Revised Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 3:9-11

9What profitיִּתְרוֹן֙yit.rOnH3504hath he that workethהָֽעוֹשֶׂ֔הha.'o.SehH6213in that whereinבַּאֲשֶׁ֖רba.'a.SherH834he labourethעָמֵֽל׃'a.MelH6001?

10I have seenרָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiH7200the travailהָֽעִנְיָ֗ןha.'in.YanH6045,which Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430hath givenנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414to the sonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of menהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120to be exercisedלַעֲנ֥וֹתla.'a.NotH6031in it.

11He hath madeעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213every thingbeautifulיָפֶ֣הya.PehH3303in his timeבְעִתּ֑וֹve.'i.ToH6256:also he hath setנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414eternityהָעֹלָם֙ha.'o.LamH5769in their heartבְּלִבָּ֔םbe.li.BamH3820,so thatמִבְּלִ֞יmi.be.LiH1097no manהָאָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120can find outיִמְצָ֣אyim.Tza'H4672the workהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֛הha.ma.'a.SehH4639that Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430makethעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213from the beginningמֵרֹ֥אשׁme.RoshH7218to the endסֽוֹף׃SofH5490.

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