Revised Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 6:7-12

7All the labourעֲמַ֥ל'a.MalH5999of manהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120isfor his mouthלְפִ֑יהוּle.Fi.huH6310,and yet the appetiteהַנֶּ֖פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315is not filledתִמָּלֵֽא׃ti.ma.Le'H4390.

8For what hath the wiseלֶחָכָ֖םle.cha.KhamH2450moreיּוֹתֵ֥רyo.TerH3148than the foolהַכְּסִ֑ילha.ke.SilH3684?what hath the poorלֶּעָנִ֣יle.'a.NiH6041,that knowethיוֹדֵ֔עַyo.De.a'H3045to walkלַהֲלֹ֖ךְla.ha.LokhH1980before the livingהַחַיִּֽים׃ha.chai.YimH2416?

9Betterט֛וֹבTovH2896isthe sightמַרְאֵ֥הmar.'EhH4758of the eyesעֵינַ֖יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869than the wanderingמֵֽהֲלָךְ־me.ha.lokh-H1980of the desireנָ֑פֶשׁNa.feshH5315: this isalso vanityהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1892and vexationוּרְע֥וּתu.re.'UtH7469of spiritרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

10That which hath been is namedנִקְרָ֣א שְׁמ֔וֹnik.Ra' she.MoH8034 H7121alreadyכְּבָר֙ke.VarH3528,and it is knownוְנוֹדָ֖עve.no.Da'H3045that it ismanאָדָ֑ם'a.DamH120:neither mayיוּכַ֣לyu.KhalH3201he contendלָדִ֔יןla.DinH1777with him that is mightierשֶׁתַּקִּ֖יףshe.hat.kifH8623than he.

11Seeing there beיֵשׁ־yesh-H3426manyהַרְבֵּ֖הhar.BehH7235thingsדְּבָרִ֥יםde.va.RimH1697that increaseמַרְבִּ֣יםmar.BimH7235vanityהָ֑בֶלHa.velH1892, what ismanלָאָדָֽם׃la.'a.DamH120the betterיֹּתֵ֖רyo.TerH3148?

12For who knowethיוֹדֵעַ֩yo.de.a'H3045what isgoodטּ֨וֹבTovH2896for manלָֽאָדָ֜םla.'a.DamH120in thislifeבַּֽחַיִּ֗יםba.chai.YimH2416,allמִסְפַּ֛רmis.ParH4557the daysיְמֵי־ye.mei-H3117of his vainהֶבְל֖וֹhev.LoH1892lifeחַיֵּ֥יchai.YeiH2416which he spendethוְיַעֲשֵׂ֣םve.ya.'a.SemH6213as a shadowכַּצֵּ֑לka.TzelH6738?for who can tellיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046a manלָֽאָדָ֔םla.'a.DamH120what shall be afterאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310him under the sunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121?

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