Revised Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 4:13-16

13Betterט֛וֹבTovH2896isa poorמִסְכֵּ֖ןmis.KenH4542and a wiseוְחָכָ֑םve.cha.KhamH2450childיֶ֥לֶדYe.ledH3206than an oldזָקֵן֙za.KenH2205and foolishוּכְסִ֔ילu.khe.SilH3684kingמִמֶּ֤לֶךְmi.Me.lekhH4428,who willיָדַ֥עya.Da'H3045no more be admonishedלְהִזָּהֵ֖רle.hi.za.HerH2094.

14For out of prisonמִבֵּ֥ית הָסוּרִ֖יםmi.Beit ha.su.RimH1004 H631he comethיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318to reignלִמְלֹ֑ךְlim.LokhH4427; whereas also he that isbornנוֹלַ֥דno.LadH3205in his kingdomבְּמַלְכוּת֖וֹbe.mal.khu.ToH4438becometh poorרָֽשׁ׃RashH7326.

15I consideredרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200all the livingהַ֣חַיִּ֔יםha.chai.YimH2416which walkהַֽמְהַלְּכִ֖יםham.ha.le.KhimH1980under the sunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121,with the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145childהַיֶּ֣לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206that shall stand upיַעֲמֹ֖דya.'a.ModH5975in his stead.

16There isno endקֵ֣ץketzH7093of all the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, evenof all that have been beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֔םlif.nei.HemH6440them: they also that come afterהָאַחֲרוֹנִ֖יםha.'a.cha.ro.NimH314shall not rejoiceיִשְׂמְחוּ־yis.me.chu-H8055in him. Surely this also isvanityהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1892and vexationוְרַעְי֥וֹןve.ra'.YonH7475of spiritרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

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