Revised Version 1895

Ecclesiastes 4:1-3

1Then Ireturnedוְשַׁ֣בְתִּֽיve.Shav.tiH7725andsawוָאֶרְאֶה֙va.'er.'EhH7200allכָּל־kol-H3605theoppressionsH6217that aredoneנַעֲשִׂ֖יםna.'a.SimH6213underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478thesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121: andbeholdוְהִנֵּ֣ה׀ve.hi.NehH2009, thetearsדִּמְעַ֣תdim.'AtH1832ofsuchאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834as wereoppressedH6231, and they hadnoוְאֵ֤יןve.'EinH369comforterמְנַחֵ֔םme.na.ChemH5162; and on thesideH3027of theiroppressorsעֹֽשְׁקֵיהֶם֙'o.she.kei.HemH6231there waspowerH3027, but they hadnoוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369comforterמְנַחֵֽם׃me.na.ChemH5162.

2Wherefore I praised thedeadהַמֵּתִ֖יםha.me.TimH4191whichH834arealreadyשֶׁכְּבָ֣רshe.ke.VarH3528deadמֵ֑תוּMe.tuH4191moreמִן־min-H4480thanH4480thelivingהַ֣חַיִּ֔יםha.chai.YimH2416whichH834are yetaliveחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416;

3yea,betterוְטוֹב֙ve.tOvH2896thanH3808thembothמִשְּׁנֵיהֶ֔םmi.she.nei.HemH8147didH6213I esteem himwhichH834hathnotH3808yet been, who hathnotH3808seenרָאָה֙ra.'AhH7200theevilהָרָ֔עha.Ra'H7451workהַמַּעֲשֶׂ֣הha.ma.'a.SehH4639that isdoneH6213underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478thesunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

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