New American Standard Bible 1995

Ecclesiastes 3:9-15

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.

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.

14I knowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that everythingכָּל־ אֲשֶׁ֨רkol- 'a.SherH3605 H834Godהָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430doesיַעֲשֶׂ֤הya.'a.SehH6213will remainיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961foreverלְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769;thereH369is nothingH369to addלְהוֹסִ֔יףle.ho.SifH3254to it and thereH369is nothingH369to takeלִגְרֹ֑עַlig.Ro.a'H1639from it, for Godוְהָאֱלֹהִ֣יםve.ha.'E.lo.HimH430has soworkedעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213that men shouldfearשֶׁיִּֽרְא֖וּshei.yir.'UH3372Him.

15Thatwhichמַה־mah-H4100 H7945is has beenH1961alreadyכְּבָ֣רke.VarH3528and that whichוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834will be has alreadyכְּבָ֣רke.VarH3528beenH1961,for Godוְהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםve.ha.'E.lo.HimH430seeksיְבַקֵּ֥שׁye.va.KeshH1245what has passedנִרְדָּֽף׃nir.DafH7291by.

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