Ecclesiastes 5
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Ecclesiastes 5:18-20

18Hereהִנֵּ֞הhi.NehH2009is whatH834I have seenרָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiH7200to begoodH2896andfittingיָפֶ֣הya.PehH3303:to eatH398,to drinkוְ֠לִשְׁתּוֹתVe.lish.totH8354, andenjoyוְלִרְא֨וֹתve.lir.'otH7200H2899oneself in allH3605one’s laborH5999in whichH7945he laborsשֶׁיַּעֲמֹ֣לshei.ya.'a.MolH5998underתַּֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478the sunהַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121duringthe fewמִסְפַּ֧רmis.ParH4557yearsיְמֵי־ye.mei-H3117of his lifeH2425whichH834GodH430has givenH5414him; for thisH1931is hisrewardH2506.
19Furthermoreגַּ֣םgamH1571,as for everyכָּֽל־kal-H3605personהָאָדָ֡םha.'a.DamH120to whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834GodH430has givenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414richesעֹ֨שֶׁר'O.sherH6239and wealthוּנְכָסִ֜יםu.ne.kha.SimH5233, He has alsogivenH7980him theH7980opportunityH7980toenjoyלֶאֱכֹ֤לle.'e.KholH398them and to receiveוְלָשֵׂ֣אתve.la.SetH5375hisrewardחֶלְק֔וֹchel.KoH2506and rejoiceוְלִשְׂמֹ֖חַve.lis.Mo.achH8055in his laborבַּעֲמָל֑וֹba.'a.ma.LoH5999;thisזֹ֕הzohH2090is thegiftמַתַּ֥תma.TatH4991of GodH430.
20For he will not oftenהַרְבֵּ֔הhar.BehH7235callH2142toH2142mindH2142theyearsיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of his lifeH2425,becauseH3588Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430keepsH6030him busyH6030with the joyבְּשִׂמְחַ֥תbe.sim.ChatH8057of his heartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.
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