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Ecclesiastes 2:12-23

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.

14The wiseman’sהֶֽחָכָם֙he.cha.KhamH2450eyesעֵינָ֣יו'ei.NavH5869are in hisheadבְּרֹאשׁ֔וֹbe.ro.ShoH7218; but thefoolוְהַכְּסִ֖ילve.ha.ke.SilH3684walkethהוֹלֵ֑ךְho.LekhH1980indarknessבַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822: and I myselfperceivedוְיָדַ֣עְתִּיve.ya.Da'.tiH3045also thatoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259eventשֶׁמִּקְרֶ֥הshe.mik.RehH4745happenethיִקְרֶ֥הyik.RehH7136to them all.

15Thenאָ֣ז'azH227saidוְאָמַ֨רְתִּֽיve.'a.Mar.tiH559I in myheartבְּלִבִּ֗יbe.li.BiH3820, As ithappenethכְּמִקְרֵ֤הke.mik.RehH4745to thefoolהַכְּסִיל֙ha.ke.SilH3684, so ithappenethיִקְרֵ֔נִיyik.Re.niH7136even tomeH1571; and why was I thenmoreיוֹתֵ֑רyo.TerH3148wiseחָכַ֛מְתִּיcha.Kham.tiH2449? Then Isaidוְדִבַּ֣רְתִּיve.di.Bar.tiH1696in myheartבְלִבִּ֔יve.li.BiH3820, that this also isvanityהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.

16For there is noremembranceזִכְר֧וֹןzikh.RonH2146of thewiseלֶחָכָ֛םle.cha.KhamH2450morethanH5973of thefoolהַכְּסִ֖ילha.ke.SilH3684foreverלְעוֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769; seeing that whichnowבְּשֶׁכְּבָ֞רbe.she.ke.VarH3528is in thedaysהַיָּמִ֤יםhai.ya.MimH3117tocomeהַבָּאִים֙ha.ba.'ImH935shall all beforgottenנִשְׁכָּ֔חnish.KachH7911. And howdiethיָמ֥וּתya.MutH4191thewiseהֶחָכָ֖םhe.cha.KhamH2450man ? as thefoolהַכְּסִֽיל׃ha.ke.SilH3684.

17Therefore Ihatedוְשָׂנֵ֙אתִי֙ve.sa.Ne.tiH8130lifeהַ֣חַיִּ֔יםha.chai.YimH2416; because theworkהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֔הha.ma.'a.SehH4639that iswroughtשֶׁנַּעֲשָׂ֖הshe.na.'a.SahH6213under thesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121isgrievousרַ֤עra'H7451to me: for all isvanityהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1892andvexationוּרְע֥וּתu.re.'UtH7469ofspiritרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

18Yea, Ihatedוְשָׂנֵ֤אתִֽיve.sa.Ne.tiH8130all mylabourעֲמָלִ֔י'a.ma.LiH5999which I hadtakenעָמֵ֖ל'a.MelH6001under thesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121: because I shouldleaveH3240it to themanלָאָדָ֖םla.'a.DamH120that shall beafterאַחֲרָֽי׃'a.cha.RaiH310me.

19And whoknowethיוֹדֵ֗עַyo.De.a'H3045whether he shall be awiseהֶֽחָכָ֤םhe.cha.KhamH2450man or afoolסָכָ֔לsa.KhalH5530? yet shall he haveruleוְיִשְׁלַט֙ve.yish.LatH7980over all mylabourעֲמָלִ֔י'a.ma.LiH5999in which I havelabouredשֶֽׁעָמַ֥לְתִּיshe.'a.Mal.tiH5998, and in which I have showed myselfwiseוְשֶׁחָכַ֖מְתִּיve.she.cha.Kham.tiH2449under thesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121. This is alsovanityהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.

20Therefore I wentaboutוְסַבּ֥וֹתִֽיve.sa.Bo.tiH5437tocauseH2976myheartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820todespairH2976of all thelabourהֶ֣עָמָ֔לhe.'a.MalH5999which Itookשֶׁעָמַ֖לְתִּיshe.'a.Mal.tiH5998under thesunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

21For thereisיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426amanאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120whoselabourשֶׁעֲמָל֛וֹshe.'a.ma.LoH5999is inwisdomבְּחָכְמָ֥הbe.cha.khe.MahH2451, and inknowledgeוּבְדַ֖עַתu.ve.Da.'atH1847, and inequityוּבְכִשְׁר֑וֹןu.ve.khish.RonH3788; yet to amanוּלְאָדָ֞םu.le.'a.DamH120that hath notlabouredעָֽמַל־'a.mal-H5998in it shall heleaveיִתְּנֶ֣נּוּyi.te.Ne.nuH5414it for hisportionחֶלְק֔וֹchel.KoH2506. This also isvanityהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1892and agreatרַבָּֽה׃ra.BahH7227evilוְרָעָ֥הve.ra.'AhH7451.

22For whathathהֹוֶ֤הho.VehH1933manלָֽאָדָם֙la.'a.DamH120of all hislabourעֲמָל֔וֹa.ma.LoH5999, and of thevexationוּבְרַעְי֖וֹןu.ve.ra'.YonH7475of hisheartלִבּ֑וֹli.BoH3820, inwhichשֶׁה֥וּאshe.Hu'H1931he hathlabouredעָמֵ֖ל'a.MelH6001under thesunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121?

23For all hisdaysיָמָ֣יוya.MavH3117aresorrowsמַכְאֹבִ֗יםmakh.'o.VimH4341, and hislabourעִנְיָנ֔וֹin.ya.NoH6045griefוָכַ֙עַס֙va.Kha.'asH3708; yea, hisheartלִבּ֑וֹli.BoH3820taketh notrestשָׁכַ֣בsha.KhavH7901in thenightבַּלַּ֖יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915. This is alsovanityהֶ֥בֶלHe.velH1892.

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