Ecclesiastes 6
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Ecclesiastes 6:7-12

7Allכָּל־kol-H3605a man’sהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120laborעֲמַ֥ל'a.MalH5999is for his mouthלְפִ֑יהוּle.Fi.huH6310and yetוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571theappetiteהַנֶּ֖פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315is notsatisfiedתִמָּלֵֽא׃ti.ma.Le'H4390.
8Forwhatמַה־mah-H4100advantageיּוֹתֵ֥רyo.TerH3148does the wiseלֶחָכָ֖םle.cha.KhamH2450manH2450have overמִֽן־min-H4480the foolהַכְּסִ֑ילha.ke.SilH3684?Whatמַה־mah-H4100advantagedoes the poorלֶּעָנִ֣יle.'a.NiH6041manH6041have, knowingיוֹדֵ֔עַyo.De.a'H3045howto walkלַהֲלֹ֖ךְla.ha.LokhH1980beforeנֶ֥גֶדNe.gedH5048the livingהַחַיִּֽים׃ha.chai.YimH2416?
9WhatH4758the eyesעֵינַ֖יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869seeH4758is betterט֛וֹבTovH2896thanH4480what the soulנָ֑פֶשׁNa.feshH5315desiresמֵֽהֲלָךְ־me.ha.lokh-H1980.Thisזֶ֥הzehH2088tooגַּם־gam-H1571isfutilityהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1892and a strivingוּרְע֥וּתu.re.'UtH7469after windרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.
10Whateverמַה־mah-H4100H7945existsשֶּֽׁהָיָ֗הshe.ha.YahH1961has alreadyכְּבָר֙ke.VarH3528been namedנִקְרָ֣א שְׁמ֔וֹnik.Ra' she.MoH7121H8034,and it is knownוְנוֹדָ֖עve.no.Da'H3045whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834manאָדָ֑ם'a.DamH120is; for hecannotוְלֹא־ יוּכַ֣לve.lo'- yu.KhalH3201H3808disputeלָדִ֔יןla.DinH1777with him whoH7945is strongerשֶׁתַּקִּ֖יףshe.hat.kifH8623thanמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480he is.
11For thereיֵשׁ־yesh-H3426are manyהַרְבֵּ֖הhar.BehH7235wordsדְּבָרִ֥יםde.va.RimH1697which increaseמַרְבִּ֣יםmar.BimH7235futilityהָ֑בֶלHa.velH1892.Whatמַה־mah-H4100thenis the advantageיֹּתֵ֖רyo.TerH3148to a manלָאָדָֽם׃la.'a.DamH120?
12For whoמִֽי־mi-H4310knowsיוֹדֵעַ֩yo.de.a'H3045whatמַה־mah-H4100is goodטּ֨וֹבTovH2896for a manלָֽאָדָ֜םla.'a.DamH120during hislifetimeH2425, duringthe fewמִסְפַּ֛רmis.ParH4557yearsיְמֵי־ye.mei-H3117of his futileהֶבְל֖וֹhev.LoH1892lifeH2425? He willspendוְיַעֲשֵׂ֣םve.ya.'a.SemH6213them like a shadowכַּצֵּ֑לka.TzelH6738.For whoמִֽי־mi-H4310can tellיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046a manלָֽאָדָ֔םla.'a.DamH120whatמַה־mah-H4100will be afterאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310him underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121?
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