New American Standard Bible 2020

Ecclesiastes 9:7-10

7Goלֵ֣ךְlekhH1980then,eatאֱכֹ֤ל'e.KholH398your breadלַחְמֶ֔ךָlach.Me.khaH3899in happinessבְּשִׂמְחָה֙be.sim.ChahH8057,and drinkוּֽשֲׁתֵ֥הu.sha.TehH8354your wineיֵינֶ֑ךָyei.Ne.khaH3196with a cheerfulט֖וֹבTovH2896heartבְלֶב־ve.lev-H3820;for Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430has alreadyכְבָ֔רkhe.VarH3528approvedרָצָ֥הra.TzahH7521your worksמַעֲשֶֽׂיךָ׃ma.'a.Sei.khaH4639.

8See that yourclothesבְגָדֶ֖יךָve.ga.Dei.khaH899are whiteלְבָנִ֑יםle.va.NimH3836allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the timeעֵ֕ת'etH6256,and that thereH2637isH2637noאַל־'al-H408lackיֶחְסָֽר׃yech.SarH2637ofoilוְשֶׁ֖מֶןve.She.menH8081on your headרֹאשְׁךָ֥ro.she.KhaH7218.

9Enjoyרְאֵ֨הre.'EhH7200lifeH2425with the wifeאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you loveאָהַ֗בְתָּ'a.Hav.taH157allכָּל־kol-H3605the daysיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117of yourfutileהֶבְלֶ֔ךָhev.Le.khaH1892lifeH2425whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834He has givenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414you underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121,allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of your futilityהֶבְלֶ֑ךָhev.Le.khaH1892;for thisה֤וּאhu'H1931is yourrewardחֶלְקְךָ֙chel.ke.ChaH2506in lifeH2425and in your workוּבַעֲמָ֣לְךָ֔u.va.'a.Mal.khaH5999whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you have laboredעָמֵ֖ל'a.MelH6001underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

10Whateverכֹּ֠ל אֲשֶׁ֨רkol 'a.SherH3605 H834your handיָֽדְךָ֛ya.de.KhaH3027findsתִּמְצָ֧אtim.Tza'H4672to doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213,doעֲשֵׂ֑ה'a.SehH6213it with allyour mightבְּכֹחֲךָ֖be.kho.cha.KhaH3581;for thereH369isH369noH369activityמַעֲשֶׂ֤הma.'a.SehH4639,planningH2803,knowledgeוְדַ֣עַתve.Da.'atH1847,or wisdomוְחָכְמָ֔הve.cha.khe.MahH2451inSheolבִּשְׁא֕וֹלbish.'olH7585whereאֲשֶׁ֥ר שָֽׁמָּה׃ ס'a.Sher Sha.mahH834 H8033you are goingהֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980.

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