Revised Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 2:12-14

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.

14The wise man’sהֶֽחָכָם֙he.cha.KhamH2450eyesעֵינָ֣יו'ei.NavH5869arein his headבְּרֹאשׁ֔וֹbe.ro.ShoH7218;but the foolוְהַכְּסִ֖ילve.ha.ke.SilH3684walkethהוֹלֵ֑ךְho.LekhH1980in darknessבַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822:and I myself perceivedוְיָדַ֣עְתִּיve.ya.Da'.tiH3045also that oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259eventשֶׁמִּקְרֶ֥הshe.mik.RehH4745happenethיִקְרֶ֥הyik.RehH7136to them all.

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