsהָעֹלָ֥הha.'o.LahH5927upwardלְמָ֑עְלָהle.Ma.'e.lahH4605and the breathוְר֙וּחַ֙ve.Ru.achH7307of the beastהַבְּהֵמָ֔הha.be.he.MahH929descendsהַיֹּרֶ֥דֶתhai.yo.Re.detH3381downwardלְמַ֥טָּהle.Ma.tahH4295to the earthלָאָֽרֶץ׃la.'A.retzH776?

22I have seenוְרָאִ֗יתִיve.ra.'I.tiH7200thatnothingאֵ֥ין'einH369is betterטוֹב֙tOvH2896thanH4480that manהָאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120should be happyיִשְׂמַ֤חyis.MachH8055in his activitiesבְּֽמַעֲשָׂ֔יוbe.ma.'a.SavH4639,for that is his lotחֶלְק֑וֹchel.KoH2506.For whoמִ֤יmiH4310will bringיְבִיאֶ֙נּוּ֙ye.vi.'E.nuH935him to seeלִרְא֔וֹתlir.'otH7200whatבְּמֶ֖הbe.MehH4100will occurשֶׁיִּהְיֶ֥הshei.yih.YehH1961afterאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310him?

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