Revised Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 12:12-14

12And furtherוְיֹתֵ֥רve.yo.TerH3148,by theseH1992,my sonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121,be admonishedהִזָּהֵ֑רhi.za.HerH2094:of makingעֲשׂ֨וֹתa.SotH6213manyהַרְבֵּה֙har.BehH7235booksסְפָרִ֤יםse.fa.RimH5612there isno endקֵ֔ץKetzH7093;and muchהַרְבֵּ֖הhar.BehH7235studyוְלַ֥הַגve.La.hagH3854isa wearinessיְגִעַ֥תye.gi.'AtH3024of the fleshבָּשָֽׂר׃ba.SarH1320.

13Let us hearנִשְׁמָ֑עnish.Ma'H8085the conclusionס֥וֹףSofH5490of the whole matterדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697:Fearיְרָא֙ye.Ra'H3372Godהָאֱלֹהִ֤יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and keepשְׁמ֔וֹרshe.MorH8104his commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֣יוmitz.vo.TavH4687: for this is the whole dutyof manהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120.

14For Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430shall bringיָבִ֥אya.Vi'H935every workמַֽעֲשֶׂ֔הma.'a.SehH4639into judgmentבְמִשְׁפָּ֖טve.mish.PatH4941,with every secret thingנֶעְלָ֑םne'.LamH5956, whether it begoodט֖וֹבTovH2896, or whether it beevilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451.

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