Ecclesiastes 2
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Revised Version 1895

Ecclesiastes 2:24-26

24There isnothingאֵֽין־'ein-H369betterט֤וֹבTovH2896for amanבָּאָדָם֙ba.'a.DamH120thanH2896that he shouldeatשֶׁיֹּאכַ֣לshei.yo.KhalH398anddrinkוְשָׁתָ֔הve.sha.TahH8354, andmakeH7200hissoulנַפְשׁ֛וֹnaf.ShoH5315enjoyH7200goodט֖וֹבTovH2896in his labour. This also IsawH7200, that it is from thehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.
25For whocanמִ֥יmiH4310eatיֹאכַ֛לyo.KhalH398, or whocanוּמִ֥יu.MiH4310have enjoyment,moreH4480thanH4480I?
26For to themanלְאָדָם֙le.'a.DamH120that pleaseth himGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430givethwisdomחָכְמָ֥הchokh.mahH2451, andknowledgeוְדַ֖עַתve.Da.'atH1847, andjoyוְשִׂמְחָ֑הve.sim.ChahH8057: but to thesinnerוְלַחוֹטֶא֩ve.la.cho.Te'H2398he giveth travail, togatherלֶאֱס֣וֹףle.'e.SofH622and toheapנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414upנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414, that he maygiveלָתֵת֙la.TetH5414to him that pleasethGodH430. This also isvanityהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1892and astrivingH7469afterH7469windרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.
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Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain