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Ecclesiastes 11:7-10

7The lightהָא֑וֹרha.'OrH216is pleasantוּמָת֖וֹקu.ma.TokH4966, and it isgoodוְט֥וֹבve.TovH2896for the eyesלַֽעֵינַ֖יִםla.'ei.Na.yimH5869toseeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200the sunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

8IndeedH3588,ifאִם־'im-H518a personהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120livesיִחְיֶ֥הyich.YehH2421manyהַרְבֵּ֛הhar.BehH7235yearsשָׁנִ֥יםsha.NimH8141, let himrejoiceיִשְׂמָ֑חyis.MachH8055in them allבְּכֻלָּ֣םbe.khu.LamH3605;but let him rememberוְיִזְכֹּר֙ve.yiz.KorH2142thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of darknessהַחֹ֔שֶׁךְha.Cho.shekhH2822,for they will be manyהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235.Everythingכָּל־kol-H3605that is to comeשֶׁבָּ֥אshe.Ba'H935will befutilityהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.

9Rejoiceשְׂמַ֧חse.MachH8055,youngבָּח֣וּרba.ChurH970manH970,during your childhoodבְּיַלְדוּתֶ֗יךָbe.yal.du.Tei.khaH3208,and let your heartלִבְּךָ֙li.be.KhaH3820beH3190pleasantH3190during the daysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117of youngH979manhoodH979.And followוְהַלֵּךְ֙ve.ha.leKhH1980theimpulsesבְּדַרְכֵ֣יbe.dar.KheiH1870of your heartלִבְּךָ֔li.be.KhaH3820and thedesiresוּבְמַרְאֵ֖יu.ve.mar.'EiH4758of your eyesעֵינֶ֑יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869.Yet knowוְדָ֕עve.Da'H3045thatGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430will bringיְבִֽיאֲךָ֥ye.vi.'a.KhaH935you to judgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ba.mish.PatH4941for allכָּל־kol-H3605theseH428thingsאֵ֛לֶּה'E.lehH428.

10So removeוְהָסֵ֥רve.ha.SerH5493sorrowכַּ֙עַס֙ka.'asH3708from your heartמִלִּבֶּ֔ךָmi.li.Be.khaH3820and keepH5674painH7463awayוְהַעֲבֵ֥רve.ha.'a.VerH5674from your bodyמִבְּשָׂרֶ֑ךָmi.be.sa.Re.khaH1320,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588childhoodהַיַּלְד֥וּתhai.yal.DutH3208and the primeH7839ofH7839lifeH7839arefleetingהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.

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