Ecclesiastes 12
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Ecclesiastes 12:3-9

3In thedayבַּיּ֗וֹםbai.YomH3117when thekeepersשֹׁמְרֵ֣יsho.me.ReiH8104of thehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004shalltrembleשֶׁיָּזֻ֙עוּ֙shei.ya.Zu.'uH2111, and thestrongהֶחָ֑יִלhe.Cha.yilH2428menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582shallbowוְהִֽתְעַוְּת֖וּve.hit.'a.ve.TuH5791themselves, and thegrindersהַטֹּֽחֲנוֹת֙ha.to.cha.nOtH2912ceaseוּבָטְל֤וּu.va.te.LuH988because they arefewמִעֵ֔טוּmi.'E.tuH4591, and those that lookoutהָרֹא֖וֹתha.ro.'otH7200of thewindowsבָּאֲרֻבּֽוֹת׃ba.'a.ru.BotH699shall bedarkenedוְחָשְׁכ֥וּve.cha.she.KhuH2821,
4And thedoorsדְלָתַ֙יִם֙de.la.Ta.yimH1817shall beshutוְסֻגְּר֤וּve.su.ge.RuH5462in thestreetsבַּשּׁ֔וּקba.ShukH7784, when thesoundק֣וֹלKolH6963of thegrindingהַֽטַּחֲנָ֑הha.ta.cha.NahH2913shall belowH8217, and he shall riseupוְיָקוּם֙ve.ya.KumH6965at thevoiceלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of thebirdהַצִּפּ֔וֹרha.tzi.PorH6833, and all thedaughtersבְּנ֥וֹתbe.NotH1323ofmusicהַשִּֽׁיר׃ha.ShirH7892shall be broughtlowוְיִשַּׁ֖חוּve.yi.Sha.chuH7817;
5Also when they shall beafraidיִרָ֙אוּ֙yi.Ra.'uH3372of that which ishighמִגָּבֹ֤הַּmi.ga.Vo.ahH1364, andfearsוְחַתְחַתִּ֣יםve.chat.cha.TimH2849shall be in thewayבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870, and the almondtreeהַשָּׁקֵד֙ha.sha.KedH8247shallflourishוְיָנֵ֤אץve.ya.NetzH5006, and thegrasshopperהֶֽחָגָ֔בhe.cha.GavH2284shall be aburdenוְיִסְתַּבֵּ֣לve.yis.ta.BelH5445, anddesireהָֽאֲבִיּוֹנָ֑הha.'a.vi.yo.NahH35shallfailוְתָפֵ֖רve.ta.FerH6565: becausemanהָאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120goethהֹלֵ֤ךְho.LekhH1980to hislongעוֹלָמ֔וֹo.la.MoH5769homeבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, and themournersהַסֹּפְדִֽים׃ha.so.fe.DimH5594goaboutוְסָבְב֥וּve.sa.ve.VuH5437thestreetsבָשּׁ֖וּקva.ShukH7784:
6Oreverלֹֽא־lo'-H3808thesilverהַכֶּ֔סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701cordחֶ֣בֶלChe.velH2256shall beloosedיֵרָתֵק֙yi.r.chakH7576H7368, or thegoldenהַזָּהָ֑בha.za.HavH2091bowlגֻּלַּ֣תgu.LatH1543bebrokenוְתָרֻ֖ץve.ta.RutzH7533, or thepitcherכַּד֙kadH3537bebrokenוְתִשָּׁ֤בֶרve.ti.Sha.verH7665at thefountainהַמַּבּ֔וּעַha.ma.Bu.a'H4002, or thewheelהַגַּלְגַּ֖לha.gal.GalH1534brokenוְנָרֹ֥ץve.na.RotzH7533at thecisternהַבּֽוֹר׃ha.BorH953.
7Then shall thedustהֶעָפָ֛רhe.'a.FarH6083returnוְיָשֹׁ֧בve.ya.ShoH7725to theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776as it was: and thespiritוְהָר֣וּחַve.ha.Ru.achH7307shallreturnתָּשׁ֔וּבta.ShuvH7725toGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430whogaveנְתָנָֽהּ׃ne.ta.NahH5414it.
8Vanityהֲבֵ֧לha.VelH1892ofvanitiesהֲבָלִ֛יםha.va.LimH1892,saithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559thepreacherהַקּוֹהֶ֖לֶתha.ko.He.letH6953; all isvanityהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.
9Andmoreoverוְיֹתֵ֕רve.yo.TerH3148, because thepreacherקֹהֶ֖לֶתko.He.letH6953waswiseחָכָ֑םcha.KhamH2450, he stilltaughtלִמַּד־li.mad-H3925thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971knowledgeדַּ֙עַת֙da.'atH1847; yea, he gave goodheedוְאִזֵּ֣ןve.'i.ZenH239, and soughtoutוְחִקֵּ֔רve.chi.KerH2713, and set inorderתִּקֵּ֖ןti.KenH8626manyהַרְבֵּֽה׃har.BehH7235proverbsמְשָׁלִ֥יםme.sha.LimH4912.
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