New American Standard Bible 1995

Ecclesiastes 8:9-13

9Allכָּל־kol-H3605thisזֶ֤הzehH2088I have seenרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200and appliedוְנָת֣וֹןve.na.TonH5414mymindלִבִּ֔יli.BiH3820to everyלְכָֽל־le.kholH3605deedמַעֲשֶׂ֔הma.'a.SehH4639that has been doneנַעֲשָׂ֖הna.'a.SahH6213underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121whereinH834a manהָאָדָ֛םha.'a.DamH120has exercisedH7980authorityH7980over anothermanבְּאָדָ֖םbe.'a.DamH120to his hurtלְרַ֥עle.Ra'H7451.

10Soוּבְכֵ֡ןu.ve.KhenH3651then, I have seenרָאִיתִי֩ra.'i.TiH7200the wickedרְשָׁעִ֨יםre.sha.'ImH7563buriedקְבֻרִ֜יםke.vu.RimH6912,those who used to goוָבָ֗אוּva.Va.'uH935in and out from the holyקָדוֹשׁ֙ka.do.VoshH6918placeוּמִמְּק֤וֹםu.mi.me.KomH4725, and they are soonforgottenוְיִֽשְׁתַּכְּח֥וּve.yish.ta.ke.ChuH7911in the cityבָעִ֖ירva.'IrH5892whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they didעָשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213thusכֵּן־ken-H3651.Thisזֶ֖הzehH2088tooגַּם־gam-H1571is futilityהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.

11Becauseאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834thesentenceפִתְגָ֔םfit.GamH6599against an evilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451deedמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639is not executedנַעֲשָׂ֣הna.'a.SahH6213quicklyמְהֵרָ֑הme.he.RahH4120,thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֡ן'al- kenH5921 H3651the heartsלֵ֧בlevH3820of the sonsבְּֽנֵי־be.nei-H1121of menהָאָדָ֛םha.'a.DamH120among them are givenH4390fullyH4390to doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451.

12AlthoughH834a sinnerחֹטֶ֗אcho.Te'H2398doesעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213evilרָ֛עra'H7451a hundredמְאַ֖תme.'AtH3967times and maylengthenוּמַאֲרִ֣יךְu.ma.'a.RikhH748his life,stillכִּ֚י גַּם־ki gam-H3588 H1571I knowיוֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045that it will bewellטּוֹב֙tOvH2896for those who fearיִֽירְא֖וּyi.re.'UH3372Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,whoH834fearH3372Him openlyמִלְּפָנָֽיו׃mi.le.fa.NavH4480 H6440.

13But it willnot be wellוְטוֹב֙ve.tOvH2896for the evilH7563manH7563and he will not lengthenיַאֲרִ֥יךְya.'a.RikhH748his daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117like ashadowכַּצֵּ֑לka.TzelH6738,becauseאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834he does not fearH3372Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

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