Ecclesiastes 4
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Ecclesiastes 4:8

8ThereH3426wasH3426a manאֶחָד֩'e.ChadH259withoutH369adependentשֵׁנִ֜יshe.NiH8145,havingH369neitherגַּ֣םgamH1571H369a sonבֵּ֧ןbenH1121norH369a brotherוָאָ֣חva.'AchH251,yet thereH369wasH369noH369endקֵץ֙ketzH7093to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605his laborעֲמָל֔וֹa.ma.LoH5999.Indeedגַּם־gam-H1571,his eyesעֵינ֖וֹei.navH5869wereH7646not satisfiedH7646with richesעֹ֑שֶׁר'O.sherH6239, and he never asked, “Andfor whomוּלְמִ֣י׀u.le.MiH4310do I laborעָמֵ֗ל'a.MelH6001and depriveוּמְחַסֵּ֤רu.me.cha.SerH2637myselfנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315of pleasureH2899?”Thisזֶ֥הzehH2088tooגַּם־gam-H1571is futilityהֶ֛בֶלHe.velH1892, and it is anunhappyרָ֖עra'H7451taskוְעִנְיַ֥ןve.'in.YanH6045.
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