Revised Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 1:1-3

1The wordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697of the Preacherקֹהֶ֣לֶתko.He.letH6953,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

2Vanityהֲבֵ֤לha.VelH1892of vanitiesהֲבָלִים֙ha.va.LimH1892,saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Preacherקֹהֶ֔לֶתko.He.letH6953,vanityהֲבֵ֥לha.VelH1892of vanitiesהֲבָלִ֖יםha.va.LimH1892; all isvanityהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.

3What profitיִּתְר֖וֹןyit.RonH3504hath a manלָֽאָדָ֑םla.'a.DamH120of all his labourעֲמָל֔וֹa.ma.LoH5999which he takethשֶֽׁיַּעֲמֹ֖לshei.ya.'a.MolH5998under the sunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121?

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