New American Standard Bible 1995

Ecclesiastes 9:5-10

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.

10Whateverכֹּ֠ל אֲשֶׁ֨רkol 'a.SherH3605 H834your handיָֽדְךָ֛ya.de.KhaH3027findsתִּמְצָ֧אtim.Tza'H4672to doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213,doעֲשֵׂ֑ה'a.SehH6213it with allyour mightבְּכֹחֲךָ֖be.kho.cha.KhaH3581;for thereH369is noH369activityמַעֲשֶׂ֤הma.'a.SehH4639or planningH2803or knowledgeוְדַ֣עַתve.Da.'atH1847or wisdomוְחָכְמָ֔הve.cha.khe.MahH2451inSheolבִּשְׁא֕וֹלbish.'olH7585whereאֲשֶׁ֥ר שָֽׁמָּה׃ ס'a.Sher Sha.mahH834 H8033you are goingהֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980.

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