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New American Standard Bible 2020

Ecclesiastes 1

The Futility of All Endeavors

1The wordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697of thePreacherקֹהֶ֣לֶתko.He.letH6953,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.
2“Futilityהֲבֵ֤לha.VelH1892of futilitiesהֲבָלִים֙ha.va.LimH1892,”saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Preacherקֹהֶ֔לֶתko.He.letH6953, “Futilityהֲבֵ֥לha.VelH1892of futilitiesהֲבָלִ֖יםha.va.LimH1892!Allהַכֹּ֥לha.KolH3605is futilityהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.”
3Whatמַה־mah-H4100advantageיִּתְר֖וֹןyit.RonH3504does a personלָֽאָדָ֑םla.'a.DamH120have in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605his workעֲמָל֔וֹa.ma.LoH5999WhichH7945he doesשֶֽׁיַּעֲמֹ֖לshei.ya.'a.MolH5998underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121?
4A generationדּ֤וֹרDorH1755goesהֹלֵךְ֙ho.leKhH1980and a generationוְד֣וֹרve.DorH1755comesבָּ֔אBa'H935, But theearthוְהָאָ֖רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776remainsעֹמָֽדֶת׃'o.Ma.detH5975foreverלְעוֹלָ֥םle.'o.LamH5769.
5Also,the sunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121risesוְזָרַ֥חve.za.RachH2224and the sunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121setsוּבָ֣אu.Va'H935; Andhurryingשׁוֹאֵ֛ףsho.'EfH7602to its placeמְקוֹמ֔וֹme.ko.MoH4725it risesזוֹרֵ֥חַֽzo.Re.achH2224thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033again.
6BlowingH1980towardאֶל־'el-H413the southדָּר֔וֹםda.RomH1864,Then turningH5437towardאֶל־'el-H413the northצָפ֑וֹןtza.FonH6828,The windהָר֔וּחַha.Ru.achH7307continuesH1980swirlingH5437alongH1980;And on its circularH5439coursesH5439the windהָרֽוּחַ׃ha.Ru.achH7307returnsשָׁ֥בshavH7725.
7Allכָּל־kol-H3605the riversהַנְּחָלִים֙ha.ne.cha.LimH5158flowהֹלְכִ֣יםho.le.KhimH1980into the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220,Yet the seaוְהַיָּ֖םve.hai.YamH3220is not fullמָלֵ֑אma.Le'H4392.To the placeמְק֗וֹםme.KomH4725whereH7945the riversשֶׁ֤הַנְּחָלִים֙she.ha.ne.cha.limH5158flowהֹֽלְכִ֔יםho.le.KhimH1980,Thereשָׁ֛םshamH8033theyflowלָלָֽכֶת׃la.La.khetH1980againשָׁבִ֖יםsha.VimH7725.
8Allכָּל־kol-H3605thingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697are wearisomeיְגֵעִ֔יםye.ge.'ImH3023;NoH3808oneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376canיוּכַ֥לyu.KhalH3201tellלְדַבֵּ֑רle.da.BerH1696it.The eyeעַ֙יִן֙'a.yinH5869isH7646not satisfiedH7646with seeingלִרְא֔וֹתlir.'otH7200,NorH3808is the earאֹ֖זֶן'O.zenH241filledתִמָּלֵ֥אti.ma.Le'H4390with hearingמִשְּׁמֹֽעַ׃mi.she.Mo.a'H8085.
9Whatמַה־mah-H4100has beenH1961,it is whatH7945will be,And whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100has been doneשֶׁנַּֽעֲשָׂ֔הshe.na.'a.SahH6213,it is whatH7945will be doneשֶׁיֵּעָשֶׂ֑הshei.ye.'a.SehH6213.So thereH369isH369nothingכָּל־kol-H369H3605newחָדָ֖שׁcha.DashH2319underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.
10IsH3426thereH3426anythingדָּבָ֛רda.VarH1697of whichH7945one might sayשֶׁיֹּאמַ֥רshei.yo.MarH559, “Seeרְאֵה־re.'eh-H7200thisזֶ֖הzehH2088,it is newחָדָ֣שׁcha.DashH2319”?It has alreadyכְּבָר֙ke.VarH3528existedH1961for agesלְעֹֽלָמִ֔יםle.'o.la.MimH5769Whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834were beforeמִלְּפָנֵֽנוּ׃mi.le.fa.Ne.nuH4480H6440us.
11ThereH369isH369noH369remembranceזִכְר֖וֹןzikh.RonH2146of theearlierH7223thingsלָרִאשֹׁנִ֑יםla.ri.sho.NimH7223,And of the laterH314thingsH314asH1571wellH1571,whichH7945will occurH1961,There will be noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808remembranceזִכָּר֔וֹןzi.ka.RonH2146of themAmongעִ֥ם'imH5973those whoH7945will comeH1961laterH314still.

The Futility of Wisdom

12I, thePreacherקֹהֶ֗לֶתko.He.letH6953,have beenהָיִ֥יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961kingמֶ֛לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.
13And Isetוְנָתַ֣תִּיve.na.Ta.tiH5414mymindלִבִּ֗יli.BiH3820to seekלִדְר֤וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875andexploreוְלָתוּר֙ve.la.TurH8446by wisdomבַּֽחָכְמָ֔הba.cha.khe.MahH2451aboutעַ֛ל'alH5921everythingכָּל־kol-H3605that has been doneנַעֲשָׂ֖הna.'a.SahH6213underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064. It is asorryרָ֗עRa'H7451taskעִנְיַ֣ן'in.YanH6045with which Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430has givenנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414the sonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of mankindהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120to beH6030troubledH6030.
14I have seenרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200allכָּל־kol-H3605the worksהַֽמַּעֲשִׂ֔יםha.ma.'a.SimH4639whichH7945have been doneשֶֽׁנַּעֲשׂ֖וּshe.na.'a.SuH6213underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,allהַכֹּ֛לha.KolH3605isfutilityהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1892and strivingוּרְע֥וּתu.re.'UtH7469after windרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.
15What iscrookedמְעֻוָּ֖תme.'u.VatH5791cannotלֹא־ יוּכַ֣לlo'- yu.KhalH3201H3808be straightenedלִתְקֹ֑ןlit.KonH8626,and whatH2642isH2642lackingH2642cannotלֹא־ יוּכַ֥לlo'- yu.KhalH3201H3808be countedלְהִמָּנֽוֹת׃le.hi.ma.NotH4487.
16Isaidדִּבַּ֨רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to myselfלִבִּי֙li.BiH3820, “Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,I have magnifiedהִגְדַּ֤לְתִּיhig.Dal.tiH1431and increasedוְהוֹסַ֙פְתִּי֙ve.ho.Saf.tiH3254wisdomחָכְמָ֔הchokh.mahH2451moreH5921thanH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were overH5921Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389beforeלְפָנַ֖יle.fa.NaiH6440me; and mymindוְלִבִּ֛יve.li.BiH3820has observedרָאָ֥הra.'AhH7200a wealthהַרְבֵּ֖הhar.BehH7235of wisdomחָכְמָ֥הchokh.mahH2451and knowledgeוָדָֽעַת׃va.Da.'atH1847.”
17And Iappliedוָאֶתְּנָ֤הva.'e.te.NahH5414mymindלִבִּי֙li.BiH3820to knowלָדַ֣עַתla.Da.'atH3045wisdomחָכְמָ֔הchokh.mahH2451and toknowוְדַ֥עַתve.Da.'atH3045insanityהוֹלֵל֖וֹתho.le.LotH1947and foolishnessוְשִׂכְל֑וּתve.sikh.LutH5531;I realizedיָדַ֕עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that thisזֶ֥הzehH2088alsoשֶׁגַּם־she.gam-H1571isstrivingרַעְי֥וֹןra'.YonH7475after windרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.
18Becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588in muchH7230wisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451there is muchH7230griefכָּ֑עַסKa.'asH3708;and increasingוְיוֹסִ֥יףve.yo.SifH3254knowledgeדַּ֖עַתDa.'atH1847results inincreasingיוֹסִ֥יףyo.SifH3254painמַכְאֽוֹב׃makh.'ovH4341.

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