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Ecclesiastes 8:14-17

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.

16WhenH3512Idevotedנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414mymindלִבִּי֙li.BiH3820to knowלָדַ֣עַתla.Da.'atH3045wisdomחָכְמָ֔הchokh.mahH2451and to seeוְלִרְאוֹת֙ve.lir.'OtH7200the businessהָ֣עִנְיָ֔ןha.'in.YanH6045whichH834has been doneנַעֲשָׂ֖הna.'a.SahH6213on the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776(evenגַ֤םgamH1571thoughכִּ֣יkiH3588oneH369shouldneverH369sleepשֵׁנָ֕ה בְּעֵינָ֖יו רֹאֶֽה׃she.Nah be.'ei.Nav ro.'EhH7200 H8142 H5869dayבַּיּוֹם֙bai.yOmH3117or nightוּבַלַּ֔יְלָהu.va.Lay.lahH3915),

17and I sawוְרָאִיתִי֮ve.ra.'i.TiH7200everyכָּל־kol-H3605workמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of Godהָאֱלֹהִים֒ha.'E.lo.HimH430, I concluded thatoneהָאָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120cannotיוּכַ֜לyu.KhalH3201 H3808discoverלִמְצוֹא֙lim.tzO'H4672the workהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂה֙ha.ma.'a.SehH4639whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834has been doneנַעֲשָׂ֣הna.'a.SahH6213underתַֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478the sunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121.Even thoughאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH7945 H834a personהָאָדָ֛םha.'a.DamH120laboriouslyיַעֲמֹ֧לya.'a.MolH5998seeksלְבַקֵּ֖שׁle.va.KeshH1245,he will not discoverיִמְצָ֑אyim.Tza'H4672; andevenוְגַ֨םve.GamH1571ifאִם־'im-H518the wiseהֶֽחָכָם֙he.cha.KhamH2450personH2450claimsיֹאמַ֤רyo.MarH559to knowלָדַ֔עַתla.Da.'atH3045,he cannotיוּכַ֖לyu.KhalH3201 H3808discoverלִמְצֹֽא׃lim.Tzo'H4672.

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