Revised Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 1:13-14

13And I gaveוְנָתַ֣תִּיve.na.Ta.tiH5414my heartלִבִּ֗יli.BiH3820to seekלִדְר֤וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875and search outוְלָתוּר֙ve.la.TurH8446by wisdomבַּֽחָכְמָ֔הba.cha.khe.MahH2451concerning all thingsthat are doneנַעֲשָׂ֖הna.'a.SahH6213under heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064:this soreרָ֗עRa'H7451travailעִנְיַ֣ן'in.YanH6045hath Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430givenנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414to the sonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of manהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120to be exercisedלַעֲנ֥וֹתla.'a.NotH6031therewith.

14I have seenרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200all the worksהַֽמַּעֲשִׂ֔יםha.ma.'a.SimH4639that are doneשֶֽׁנַּעֲשׂ֖וּshe.na.'a.SuH6213under the sunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121; and, behold, all isvanityהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1892and vexationוּרְע֥וּתu.re.'UtH7469of spiritרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

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