New American Standard Bible 2020

Ecclesiastes 9:1-3

1For I have takenנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414allכָּל־kol-H3605thisH2088to my heartלִבִּי֙li.BiH3820, even toexamineוְלָב֣וּרve.la.VurH952it allכָּל־kol-H3605,that righteousהַצַּדִּיקִ֧יםha.tza.di.KimH6662peopleH6662,wiseוְהַחֲכָמִ֛יםve.ha.cha.kha.MimH2450peopleH2450,and their deedsוַעֲבָדֵיהֶ֖םva.'a.va.dei.HemH5652arein the handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.Peopleהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120do not knowיוֹדֵ֙עַ֙yo.De.a'H3045whetherגַּֽם־gam-H1571it will beloveאַהֲבָ֣ה'a.ha.VahH160orגַם־gam-H1571hatredשִׂנְאָ֗הsin.'AhH8135;anythingהַכֹּ֖לha.KolH3605awaitsלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440them.

2It is the sameH3512for allH3605. There isoneאֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadH259fateמִקְרֶ֨הmik.RehH4745for the righteousלַצַּדִּ֤יקla.tza.DikH6662and for the wickedוְלָרָשָׁע֙ve.la.ra.Sha'H7563;for the goodלַטּוֹב֙la.tOvH2896,for the cleanוְלַטָּה֣וֹרve.la.ta.HorH2889and the uncleanוְלַטָּמֵ֔אve.la.ta.Me'H2931;for the person who offersH2076aH2076sacrificeH2076and for the one whoH834does not sacrificeH2076.As the goodכַּטּוֹב֙ka.tOvH2896personH2896is, so is the sinnerכַּֽחֹטֶ֔אka.cho.Te'H2398;the one who swearsהַנִּשְׁבָּ֕עha.nish.Ba'H7650an oath is just as the one whois afraidH3372to swear an oathשְׁבוּעָ֥הshe.vu.'AhH7621.

3Thisזֶ֣ה׀zehH2088is an evilרָ֗עRa'H7451in everythingבְּכֹ֤לbe.KholH3605that is doneנַעֲשָׂה֙na.'a.SahH6213underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121, that there isoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259fateמִקְרֶ֥הmik.RehH4745for everyoneלַכֹּ֑לla.KolH3605.Furthermoreוְגַ֣םve.GamH1571,the heartsלֵ֣בlevH3820of the sonsבְּֽנֵי־be.nei-H1121of mankindהָ֠אָדָםHa.'a.domH120are fullמָלֵא־ma.le'-H4392of evilרָ֨עra'H7451, andinsanityוְהוֹלֵל֤וֹתve.ho.le.LotH1947is in their heartsבִּלְבָבָם֙bil.va.VamH3824throughout their livesH2425.Afterwardוְאַחֲרָ֖יוve.'a.cha.RavH310they goto the deadהַמֵּתִֽים׃ha.me.TimH4191.

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