Revised Version 1895

Ecclesiastes 8:14-17

14There is avanityהֶבֶל֮he.VelH1892whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834isdoneנַעֲשָׂ֣הna.'a.SahH6213uponH5921theearthהָאָרֶץ֒ha.'a.RetzH776; that there berighteousצַדִּיקִ֗יםtza.di.KimH6662menH7563, untowhomאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀'a.SherH834it happenethaccordingH5921to theworkכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הke.ma.'a.SehH4639of thewickedהָרְשָׁעִ֔יםha.re.sha.'ImH7563; again, there bewickedרְשָׁעִ֔יםre.sha.'ImH7563menH7563, towhomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834it happenethaccordingH5921to theworkכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הke.ma.'a.SehH4639of therighteousהַצַּדִּיקִ֑יםha.tza.di.KimH6662: Isaidאָמַ֕רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559that this also isvanityהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.

15Then I commendedmirthהַשִּׂמְחָ֔הha.sim.ChahH8057,becauseH3588amanלָֽאָדָם֙la.'a.DamH120hathnoאֵֽין־'ein-H369betterט֤וֹבTovH2896thingH3588underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478thesunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121,thanH2896toeatלֶאֱכ֥וֹלle.'e.KholH398, and todrinkוְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתve.lish.TotH8354, and to bemerryוְלִשְׂמ֑וֹחַve.lis.Mo.achH8055: for that shall abide with him in his labourallH3117thedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of hislifeH3117whichH834Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hathgivenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414himunderתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478thesunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

16When Iappliedנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414mineheartלִבִּי֙li.BiH3820toknowלָדַ֣עַתla.Da.'atH3045wisdomחָכְמָ֔הchokh.mahH2451, and toseeH7200the business that isdoneנַעֲשָׂ֖הna.'a.SahH6213uponעַל־'al-H5921theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: (for also there is thatneitherH369dayבַּיּוֹם֙bai.yOmH3117norH369nightוּבַלַּ֔יְלָהu.va.Lay.lahH3915seethsleepשֵׁנָ֕הshe.NahH8142with hiseyesבְּעֵינָ֖יוbe.'ei.NavH5869:)

17then I beheldallכָּל־kol-H3605theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639ofGodהָאֱלֹהִים֒ha.'E.lo.HimH430, thatmanH120cannotלֹ֨אlo'H3808findלִמְצוֹא֙lim.tzO'H4672outH3045theworkהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂה֙ha.ma.'a.SehH4639that isdoneנַעֲשָׂ֣הna.'a.SahH6213underתַֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478thesunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121:becauseH3588howeverאִם־'im-H518muchH834amanH120labour toseekלְבַקֵּ֖שׁle.va.KeshH1245itoutH3045, yet he shallnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808findיִמְצָ֑אyim.Tza'H4672it;yeaH3588moreoverוְגַ֨םve.GamH1571,thoughH3588awiseהֶֽחָכָם֙he.cha.KhamH2450manH120thinkוְרָאִיתִי֮ve.ra.'i.TiH7200toknowלָדַ֔עַתla.Da.'atH3045it, yet shall henotלֹ֥אlo'H3808beableH3201tofindלִמְצֹֽא׃lim.Tzo'H4672it.

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