New American Standard Bible 1995

Ecclesiastes 3:9-11

9Whatמַה־mah-H4100profitיִּתְרוֹן֙yit.rOnH3504is there to the workerהָֽעוֹשֶׂ֔הha.'o.SehH6213from that in whichבַּאֲשֶׁ֖רba.'a.SherH834he toilsעָמֵֽל׃'a.MelH6001?

10I have seenרָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiH7200thetaskהָֽעִנְיָ֗ןha.'in.YanH6045whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430has givenנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414the sonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of menהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120with which to occupyH6030themselves.

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.

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