New American Standard Bible 1995

Ecclesiastes 9:7-9

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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