New American Standard Bible 2020

Ecclesiastes 2:14-18

14The wiseהֶֽחָכָם֙he.cha.KhamH2450person’sH2450eyesעֵינָ֣יו'ei.NavH5869are in his headבְּרֹאשׁ֔וֹbe.ro.ShoH7218, but thefoolוְהַכְּסִ֖ילve.ha.ke.SilH3684walksהוֹלֵ֑ךְho.LekhH1980in darknessבַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822.And yetגַם־gam-H1571I knowוְיָדַ֣עְתִּיve.ya.Da'.tiH3045thatoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259and the samefateשֶׁמִּקְרֶ֥הshe.mik.RehH4745happensיִקְרֶ֥הyik.RehH7136tobothכֻּלָּֽם׃ku.LamH3605of them.

15Then I saidוְאָמַ֨רְתִּֽיve.'a.Mar.tiH559to myselfבְּלִבִּ֗יbe.li.BiH3820, “As is the fateכְּמִקְרֵ֤הke.mik.RehH4745of the foolהַכְּסִיל֙ha.ke.SilH3684,it will alsoגַּם־gam-H1571happenיִקְרֵ֔נִיyik.Re.niH7136to me.Whyוְלָ֧מָּהve.La.mahH4100thenאָ֣ז'azH227have I beenH2449extremelyיוֹתֵ֑רyo.TerH3148wiseחָכַ֛מְתִּיcha.Kham.tiH2449?” SoI saidוְדִבַּ֣רְתִּיve.di.Bar.tiH1696to myselfבְלִבִּ֔יve.li.BiH3820, “Thisזֶ֖הzehH2088tooשֶׁגַּם־she.gam-H1571is futilityהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.”

16For thereH369isH369noH369lastingלְעוֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769remembranceזִכְר֧וֹןzikh.RonH2146of the wiseלֶחָכָ֛םle.cha.KhamH2450,alongH5973withH5973the foolהַכְּסִ֖ילha.ke.SilH3684,sinceH7945inthe comingהַבָּאִים֙ha.ba.'ImH935daysהַיָּמִ֤יםhai.ya.MimH3117everythingהַכֹּ֣לha.KolH3605willsoonבְּשֶׁכְּבָ֞רbe.she.ke.VarH3528be forgottenנִשְׁכָּ֔חnish.KachH7911. Andhowוְאֵ֛יךְve.'EikhH349the wiseהֶחָכָ֖םhe.cha.KhamH2450and the foolהַכְּסִֽיל׃ha.ke.SilH3684alikeH5973dieיָמ֥וּתya.MutH4191!

17So Ihatedוְשָׂנֵ֙אתִי֙ve.sa.Ne.tiH8130lifeH2425,for the workהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֔הha.ma.'a.SehH4639whichH7945had been doneשֶׁנַּעֲשָׂ֖הshe.na.'a.SahH6213underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121wasunhappyרַ֤עra'H7451to me; becauseH3588everythingהַכֹּ֥לha.KolH3605is futilityהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1892and strivingוּרְע֥וּתu.re.'UtH7469after windרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

18So I hatedוְשָׂנֵ֤אתִֽיve.sa.Ne.tiH8130allכָּל־kol-H3605the fruitH5999ofH5999my laborH5999for whichH7945I had laboredעָמֵ֖ל'a.MelH6001underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121, because I mustleaveשֶׁ֣אַנִּיחֶ֔נּוּshe.'an.ni.Che.nuH5117it to the manלָאָדָ֖םla.'a.DamH120whoH7945will comeשֶׁיִּהְיֶ֥הshei.yih.YehH1961afterאַחֲרָֽי׃'a.cha.RaiH310me.

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