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Ecclesiastes 2:4-10

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.

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