Ecclesiastes 2
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Ecclesiastes 2:24-26

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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