Revised Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 1:13-18

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.

15That which iscrookedמְעֻוָּ֖תme.'u.VatH5791cannotיוּכַ֣לyu.KhalH3201be made straightלִתְקֹ֑ןlit.KonH8626:and that which is wantingוְחֶסְר֖וֹןve.ches.RonH2642cannotיוּכַ֥לyu.KhalH3201be numberedלְהִמָּנֽוֹת׃le.hi.ma.NotH4487.

16I communedדִּבַּ֨רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696with mine own heartלִבִּי֙li.BiH3820,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Lo, I am come to great estateהִגְדַּ֤לְתִּיhig.Dal.tiH1431,and have gottenוְהוֹסַ֙פְתִּי֙ve.ho.Saf.tiH3254more wisdomחָכְמָ֔הchokh.mahH2451than all theythat have been beforeלְפָנַ֖יle.fa.NaiH6440me in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389:yea, my heartוְלִבִּ֛יve.li.BiH3820had greatהַרְבֵּ֖הhar.BehH7235experienceרָאָ֥הra.'AhH7200of wisdomחָכְמָ֥הchokh.mahH2451and knowledgeוָדָֽעַת׃va.Da.'atH1847.

17And I gaveוָאֶתְּנָ֤הva.'e.te.NahH5414my heartלִבִּי֙li.BiH3820to knowלָדַ֣עַתla.Da.'atH3045wisdomחָכְמָ֔הchokh.mahH2451,and to knowוְדַ֥עַתve.Da.'atH3045madnessהוֹלֵל֖וֹתho.le.LotH1947and follyוְשִׂכְל֑וּתve.sikh.LutH5531:I perceivedיָדַ֕עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that thisשֶׁגַּם־she.gam-H1571also is vexationרַעְי֥וֹןra'.YonH7475of spiritרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

18For in muchH7230wisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451ismuchH7230griefכָּ֑עַסKa.'asH3708:and he that increasethוְיוֹסִ֥יףve.yo.SifH3254knowledgeדַּ֖עַתDa.'atH1847increasethיוֹסִ֥יףyo.SifH3254sorrowמַכְאֽוֹב׃makh.'ovH4341.

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