Revised Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 3:9-15

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.

12I knowיָדַ֕עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that there isno goodט֖וֹבTovH2896in them, but for a manto rejoiceלִשְׂמ֔וֹחַlis.Mo.achH8055,and to doוְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213goodט֖וֹבTovH2896in his lifeבְּחַיָּֽיו׃be.chai.YavH2416.

13And also that every manהָאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120should eatשֶׁיֹּאכַ֣לshei.yo.KhalH398and drinkוְשָׁתָ֔הve.sha.TahH8354,and enjoyוְרָאָ֥הve.ra.'AhH7200the goodט֖וֹבTovH2896of all his labourעֲמָל֑וֹa.ma.LoH5999, it isthe giftמַתַּ֥תma.TatH4991of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430.

14I knowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that, whatsoever Godהָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430doethיַעֲשֶׂ֤הya.'a.SehH6213,it shall be for everלְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769:nothingH369can be putלְהוֹסִ֔יףle.ho.SifH3254to it, nor any thing takenלִגְרֹ֑עַlig.Ro.a'H1639from it: and Godוְהָאֱלֹהִ֣יםve.ha.'E.lo.HimH430doethעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213it, that menshould fearשֶׁיִּֽרְא֖וּshei.yir.'UH3372beforeמִלְּפָנָֽיו׃mi.le.fa.NavH6440him.

15That which hath been is nowכְּבָ֣רke.VarH3528;and that which is to be hath alreadyכְּבָ֣רke.VarH3528been; and Godוְהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםve.ha.'E.lo.HimH430requirethיְבַקֵּ֥שׁye.va.KeshH1245that which is pastנִרְדָּֽף׃nir.DafH7291.

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