Revised Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 5:13-17

13There isיֵ֚שׁyeshH3426a soreחוֹלָ֔הcho.LahH2470evilH7451whichI have seenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200under the sunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121, namely,richesH6239keptשָׁמ֥וּרsha.MurH8104for the ownersלִבְעָלָ֖יוliv.'a.LavH1167thereof to their hurtH7451.

14But those richesהָעֹ֥שֶׁרha.'O.sherH6239perishוְאָבַ֛דve.'a.VadH6by evilרָ֑עRa'H7451travailבְּעִנְיַ֣ןbe.'in.YanH6045:and he begettethוְהוֹלִ֣ידve.ho.LidH3205a sonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121, and there isnothingH3972in his handH3027.

15As he came forthיָצָא֙ya.Tza'H3318of his mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517wombמִבֶּ֣טֶןmi.Be.tenH990,nakedעָר֛וֹםa.RomH6174shall he returnיָשׁ֥וּבya.ShuvH7725to goH3212as he cameH935,and shall takeיִשָּׂ֣אyi.Sa'H5375nothingוּמְא֙וּמָה֙u.me.'U.mahH3972of his labourבַעֲמָל֔וֹva.'a.ma.LoH5999,which he may carry awayH3212in his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

16And thisזֹה֙zohH2090also isa soreחוֹלָ֔הcho.LahH2470evilרָעָ֣הra.'AhH7451, thatin all pointsעֻמַּ֥ת'u.MatH5980as he cameשֶׁבָּ֖אshe.Ba'H935,so shall he goH3212:and what profitיִּתְר֣וֹןyit.RonH3504hath he that hath labouredשֶֽׁיַּעֲמֹ֖לshei.ya.'a.MolH5998for the windלָרֽוּחַ׃la.Ru.achH7307?

17All his daysH3117also he eatethH398in darknessבַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822, and he hathmuchהַרְבֵּ֖הhar.BehH7235sorrowוְכָעַ֥סve.kha.'AsH3707and wrathוָקָֽצֶף׃va.Ka.tzefH7110with his sicknessוְחָלְי֥וֹve.chal.YoH2483.

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