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Ecclesiastes 2:18-26

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.

24There is nothingbetterט֤וֹבTovH2896for amanבָּאָדָם֙ba.'a.DamH120, than that he shouldeatשֶׁיֹּאכַ֣לshei.yo.KhalH398anddrinkוְשָׁתָ֔הve.sha.TahH8354, and that he should make hissoulנַפְשׁ֛וֹnaf.ShoH5315enjoyוְהֶרְאָ֧הve.her.'AhH7200goodט֖וֹבTovH2896in hislabourבַּעֲמָל֑וֹba.'a.ma.LoH5999.Thisזֹה֙zohH2090also Isawרָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiH7200, that it was from thehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.

25For who caneatיֹאכַ֛לyo.KhalH398, or who else canhastenיָח֖וּשׁya.ChushH2363to it,moreח֥וּץchutzH2351than I?

26For Godgivethנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414to amanלְאָדָם֙le.'a.DamH120who isgoodשֶׁטּ֣וֹבshe.TovH2896in hissightלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440wisdomחָכְמָ֥הchokh.mahH2451, andknowledgeוְדַ֖עַתve.Da.'atH1847, andjoyוְשִׂמְחָ֑הve.sim.ChahH8057: but to thesinnerוְלַחוֹטֶא֩ve.la.cho.Te'H2398hegivethנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414toilעִנְיָ֜ן'in.YanH6045, togatherלֶאֱס֣וֹףle.'e.SofH622and to storeupוְלִכְנ֗וֹסve.likh.NosH3664wealth, that he maygiveלָתֵת֙la.TetH5414to him that isgoodלְטוֹב֙le.tOvH2896beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430. This also isvanityהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1892andvexationוּרְע֥וּתu.re.'UtH7469ofspiritרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

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