New American Standard Bible 1995

Ecclesiastes 5:8-20

8Ifאִם־'im-H518you seeתִּרְאֶ֣הtir.'EhH7200oppressionעֹ֣שֶׁק'O.shekH6233of the poorרָ֠שׁrashH7326anddenialוְגֵ֨זֶלve.Ge.zelH1498of justiceמִשְׁפָּ֤טmish.PatH4941and righteousnessוָצֶ֙דֶק֙va.Tze.dekH6664in the provinceבַמְּדִינָ֔הva.me.di.NahH4082, do not beshockedתִּתְמַ֖הּtit.MahH8539at thesightהַחֵ֑פֶץha.Che.fetzH2656; for oneofficialH1364watchesשֹׁמֵ֔רsho.MerH8104overH4480 H5921anotherofficialH1364,and there are higherH1364officialsH1364overH5921them.

9After allבַּכֹּ֣לba.KolH3605,a kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428who cultivatesנֶעֱבָֽד׃ne.'e.VadH5647the fieldלְשָׂדֶ֖הle.sa.DehH7704is an advantageוְיִתְר֥וֹןve.yit.RonH3504to the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776.

10He who lovesאֹהֵ֥ב'o.HevH157moneyכֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sefH3701will not be satisfiedיִשְׂבַּ֣עyis.Ba'H7646with moneyכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701,norH3808he whoוּמִֽי־u.mi-H4310lovesאֹהֵ֥ב'o.HevH157abundanceבֶּהָמ֖וֹןbe.ha.MonH1995with itsincomeתְבוּאָ֑הte.vu.'AhH8393.Thisזֶ֖הzehH2088tooגַּם־gam-H1571isvanityהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.

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.

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.

18Hereהִנֵּ֞הhi.NehH2009is whatH834I have seenרָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiH7200to begoodH2896andfittingיָפֶ֣הya.PehH3303:to eatH398,to drinkוְ֠לִשְׁתּוֹתVe.lish.totH8354andenjoyוְלִרְא֨וֹתve.lir.'otH7200 H2899oneself in allH3605one’s laborH5999in whichH7945he toilsשֶׁיַּעֲמֹ֣לshei.ya.'a.MolH5998underתַּֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478the sunהַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121duringthe fewמִסְפַּ֧רmis.ParH4557yearsיְמֵי־ye.mei-H3117of his lifeH2425whichH834GodH430has givenH5414him; for thisH1931is hisrewardH2506.

19Furthermoreגַּ֣םgamH1571,as for everyכָּֽל־kal-H3605manהָאָדָ֡םha.'a.DamH120to whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834GodH430has givenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414richesעֹ֨שֶׁר'O.sherH6239and wealthוּנְכָסִ֜יםu.ne.kha.SimH5233, He has alsoempoweredוְהִשְׁלִיט֨וֹve.hish.li.ToH7980him to eatלֶאֱכֹ֤לle.'e.KholH398from them and to receiveוְלָשֵׂ֣אתve.la.SetH5375hisrewardחֶלְק֔וֹchel.KoH2506and rejoiceוְלִשְׂמֹ֖חַve.lis.Mo.achH8055in his laborבַּעֲמָל֑וֹba.'a.ma.LoH5999;thisזֹ֕הzohH2090is thegiftמַתַּ֥תma.TatH4991of GodH430.

20For he will not oftenהַרְבֵּ֔הhar.BehH7235considerיִזְכֹּ֖רyiz.KorH2142theyearsיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of his lifeH2425,becauseH3588Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430keepsH6030him occupiedH6030with the gladnessבְּשִׂמְחַ֥תbe.sim.ChatH8057of his heartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.

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