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Ecclesiastes 8:9-14

9Allכָּל־kol-H3605this have Iseenרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200, andappliedוְנָת֣וֹןve.na.TonH5414myheartלִבִּ֔יli.BiH3820untoeveryלְכָֽל־le.kholH3605workמַעֲשֶׂ֔הma.'a.SehH4639that isdoneנַעֲשָׂ֖הna.'a.SahH6213underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478thesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121: there is a timewhereinH834onemanH120hath power overanotherזֶ֤הzehH2088to his hurt.

10And withal Isawרָאִיתִי֩ra.'i.TiH7200thewickedרְשָׁעִ֨יםre.sha.'ImH7563buriedקְבֻרִ֜יםke.vu.RimH6912, and theycameוָבָ֗אוּva.Va.'uH935to the grave; and they that haddoneעָשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213rightH3651wentH1980awayH1980from theholyקָדוֹשׁ֙ka.do.VoshH6918placeוּמִמְּק֤וֹםu.mi.me.KomH4725, and wereforgottenוְיִֽשְׁתַּכְּח֥וּve.yish.ta.ke.ChuH7911in thecityבָעִ֖ירva.'IrH5892: this also isvanityהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.

11BecauseH5921sentenceפִתְגָ֔םfit.GamH6599againstH5921anevilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639isnotאֵין־'ein-H369executedH7451speedilyמְהֵרָ֑הme.he.RahH4120, therefore theheartלֵ֧בlevH3820of thesonsבְּֽנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofmenהָאָדָ֛םha.'a.DamH120isfullyH4390setH4390in them todoH6213evilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451.

12ThoughH3588asinnerחֹטֶ֗אcho.Te'H2398doעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213evilרָ֛עra'H7451anhundredמְאַ֖תme.'AtH3967timesH6440, andprolongוּמַאֲרִ֣יךְu.ma.'a.RikhH748his days, yetsurelyH3588Iknowיוֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045that it shall bewellגַּם־gam-H1571with them thatfearיִֽירְא֖וּyi.re.'UH3372Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,whichH834fearH3372beforeH6440him:

13but it shallnotH3808bewellוְטוֹב֙ve.tOvH2896with thewickedלָֽרָשָׁ֔עla.ra.Sha'H7563,neitherH3808shall heprolongיַאֲרִ֥יךְya.'a.RikhH748hisdaysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117,whichH834are as ashadowכַּצֵּ֑לka.TzelH6738;becauseH834he fearethnotH3808beforeמִלִּפְנֵ֥יmi.lif.NeiH6440Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

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.

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