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Ecclesiastes 2:1-3

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.

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