New American Standard Bible 1995

Ecclesiastes 5:11-15

11When goodH2899thingsH2899increaseH7235,those who consumeH398them increaseרַבּ֖וּra.BuH7231.So whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100is the advantageכִּשְׁרוֹן֙kish.rOnH3788to their ownersלִבְעָלֶ֔יהָliv.'a.Lei.haH1167exceptכִּ֖יkiH3588 H518tolookרְא֥וּת עֵינָֽיו׃re.'i.yat 'ei.NavH7212 H5869on?

12The sleepשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8142of the workingהָעֹבֵ֔דha.'o.VedH5647man ispleasantמְתוּקָה֙me.tu.KahH4966,whetherH518he eatsיֹאכֵ֑לyo.KhelH398littleמְעַ֥טme.'AtH4592or muchהַרְבֵּ֖הhar.BehH7235; but thefullH7647stomachH7647of the richלֶֽעָשִׁ֔ירle.'a.ShirH6223manH6223does not allowמַנִּ֥יחַֽma.Ni.achH5117him to sleepלִישֽׁוֹן׃li.ShonH3462.

13Thereיֵ֚שׁyeshH3426is a grievousחוֹלָ֔הcho.LahH2470evilH7463whichI have seenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121:richesH6239beinghoardedשָׁמ֥וּרsha.MurH8104by their ownerלִבְעָלָ֖יוliv.'a.LavH1167to his hurtH7463.

14When thoseהַה֖וּאha.Hu'H1931richesהָעֹ֥שֶׁרha.'O.sherH6239were lostוְאָבַ֛דve.'a.VadH6througha badרָ֑עRa'H7451investmentבְּעִנְיַ֣ןbe.'in.YanH6045and he had fatheredוְהוֹלִ֣ידve.ho.LidH3205a sonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121,then thereH369was nothingH369 H3972to supportH3027him.

15As he had comeיָצָא֙ya.Tza'H3318nakedעָר֛וֹםa.RomH6174from his mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517wombמִבֶּ֣טֶןmi.Be.tenH990,so will he returnיָשׁ֥וּבya.ShuvH7725as he cameH935. He willtakeיִשָּׂ֣אyi.Sa'H5375nothingוּמְא֙וּמָה֙ לֹא־u.me.'U.mah lo'-H3972 H3808from the fruitH5999of his laborH5999that he can carryH1980in his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

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