New American Standard Bible 2020

Ecclesiastes 8:10-15

10SoH3651then, I have seenרָאִיתִי֩ra.'i.TiH7200the wickedרְשָׁעִ֨יםre.sha.'ImH7563buriedקְבֻרִ֜יםke.vu.RimH6912,those who used to goH935inH935and out of the holyקָדוֹשׁ֙ka.do.VoshH6918placeוּמִמְּק֤וֹםu.mi.me.KomH4725, and they are soonforgottenוְיִֽשְׁתַּכְּח֥וּve.yish.ta.ke.ChuH7911in the cityבָעִ֖ירva.'IrH5892whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they didעָשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213suchH3651thingsH3651.Thisזֶ֖הzehH2088tooגַּם־gam-H1571is futilityהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.

11Becauseאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834thesentenceפִתְגָ֔םfit.GamH6599against an evilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451deedמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639is not executedנַעֲשָׂ֣הna.'a.SahH6213quicklyמְהֵרָ֑הme.he.RahH4120,thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֡ן'al- kenH5921 H3651the heartsלֵ֧בlevH3820of the sonsבְּֽנֵי־be.nei-H1121of mankindהָאָדָ֛םha.'a.DamH120among them arefullyH4390givenH4390to doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451.

12AlthoughH834a sinnerחֹטֶ֗אcho.Te'H2398doesעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213evilרָ֛עra'H7451a hundredמְאַ֖תme.'AtH3967times and maylengthenוּמַאֲרִ֣יךְu.ma.'a.RikhH748his life,stillכִּ֚י גַּם־ki gam-H3588 H1571I knowיוֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045that it will goיִהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961wellטּוֹב֙tOvH2896for those who fearיִֽירְא֖וּyi.re.'UH3372Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,whoH834fearH3372Him openlyמִלְּפָנָֽיו׃mi.le.fa.NavH4480 H6440.

13But it willnot goיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961wellוְטוֹב֙ve.tOvH2896for the evilH7563personH7563and he will not lengthenיַאֲרִ֥יךְya.'a.RikhH748his daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117like ashadowכַּצֵּ֑לka.TzelH6738,becauseאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834he does not fearH3372Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

14ThereH3426isH3426futilityהֶבֶל֮he.VelH1892whichH834is doneנַעֲשָׂ֣הna.'a.SahH6213on the earthהָאָרֶץ֒ha.'a.RetzH776,that is, thereH3426areH3426righteousצַדִּיקִ֗יםtza.di.KimH6662peopleהַצַּדִּיקִ֑יםha.tza.di.KimH6662to whomH834ithappensמַגִּ֤יעַma.Gi.a'H5060according to the deedsכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הke.ma.'a.SehH4639of the wickedהָרְשָׁעִ֔יםha.re.sha.'ImH7563.On the other hand, thereH3426areH3426evilH7563peopleרְשָׁעִ֔יםre.sha.'ImH7563to whomH7945ithappensשֶׁמַּגִּ֥יעַshe.ma.Gi.a'H5060according to the deedsכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הke.ma.'a.SehH4639of the righteousH6662.I sayאָמַ֕רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559that thisזֶ֖הzehH2088tooשֶׁגַּם־she.gam-H1571is futilityהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.

15So I commendedוְשִׁבַּ֤חְתִּֽיve.shi.Bach.tiH7623pleasureהַשִּׂמְחָ֔הha.sim.ChahH8057,for thereH369isH369nothingH369goodט֤וֹבTovH2896fora personלָֽאָדָם֙la.'a.DamH120underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121exceptכִּ֛י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518to eatלֶאֱכ֥וֹלle.'e.KholH398,drinkוְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתve.lish.TotH8354,and beH8055joyfulH8055,and thisוְה֞וּאve.Hu'H1931will standיִלְוֶ֣נּוּyil.Ve.nuH3867by him in his laborבַעֲמָל֗וֹva.'a.ma.LoH5999throughoutthe daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of his lifeH2425whichH834Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430has givenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414him underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

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