Revised Version 1895

Ecclesiastes 4:7-12

7Then Ireturnedוְשַׁ֧בְתִּיve.Shav.tiH7725andsawוָאֶרְאֶ֥הva.'er.'EhH7200vanityהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1892underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478thesunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

8There is one that isaloneאֶחָד֩'e.ChadH259, and he hathnotH3808asecondשֵׁנִ֜יshe.NiH8145; yea, he hathneitherH3808sonבֵּ֧ןbenH1121norH3808brotherוָאָ֣חva.'AchH251; yet is therenoH3808endקֵץ֙ketzH7093ofallלְכָל־le.kholH3605his labour,neitherH3808are hiseyesעֵינ֖וֹei.navH5869satisfiedתִשְׂבַּ֣עtis.Ba'H7646withrichesעֹ֑שֶׁר'O.sherH6239. Forwhomוּלְמִ֣י׀u.le.MiH4310then, saith he,doאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589I labour, and deprive mysoulנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315ofgoodמִטּוֹבָ֔הmi.to.VahH2896? This also isvanityהֶ֛בֶלHe.velH1892, yea, it is a sore travail.

9Twoהַשְּׁנַ֖יִםha.she.Na.yimH8147arebetterטוֹבִ֥יםto.VimH2896thanH4480one;becauseH4480they have agoodט֖וֹבTovH2896rewardשָׂכָ֥רsa.KharH7939for their labour.

10Forifאִם־'im-H518theyfallH5307, the one willliftH6965upH6965his fellow: butwoeוְאִ֣יל֗וֹve.'I.LoH337to him that isaloneהָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259when he falleth, and hathnotוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369anotherהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259toliftH6965himupH6965.

11Again,ifH518twoשְׁנַ֖יִםshe.Na.yimH8147lieיִשְׁכְּב֥וּyish.ke.VuH7901togetherH259, then they have warmth: buthowאֵ֥יךְ'eikhH349canH518one bewarmH2552aloneH259?

12Andifוְאִֽם־ve.'im-H518amanH259prevailH5975againstנֶגְדּ֑וֹneg.DoH5048him that isaloneH259,twoהַשְּׁנַ֖יִםha.she.Na.yimH8147shallwithstandH5975him; and a threefoldcordוְהַחוּט֙ve.ha.ChutH2339isnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808quicklyבִמְהֵרָ֖הvim.he.RahH4120brokenיִנָּתֵֽק׃yi.na.TekH5423.

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