New American Standard Bible 1995

Ecclesiastes 6:1-6

1Thereיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426is anevilH7463whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have seenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121and it is prevalentוְרַבָּ֥הve.ra.BahH7227amongעַל־'al-H5921menהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120--

2a manH376to whomH834Godהָאֱלֹהִ֡יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hasgivenיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414richesעֹשֶׁר֩'o.SherH6239and wealthוּנְכָסִ֨יםu.ne.kha.SimH5233and honorוְכָב֜וֹדve.kha.VodH3519so that his soulלְנַפְשׁ֣וֹ׀le.naf.ShoH5315lacksחָסֵ֥רcha.SerH2638nothingוְֽאֵינֶ֨נּוּve.'ei.Ne.nuH369of allמִכֹּ֣לmi.KolH3605that he desiresיִתְאַוֶּ֗הyit.'a.VehH183;yet Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430has not empoweredיַשְׁלִיטֶ֤נּוּyash.li.Te.nuH7980him to eatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398from them, for a foreignerנָכְרִ֖יna.khe.RiH5237enjoysיֹֽאכֲלֶ֑נּוּyo.kha.Le.nuH398them. Thisזֶ֥הzehH2088isvanityהֶ֛בֶלHe.velH1892and a severeרָ֖עra'H7451afflictionוָחֳלִ֥יvo.cho.LiH2483.

3Ifאִם־'im-H518a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376fathersיוֹלִ֣ידyo.LidH3205a hundredמֵאָ֡הme.'AhH3967childrenand livesיִֽחְיֶ֜הyich.YehH2421manyרַבּ֨וֹתra.BotH7227yearsH8141,however manyוְרַ֣ב׀ve.RavH7227they be, but his soulוְנַפְשׁוֹ֙ve.naf.ShoH5315is not satisfiedתִשְׂבַּ֣עtis.Ba'H7646with goodH2899thingsH2899and he does not evenוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571haveH1961a properburialקְבוּרָ֖הke.vu.RahH6900, thenI sayאָמַ֕רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, “BetterH2896the miscarriageהַנָּֽפֶל׃ha.Na.felH5309thanH4480he,

4for it comesבָּ֖אba'H935in futilityבַהֶ֥בֶלva.He.velH1892and goesיֵלֵ֑ךְye.LekhH1980into obscurityוּבַחֹ֣שֶׁךְu.va.Cho.shekhH2822;and its nameשְׁמ֥וֹshe.MoH8034is coveredיְכֻסֶּֽה׃ye.khu.SehH3680in obscurityוּבַחֹ֖שֶׁךְu.va.Cho.shekhH2822.

5It neverלֹא־lo'-H3808seesרָאָ֖הra.'AhH7200the sunשֶׁ֥מֶשׁShe.meshH8121and it neverוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808knowsיָדָ֑עya.Da'H3045anything;it is betterנַ֥חַתNa.chatH5183off thanH4480he.

6Even ifוְאִלּ֣וּve.'i.LuH432the otherman livesחָיָ֗הcha.YahH2421a thousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141twiceפַּעֲמַ֔יִםpa.'a.Ma.yimH6471and does notenjoyרָאָ֑הra.'AhH7200 H2899goodH2899thingsH2899--do not allהַכֹּ֥לha.KolH3605goהוֹלֵֽךְ׃ho.LekhH1980to oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259placeמָק֥וֹםma.KomH4725?”

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