Revised Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 4:15-16

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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