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Ecclesiastes 2:17-22

17Soשֶׁנַּעֲשָׂ֖הshe.na.'a.SahH6213Ihatedוְשָׂנֵ֙אתִי֙ve.sa.Ne.tiH8130lifeהַ֣חַיִּ֔יםha.chai.YimH2416;becauseH3588theworkהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֔הha.ma.'a.SehH4639that iswroughtH4639underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478thesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121was grievous untomeH5921: forallהַכֹּ֥לha.KolH3605isvanityהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1892and astrivingוּרְע֥וּתu.re.'UtH7469afterH5921windרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

18And Ihatedוְשָׂנֵ֤אתִֽיve.sa.Ne.tiH8130allכָּל־kol-H3605my labour wherein I labouredunderתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478thesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121: seeing that Imustאֶת־'et-H853leaveH3240it unto themanלָאָדָ֖םla.'a.DamH120that shall beafterאַחֲרָֽי׃'a.cha.RaiH310meH8130.

19And who knowethwhetherא֣וֹ'oH176he shall be awiseהֶֽחָכָ֤םhe.cha.KhamH2450manH2450or afoolסָכָ֔לsa.KhalH5530? yet shall he have rule overallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewedwisdomוְשֶׁחָכַ֖מְתִּיve.she.cha.Kham.tiH2449underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478thesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121. This also isvanityהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.

20Therefore Iturnedוְסַבּ֥וֹתִֽיve.sa.Bo.tiH5437aboutעַ֚ל'alH5921to cause myheartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820todespairלְיַאֵ֣שׁle.ya.'EshH2976concerningallכָּל־kol-H3605the labour wherein I had labouredunderתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478thesunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

21For there is amanH120whoseH120labour is withwisdomבְּחָכְמָ֥הbe.cha.khe.MahH2451, and withknowledgeוּבְדַ֖עַתu.ve.Da.'atH1847, and with skilfulness; yet to amanH120that hathnotשֶׁלֹּ֤אshe.Lo'H3808laboured therein shall he leave it for hisportionחֶלְק֔וֹchel.KoH2506. This also isvanityהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1892and agreatרַבָּֽה׃ra.BahH7227evilוְרָעָ֥הve.ra.'AhH7451.

22Forwhatמֶֽה־meh-H4100hath amanלָֽאָדָם֙la.'a.DamH120ofallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605his labour, and of thestrivingוּבְרַעְי֖וֹןu.ve.ra'.YonH7475of hisheartלִבּ֑וֹli.BoH3820, wherein he labourethunderתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478thesunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121?

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