Revised Version 1895

Ecclesiastes 1:13-17

13And Iappliedוְנָתַ֣תִּיve.na.Ta.tiH5414myheartלִבִּ֗יli.BiH3820toseekH1875and tosearchH1875outעַ֛ל'alH5921bywisdomבַּֽחָכְמָ֔הba.cha.khe.MahH2451concerningallכָּל־kol-H3605that isdoneנַעֲשָׂ֖הna.'a.SahH6213underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064: it is a sore travail thatGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430hathgivenנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414to thesonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121ofmenהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120to be exercised therewith.

14I haveseenרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200allכָּל־kol-H3605theworksהַֽמַּעֲשִׂ֔יםha.ma.'a.SimH4639that aredoneשֶֽׁנַּעֲשׂ֖וּshe.na.'a.SuH6213underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478thesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121; and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,allהַכֹּ֛לha.KolH3605isvanityהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1892and astrivingH7469afterH7469windרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

15That which iscrookedמְעֻוָּ֖תme.'u.VatH5791cannotלֹא־lo'-H3808be made straight: and that which is wantingcannotלֹא־lo'-H3808benumberedלְהִמָּנֽוֹת׃le.hi.ma.NotH4487.

16I communed withmineעִם־'im-H5973ownהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961heartלִבִּי֙li.BiH3820,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Loהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, I have gottenmeH6440greatהִגְדַּ֤לְתִּיhig.Dal.tiH1431wisdomחָכְמָ֔הchokh.mahH2451aboveH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605that werebeforeH6440meH6440inJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389: yea, myheartוְלִבִּ֛יve.li.BiH3820hath hadgreatH1431experienceרָאָ֥הra.'AhH7200ofwisdomחָכְמָ֥הchokh.mahH2451andknowledgeוָדָֽעַת׃va.Da.'atH1847.

17And Iappliedוָאֶתְּנָ֤הva.'e.te.NahH5414myheartלִבִּי֙li.BiH3820toknowלָדַ֣עַתla.Da.'atH3045wisdomחָכְמָ֔הchokh.mahH2451, and toknowוְדַ֥עַתve.Da.'atH3045madnessהוֹלֵל֖וֹתho.le.LotH1947andfollyוְשִׂכְל֑וּתve.sikh.LutH5531: Iperceivedיָדַ֕עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that this also was astrivingH7475afterH7475windרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

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