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Ecclesiastes 2:1-13

1Isaidאָמַ֤רְתִּֽי'a.Mar.tiH559in myheartבְּלִבִּ֔יbe.li.BiH3820, ComenowH3212, I willtestאֲנַסְּכָ֛ה'a.na.se.KhahH5254thee withmirthבְשִׂמְחָ֖הve.sim.ChahH8057, thereforeenjoyוּרְאֵ֣הu.re.'EhH7200pleasureבְט֑וֹבve.TovH2896: and, behold, this also isvanityהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.

2Isaidאָמַ֣רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559oflaughterלִשְׂח֖וֹקlis.ChokH7814, It ismadמְהוֹלָ֑לme.ho.LalH1984: and ofmirthוּלְשִׂמְחָ֖הu.le.sim.ChahH8057,Whatזֹּ֥הzohH2090doethעֹשָֽׂה׃'o.SahH6213it?

3Isoughtתַּ֣רְתִּיTar.tiH8446in myheartבְלִבִּ֔יve.li.BiH3820togiveלִמְשׁ֥וֹךְlim.ShokhH4900myselfבְּשָׂרִ֑יbe.sa.RiH1320towineבַּיַּ֖יִןbai.Ya.yinH3196, yetacquaintingנֹהֵ֤גno.HegH5090myheartוְלִבִּ֞יve.li.BiH3820withwisdomבַּֽחָכְמָה֙ba.cha.khe.MahH2451; and to layholdוְלֶאֱחֹ֣זve.le.'e.ChozH270onfollyבְּסִכְל֔וּתbe.sikh.LutH5531, till I mightseeאֶרְאֶ֗ה'er.'EhH7200what was thatgoodט֜וֹבTovH2896for thesonsלִבְנֵ֤יliv.NeiH1121ofmenהָאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120, which they shoulddoיַעֲשׂוּ֙ya.'a.SuH6213under theheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064allמִסְפַּ֖רmis.ParH4557thedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of theirlifeחַיֵּיהֶֽם׃chai.yei.HemH2416.

4I made for myselfgreatהִגְדַּ֖לְתִּיhig.Dal.tiH1431worksמַעֲשָׂ֑יma.'a.SaiH4639; Ibuiltבָּנִ֤יתִיba.Ni.tiH1129housesבָּתִּ֔יםba.TimH1004; Iplantedנָטַ֥עְתִּיna.Ta'.tiH5193vineyardsכְּרָמִֽים׃ke.ra.MimH3754:

5Imadeעָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213megardensגַּנּ֖וֹתga.NotH1593andorchardsוּפַרְדֵּסִ֑יםu.far.de.SimH6508, and Iplantedוְנָטַ֥עְתִּיve.na.Ta'.tiH5193treesעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086in them of all kind offruitsפֶּֽרִי׃Pe.riH6529:

6Imadeעָשִׂ֥יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213mepoolsבְּרֵכ֣וֹתbe.re.KhotH1295ofwaterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325, towaterלְהַשְׁק֣וֹתle.hash.KotH8248with them thewoodיַ֖עַרYa.'arH3293that bringethforthצוֹמֵ֥חַtzo.Me.achH6779treesעֵצִֽים׃'e.TzimH6086:

7Iprocuredקָנִ֙יתִי֙ka.Ni.tiH7069memaleעֲבָדִ֣ים'a.va.DimH5650and femaleservantsוּשְׁפָח֔וֹתu.she.fa.ChotH8198, and had servantsbornוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121in myhouseבַ֖יִתVa.yitH1004; also I hadgreatהַרְבֵּה֙har.BehH7235possessionsמִקְנֶה֩mik.NehH4735ofherdsבָקָ֨רva.KarH1241andflocksוָצֹ֤אןva.TzonH6629above all that were inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389beforeלְפָנַ֖יle.fa.NaiH6440me:

8Igatheredכָּנַ֤סְתִּיka.Nas.tiH3664me alsosilverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701andgoldוְזָהָ֔בve.za.HavH2091, and the specialtreasureוּסְגֻלַּ֥תu.se.gu.LatH5459ofkingsמְלָכִ֖יםme.la.KhimH4428and of theprovincesוְהַמְּדִינ֑וֹתve.ha.me.di.NotH4082: Iprocuredעָשִׂ֨יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213memaleשָׁרִ֣יםsha.RimH7891and femalesingersוְשָׁר֗וֹתve.sha.RotH7891, and thedelightsוְתַעֲנוּגֹ֛תve.ta.'a.nu.GotH8588of thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofmenהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120, as musicalinstrumentsH7705, and of all sorts.

9So I wasgreatוְגָדַ֣לְתִּיve.ga.Dal.tiH1431, andincreasedוְהוֹסַ֔פְתִּיve.ho.Saf.tiH3254more than all that werebeforeלְפָנַ֖יle.fa.NaiH6440me inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389: also mywisdomחָכְמָתִ֖יcha.khe.ma.TiH2451remainedעָ֥מְדָה'A.me.dahH5975with me.

10And whatever myeyesעֵינַ֔י'ei.NaiH5869desiredשָֽׁאֲל֣וּsha.'a.LuH7592Ikeptאָצַ֖לְתִּי'a.Tzal.tiH680not from them, Iwithheldמָנַ֨עְתִּיma.Na'.tiH4513not myheartלִבִּ֜יli.BiH3820from anyjoyשִׂמְחָ֗הsim.ChahH8057; for myheartלִבִּ֤יli.BiH3820rejoicedשָׂמֵ֙חַ֙sa.Me.achH8056in all mylabourעֲמָלִ֔י'a.ma.LiH5999: and this was myportionחֶלְקִ֖יchel.KiH2506of all mylabourעֲמָלִֽי׃'a.ma.LiH5999.

11Then Ilookedוּפָנִ֣יתִֽיu.fa.Ni.tiH6437on all theworksמַעֲשַׂי֙ma.'a.SaiH4639that myhandsיָדַ֔יya.DaiH3027hadwroughtשֶֽׁעָשׂ֣וּshe.'a.SuH6213, and on thelabourוּבֶֽעָמָ֖לu.ve.'a.MalH5999that I hadlabouredשֶׁעָמַ֣לְתִּיshe.'a.Mal.tiH5998todoלַעֲשׂ֑וֹתla.'a.SotH6213: and, behold, all wasvanityהֶ֙בֶל֙he.velH1892andvexationוּרְע֣וּתu.re.'UtH7469ofspiritר֔וּחַRu.achH7307, and there was noprofitיִתְר֖וֹןyit.RonH3504under thesunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

12And Iturnedוּפָנִ֤יתִֽיu.fa.Ni.tiH6437myself tobeholdלִרְא֣וֹתlir.'otH7200wisdomחָכְמָ֔הchokh.mahH2451, andmadnessוְהוֹלֵל֖וֹתve.ho.le.LotH1947, andfollyוְסִכְל֑וּתve.sikh.LutH5531: for what can themanהָאָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120do thatcomethשֶׁיָּבוֹא֙shei.ya.Vo'H935afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428? even that which hath beenalreadyכְּבָ֖רke.VarH3528doneעָשֽׂוּהוּ׃'a.Su.huH6213.

13Then Isawוְרָאִ֣יתִיve.ra.'I.tiH7200thatשֶׁיֵּ֥שׁshei.YeshH3426wisdomלַֽחָכְמָ֖הla.cha.khe.MahH2451excellethיִתְר֛וֹןyit.RonH3504follyהַסִּכְל֑וּתha.sikh.LutH5531, as far aslightהָא֖וֹרha.'OrH216excellethכִּֽיתְר֥וֹןkit.RonH3504darknessהַחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ha.Cho.shekhH2822.

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