Revised Version 1895

Ecclesiastes 9:2-9

2Allהַכֹּ֞לha.KolH3605things comealikeאֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadH259toallלַכֹּ֗לla.KolH3605: there is one event to therighteousלַצַּדִּ֤יקla.tza.DikH6662and to thewickedוְלָרָשָׁע֙ve.la.ra.Sha'H7563; to thegoodלַטּוֹב֙la.tOvH2896and to thecleanוְלַטָּה֣וֹרve.la.ta.HorH2889and to theuncleanוְלַטָּמֵ֔אve.la.ta.Me'H2931; to him that sacrificeth and to him that sacrificethnotאֵינֶ֣נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369: as is thegoodכַּטּוֹב֙ka.tOvH2896,soH834is thesinnerכַּֽחֹטֶ֔אka.cho.Te'H2398; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth anoathשְׁבוּעָ֥הshe.vu.'AhH7621.

3This is anevilרָ֗עRa'H7451inallבְּכֹ֤לbe.KholH3605that isdoneנַעֲשָׂה֙na.'a.SahH6213underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478thesunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121, that there is one event untoallלַכֹּ֑לla.KolH3605:yeaH3588also, theheartלֵ֣בlevH3820of thesonsבְּֽנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofmenהָ֠אָדָםHa.'a.domH120isfullH4390ofevilרָ֨עra'H7451, andmadnessוְהוֹלֵל֤וֹתve.ho.le.LotH1947is in theirheartH3820whileH3588theyliveבְּחַיֵּיהֶ֔םbe.chai.yei.HemH2416, andafterוְאַחֲרָ֖יוve.'a.cha.RavH310that they go to thedeadהַמֵּתִֽים׃ha.me.TimH4191.

4For to him that is joined withallכָּל־kol-H3605thelivingהַחַיִּ֖יםha.chai.YimH2416there ishopeבִּטָּח֑וֹןbi.ta.ChonH986: for alivingחַי֙chaiH2416dogלְכֶ֤לֶבle.Khe.levH3611isbetterט֔וֹבTovH2896thanמִן־min-H4480adeadהַמֵּֽת׃ha.MetH4191lionהָאַרְיֵ֖הha.'ar.YehH738.

5For thelivingהַֽחַיִּ֛יםha.chai.YimH2416knowיוֹדְעִ֖יםyod.'ImH3045that they shalldieשֶׁיָּמֻ֑תוּshei.ya.Mu.tuH4191: but thedeadוְהַמֵּתִ֞יםve.ha.me.TimH4191knowיוֹדְעִ֣יםyod.'ImH3045notאֵינָ֧ם'ei.NamH369anyH5750thingH3588,neitherוְאֵֽין־ve.'ein-H369have theyanyH5750moreH5750arewardשָׂכָ֔רsa.KharH7939; for thememoryזִכְרָֽם׃zikh.RamH2143of them isforgottenנִשְׁכַּ֖חnish.KachH7911.

6AswellH1571theirloveאַהֲבָתָ֧ם'a.ha.va.TamH160, as theirhatredשִׂנְאָתָ֛םsin.'a.TamH8135and theirenvyקִנְאָתָ֖םkin.'a.TamH7068, isnowH1571perishedאָבָ֑דָה'a.Va.dahH6;neitherאֵין־'ein-H369have theyanyH3605moreעוֹד֙'OdH5750aportionוְחֵ֨לֶקve.Che.lekH2506foreverלְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769inanyH3605thingH3605that isdoneנַעֲשָׂ֖הna.'a.SahH6213underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478thesunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

7Go thy way,eatאֱכֹ֤ל'e.KholH398thybreadלַחְמֶ֔ךָlach.Me.khaH3899withjoyבְּשִׂמְחָה֙be.sim.ChahH8057, anddrinkוּֽשֲׁתֵ֥הu.sha.TehH8354thywineיֵינֶ֑ךָyei.Ne.khaH3196with a merryheartבְלֶב־ve.lev-H3820; forGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hathalreadyכְבָ֔רkhe.VarH3528acceptedרָצָ֥הra.TzahH7521thyworksמַעֲשֶֽׂיךָ׃ma.'a.Sei.khaH4639.

8LetH408thygarmentsבְגָדֶ֖יךָve.ga.Dei.khaH899bealwaysעֵ֕ת'etH6256whiteלְבָנִ֑יםle.va.NimH3836; andletH408notH408thyheadרֹאשְׁךָ֥ro.she.KhaH7218lackיֶחְסָֽר׃yech.SarH2637ointmentוְשֶׁ֖מֶןve.She.menH8081.

9LiveH2416joyfully with thewifeאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thou lovestallכָּל־kol-H3605thedaysיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117of thelifeH3117of thyvanityהֶבְלֶ֔ךָhev.Le.khaH1892,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834he hathgivenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414theeunderתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478thesunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121,allכֹּ֖לkolH3605thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of thyvanityהֶבְלֶ֑ךָhev.Le.khaH1892: for that is thyportionחֶלְקְךָ֙chel.ke.ChaH2506inlifeH3117, and in thy labourwhereinאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thou labourestunderתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478thesunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

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