Revised Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 5:18-20

18Behold thatwhich I have seenרָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiH7200: it isgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896and comelyיָפֶ֣הya.PehH3303for oneto eatH398and to drinkוְ֠לִשְׁתּוֹתVe.lish.totH8354,and to enjoyוְלִרְא֨וֹתve.lir.'otH7200the goodטוֹבָ֜הto.VahH2896of all his labourH5999that he takethשֶׁיַּעֲמֹ֣לshei.ya.'a.MolH5998under the sunהַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121allמִסְפַּ֧רmis.ParH4557the daysיְמֵי־ye.mei-H3117of his lifeחַיָּ֛יוchai.yavH2416,which GodH430givethH5414him: for it ishis portionH2506.

19Every manהָאָדָ֡םha.'a.DamH120also to whom GodH430hath givenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414richesעֹ֨שֶׁר'O.sherH6239and wealthוּנְכָסִ֜יםu.ne.kha.SimH5233,and hath given him powerוְהִשְׁלִיט֨וֹve.hish.li.ToH7980to eatלֶאֱכֹ֤לle.'e.KholH398thereof, and to takeוְלָשֵׂ֣אתve.la.SetH5375his portionחֶלְק֔וֹchel.KoH2506,and to rejoiceוְלִשְׂמֹ֖חַve.lis.Mo.achH8055in his labourבַּעֲמָל֑וֹba.'a.ma.LoH5999;thisזֹ֕הzohH2090isthe giftמַתַּ֥תma.TatH4991of GodH430.

20For he shall not muchהַרְבֵּ֔הhar.BehH7235rememberיִזְכֹּ֖רyiz.KorH2142the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of his lifeחַיָּ֑יוchai.YavH2416;because Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430answerethמַעֲנֶ֖הma.'a.NehH6031himin the joyבְּשִׂמְחַ֥תbe.sim.ChatH8057of his heartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.

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