Revised Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 2:11-13

11Then I lookedוּפָנִ֣יתִֽיu.fa.Ni.tiH6437on all the worksמַעֲשַׂי֙ma.'a.SaiH4639that my handsיָדַ֔יya.DaiH3027had wroughtשֶֽׁעָשׂ֣וּshe.'a.SuH6213,and on the labourוּבֶֽעָמָ֖לu.ve.'a.MalH5999that I had labouredשֶׁעָמַ֣לְתִּיshe.'a.Mal.tiH5998to doלַעֲשׂ֑וֹתla.'a.SotH6213: and, behold, all wasvanityהֶ֙בֶל֙he.velH1892and vexationוּרְע֣וּתu.re.'UtH7469of spiritר֔וּחַRu.achH7307, and there wasno profitיִתְר֖וֹןyit.RonH3504under the sunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

12And I turnedוּפָנִ֤יתִֽיu.fa.Ni.tiH6437myself to beholdלִרְא֣וֹתlir.'otH7200wisdomחָכְמָ֔הchokh.mahH2451,and madnessוְהוֹלֵל֖וֹתve.ho.le.LotH1947,and follyוְסִכְל֑וּתve.sikh.LutH5531: for what canthe manהָאָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120dothat comethשֶׁיָּבוֹא֙shei.ya.Vo'H935afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428? eventhat which hath been alreadyכְּבָ֖רke.VarH3528doneעָשֽׂוּהוּ׃'a.Su.huH6213.

13Then I sawוְרָאִ֣יתִיve.ra.'I.tiH7200thatשֶׁיֵּ֥שׁshei.YeshH3426wisdomלַֽחָכְמָ֖הla.cha.khe.MahH2451excellethיִתְר֛וֹןyit.RonH3504follyהַסִּכְל֑וּתha.sikh.LutH5531,as far as lightהָא֖וֹרha.'OrH216excellethכִּֽיתְר֥וֹןkit.RonH3504darknessהַחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ha.Cho.shekhH2822.

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