Ecclesiastes 9
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Ecclesiastes 9:1-2

1For I have takenנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414allH3605thisH2088to my heartלִבִּי֙li.BiH3820and explainוְלָב֣וּרve.la.VurH952it that righteousהַצַּדִּיקִ֧יםha.tza.di.KimH6662menH6662,wiseוְהַחֲכָמִ֛יםve.ha.cha.kha.MimH2450menH2450,and their deedsוַעֲבָדֵיהֶ֖םva.'a.va.dei.HemH5652arein the handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.Manהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120does not knowיוֹדֵ֙עַ֙yo.De.a'H3045whetherגַּֽם־gam-H1571it will beloveאַהֲבָ֣ה'a.ha.VahH160orגַם־gam-H1571hatredשִׂנְאָ֗הsin.'AhH8135;anythingH3605awaitsלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440him.
2It is the sameH3512for allH3605. There isoneאֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadH259fateמִקְרֶ֨הmik.RehH4745for the righteousלַצַּדִּ֤יקla.tza.DikH6662and for the wickedוְלָרָשָׁע֙ve.la.ra.Sha'H7563;for the goodלַטּוֹב֙la.tOvH2896,for the cleanוְלַטָּה֣וֹרve.la.ta.HorH2889and for the uncleanוְלַטָּמֵ֔אve.la.ta.Me'H2931;for the man who offersH2076a sacrificeH2076and for the one whoH834does not sacrificeH2076.As the goodכַּטּוֹב֙ka.tOvH2896manH2896is, so is the sinnerכַּֽחֹטֶ֔אka.cho.Te'H2398;as the swearerהַנִּשְׁבָּ֕עha.nish.Ba'H7650is, so is the one whois afraidH3372to swearשְׁבוּעָ֥הshe.vu.'AhH7621.
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