New American Standard Bible 2020

Ecclesiastes 12:8-10

8“Futilityהֲבֵ֧לha.VelH1892of futilitiesהֲבָלִ֛יםha.va.LimH1892,”saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the Preacherהַקּוֹהֶ֖לֶתha.ko.He.letH6953, “allהַכֹּ֥לha.KolH3605is futilityהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892!”

9In additionוְיֹתֵ֕רve.yo.TerH3148to beingשֶׁהָיָ֥הshe.ha.YahH1961wiseחָכָ֑םcha.KhamH2450,the Preacherקֹהֶ֖לֶתko.He.letH6953alsoע֗וֹדodH5750taughtלִמַּד־li.mad-H3925the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971knowledgeדַּ֙עַת֙da.'atH1847;and he ponderedוְאִזֵּ֣ןve.'i.ZenH239,searchedוְחִקֵּ֔רve.chi.KerH2713outH2713,and arrangedתִּקֵּ֖ןti.KenH8626manyהַרְבֵּֽה׃har.BehH7235proverbsמְשָׁלִ֥יםme.sha.LimH4912.

10The Preacherקֹהֶ֔לֶתko.He.letH6953soughtבִּקֵּ֣שׁbi.KeshH1245to findלִמְצֹ֖אlim.Tzo'H4672delightfulחֵ֑פֶץChe.fetzH2656wordsדִּבְרֵי־div.rei-H1697and to writeוְכָת֥וּבve.kha.TuvH3789wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of truthאֱמֶֽת׃'e.MetH571correctlyיֹ֖שֶׁרYo.sherH3476.

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