New American Standard Bible 1995

Ecclesiastes 9:2-9

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.

3Thisזֶ֣ה׀zehH2088is an evilרָ֗עRa'H7451in allH3605that is doneנַעֲשָׂה֙na.'a.SahH6213underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121, that there isoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259fateמִקְרֶ֥הmik.RehH4745for allH3605menH3605.Furthermoreוְגַ֣םve.GamH1571,the heartsלֵ֣בlevH3820of the sonsבְּֽנֵי־be.nei-H1121of menהָ֠אָדָםHa.'a.domH120are fullמָלֵא־ma.le'-H4392of evilרָ֨עra'H7451andinsanityוְהוֹלֵל֤וֹתve.ho.le.LotH1947is in their heartsבִּלְבָבָם֙bil.va.VamH3824throughout their livesH2425.Afterwardsוְאַחֲרָ֖יוve.'a.cha.RavH310they goto the deadהַמֵּתִֽים׃ha.me.TimH4191.

4For whoeverמִי֙ אֲשֶׁ֣רmi 'a.SherH4310 H834is joinedיְחֻבַּ֔רyi.ba.cherH2266with allכָּל־kol-H3605the livingהַחַיִּ֖יםha.chai.YimH2416,thereיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426is hopeבִּטָּח֑וֹןbi.ta.ChonH986;surelyH3588a liveחַי֙chaiH2416dogלְכֶ֤לֶבle.Khe.levH3611is betterט֔וֹבTovH2896thanמִן־min-H4480a deadהַמֵּֽת׃ha.MetH4191lionH743.

5For the livingהַֽחַיִּ֛יםha.chai.YimH2416knowיוֹדְעִ֖יםyod.'ImH3045they will dieשֶׁיָּמֻ֑תוּshei.ya.Mu.tuH4191;but the deadוְהַמֵּתִ֞יםve.ha.me.TimH4191do not knowיוֹדְעִ֣יםyod.'ImH3045anythingמְא֗וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972,norאֵינָ֧ם'ei.NamH369haveוְאֵֽין־ve.'ein-H369they anyH5750longerH5750a rewardשָׂכָ֔רsa.KharH7939, for theirmemoryזִכְרָֽם׃zikh.RamH2143is forgottenנִשְׁכַּ֖חnish.KachH7911.

6IndeedH1571their loveאַהֲבָתָ֧ם'a.ha.va.TamH160,their hateשִׂנְאָתָ֛םsin.'a.TamH8135and their zealקִנְאָתָ֖םkin.'a.TamH7068have alreadyכְּבָ֣רke.VarH3528perishedאָבָ֑דָה'a.Va.dahH6,and they will noH369longerעוֹד֙'OdH5750haveH369ashareוְחֵ֨לֶקve.Che.lekH2506in allבְּכֹ֥לbe.KholH3605that is doneנַעֲשָׂ֖הna.'a.SahH6213underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

7Goלֵ֣ךְlekhH1980then,eatאֱכֹ֤ל'e.KholH398your breadלַחְמֶ֔ךָlach.Me.khaH3899in happinessבְּשִׂמְחָה֙be.sim.ChahH8057and drinkוּֽשֲׁתֵ֥הu.sha.TehH8354your wineיֵינֶ֑ךָyei.Ne.khaH3196with a cheerfulט֖וֹבTovH2896heartבְלֶב־ve.lev-H3820;for Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430has alreadyכְבָ֔רkhe.VarH3528approvedרָצָ֥הra.TzahH7521your worksמַעֲשֶֽׂיךָ׃ma.'a.Sei.khaH4639.

8Let yourclothesבְגָדֶ֖יךָve.ga.Dei.khaH899be whiteלְבָנִ֑יםle.va.NimH3836allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the timeעֵ֕ת'etH6256, and let notoilוְשֶׁ֖מֶןve.She.menH8081be lackingיֶחְסָֽר׃yech.SarH2637on your headרֹאשְׁךָ֥ro.she.KhaH7218.

9Enjoyרְאֵ֨הre.'EhH7200lifeH2425with the womanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you loveאָהַ֗בְתָּ'a.Hav.taH157allH3605the daysH3117of yourfleetingH1892lifeH2425whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834He has givenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414to you underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121;for thisה֤וּאhu'H1931is yourrewardחֶלְקְךָ֙chel.ke.ChaH2506in lifeH2425and in your toilוּבַעֲמָ֣לְךָ֔u.va.'a.Mal.khaH5999in whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you have laboredעָמֵ֖ל'a.MelH6001underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

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