Revised Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 11:7-10

7Truly the lightהָא֑וֹרha.'OrH216issweetוּמָת֖וֹקu.ma.TokH4966,and a pleasantוְט֥וֹבve.TovH2896thing it isfor the eyesלַֽעֵינַ֖יִםla.'ei.Na.yimH5869to beholdלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200the sunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121:

8But if a manהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120liveיִחְיֶ֥הyich.YehH2421manyהַרְבֵּ֛הhar.BehH7235yearsשָׁנִ֥יםsha.NimH8141, andrejoiceיִשְׂמָ֑חyis.MachH8055in them all; yet let him rememberוְיִזְכֹּר֙ve.yiz.KorH2142the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of darknessהַחֹ֔שֶׁךְha.Cho.shekhH2822;for they shall be manyהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235.All that comethשֶׁבָּ֥אshe.Ba'H935isvanityהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.

9Rejoiceשְׂמַ֧חse.MachH8055,O young manבָּח֣וּרba.ChurH970,in thy youthבְּיַלְדוּתֶ֗יךָbe.yal.du.Tei.khaH3208;and let thy heartלִבְּךָ֙li.be.KhaH3820cheerH2895thee in the daysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117of thy youthבְחוּרוֹתֶ֔ךָve.chu.ro.Te.khaH979,and walkוְהַלֵּךְ֙ve.ha.leKhH1980in the waysבְּדַרְכֵ֣יbe.dar.KheiH1870of thine heartלִבְּךָ֔li.be.KhaH3820,and in the sightוּבְמַרְאֵ֖יu.ve.mar.'EiH4758of thine eyesעֵינֶ֑יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869:but knowוְדָ֕עve.Da'H3045thou, that for all these thingsGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430will bringיְבִֽיאֲךָ֥ye.vi.'a.KhaH935thee into judgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ba.mish.PatH4941.

10Therefore removeוְהָסֵ֥רve.ha.SerH5493sorrowכַּ֙עַס֙ka.'asH3708from thy heartמִלִּבֶּ֔ךָmi.li.Be.khaH3820,and put awayוְהַעֲבֵ֥רve.ha.'a.VerH5674evilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451from thy fleshמִבְּשָׂרֶ֑ךָmi.be.sa.Re.khaH1320:for childhoodהַיַּלְד֥וּתhai.yal.DutH3208and youthוְהַֽשַּׁחֲר֖וּתve.ha.sha.cha.RutH7839arevanityהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.

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