Revised Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 8:5-8

5Whoso keepethשׁוֹמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104the commandmentמִצְוָ֔הmitz.VahH4687shall feelיֵדַ֖עye.Da'H3045no evilרָ֑עRa'H7451thingדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697:and a wise man’sחָכָֽם׃cha.KhamH2450heartלֵ֥בlevH3820discernethיֵדַ֖עye.Da'H3045both timeוְעֵ֣תve.'EtH6256and judgmentוּמִשְׁפָּ֔טu.mish.PatH4941.

6Because to every purposeחֵ֔פֶץChe.fetzH2656there isיֵ֖שׁyeshH3426timeעֵ֣ת'etH6256and judgmentוּמִשְׁפָּ֑טu.mish.PatH4941,therefore the miseryרָעַ֥תra.'AtH7451of manהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120isgreatרַבָּ֥הra.BahH7227upon him.

7For he knowethיֹדֵ֖עַyo.De.a'H3045not that which shall be: for who can tellיַגִּ֥ידya.GidH5046him when it shall be?

8There isno manאָדָ֞ם'a.DamH120that hath powerשַׁלִּ֤יטsha.LitH7989over the spiritבָּר֙וּחַ֙ba.Ru.achH7307to retainלִכְל֣וֹאlikh.Lo'H3607the spiritהָר֔וּחַha.Ru.achH7307; neither hath hepowerשִׁלְטוֹן֙shil.tOnH7983in the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of deathהַמָּ֔וֶתha.Ma.vetH4194: and there isno dischargeמִשְׁלַ֖חַתmish.La.chatH4917in thatwarבַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הba.mil.cha.MahH4421;neither shall wickednessרֶ֖שַׁעRe.sha'H7562deliverיְמַלֵּ֥טye.ma.LetH4422those that are givenבְּעָלָֽיו׃be.'a.LavH1167to it.

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