New American Standard Bible 1995

Ecclesiastes 5:13-17

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.

16Thisזֹה֙zohH2090alsoH1571is a grievousחוֹלָ֔הcho.LahH2470evilH7463--exactlyעֻמַּ֥ת'u.MatH5980as a manis bornשֶׁבָּ֖אshe.Ba'H935,thusכֵּ֣ןkenH3651will hedieיֵלֵ֑ךְye.LekhH1980. Sowhatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100is the advantageיִּתְר֣וֹןyit.RonH3504to him whoH7945toilsשֶֽׁיַּעֲמֹ֖לshei.ya.'a.MolH5998for the windלָרֽוּחַ׃la.Ru.achH7307?

17ThroughoutH3605his lifeH3117healsoגַּ֥םgamH1571eatsH398in darknessבַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822withgreatהַרְבֵּ֖הhar.BehH7235vexationוְכָעַ֥סve.kha.'AsH3707,sicknessוְחָלְי֥וֹve.chal.YoH2483and angerוָקָֽצֶף׃va.Ka.tzefH7110.

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