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Ecclesiastes 6:7-9

7Allכָּל־kol-H3605a person’sהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120laborעֲמַ֥ל'a.MalH5999is for his mouthלְפִ֑יהוּle.Fi.huH6310,and yetוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571his appetiteהַנֶּ֖פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315is notsatisfiedתִמָּלֵֽא׃ti.ma.Le'H4390.

8Forwhatמַה־mah-H4100advantageיּוֹתֵ֥רyo.TerH3148does the wiseלֶחָכָ֖םle.cha.KhamH2450personH2450have overמִֽן־min-H4480the foolהַכְּסִ֑ילha.ke.SilH3684?Whatמַה־mah-H4100does the poorלֶּעָנִ֣יle.'a.NiH6041personH6041have, knowingיוֹדֵ֔עַyo.De.a'H3045howto walkלַהֲלֹ֖ךְla.ha.LokhH1980beforeנֶ֥גֶדNe.gedH5048the livingהַחַיִּֽים׃ha.chai.YimH2416?

9WhatH4758the eyesעֵינַ֖יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869seeH4758is betterט֛וֹבTovH2896thanH4480what the soulנָ֑פֶשׁNa.feshH5315desiresמֵֽהֲלָךְ־me.ha.lokh-H1980.Thisזֶ֥הzehH2088tooגַּם־gam-H1571isfutilityהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1892and strivingוּרְע֥וּתu.re.'UtH7469after windרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

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