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Ecclesiastes 3:16-20

16And moreover Isawרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200under thesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121theplaceמְק֤וֹםme.KomH4725ofjudgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּט֙ha.mish.PatH4941, thatwickednessהָרֶ֔שַׁעha.Re.sha'H7562was there; and theplaceוּמְק֥וֹםu.me.KomH4725ofrighteousnessהַצֶּ֖דֶקha.Tze.dekH6664, thatiniquityהָרָֽשַׁע׃ha.Ra.sha'H7562was there.

17Isaidאָמַ֤רְתִּֽי'a.Mar.tiH559in myheartבְּלִבִּ֔יbe.li.BiH3820,Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430shalljudgeיִשְׁפֹּ֖טyish.PotH8199therighteousהַצַּדִּיק֙ha.tza.DikH6662and thewickedהָ֣רָשָׁ֔עha.ra.Sha'H7563: for there is atimeעֵ֣ת'etH6256there for everypurposeחֵ֔פֶץChe.fetzH2656and for everyworkהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֖הha.ma.'a.SehH4639.

18Isaidאָמַ֤רְתִּֽי'a.Mar.tiH559in myheartבְּלִבִּ֔יbe.li.BiH3820concerning thestateדִּבְרַת֙div.RatH1700of thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofmenהָאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120, thatGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430might surelytestלְבָרָ֖םle.va.RamH1305them, and that they mightseeוְלִרְא֕וֹתve.lir.'otH7200thattheyH1992themselves arebeastsבְּהֵמָ֥הbe.he.MahH929.

19For that whichbefallethמִקְרֶ֨הmik.RehH4745thesonsבְֽנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofmenהָאָדָ֜םha.'a.DamH120befallethוּמִקְרֶ֣הu.mik.RehH4745beastsהַבְּהֵמָ֗הha.be.he.MahH929; even onethingאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259befallethוּמִקְרֶ֤הu.mik.RehH4745them: as the onediethכְּמ֥וֹתke.MotH4194, sodiethמ֣וֹתMotH4194theotherH2088; yea, they have alloneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259breathוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307; so that amanהָאָדָ֤םha.'a.DamH120hath nopreeminenceוּמוֹתַ֨רu.mo.TarH4195above abeastהַבְּהֵמָה֙ha.be.he.MahH929: for all isvanityהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.

20Allgoהוֹלֵ֖ךְho.LekhH1980tooneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259placeמָק֣וֹםma.KomH4725; all are of thedustהֶֽעָפָ֔רhe.'a.FarH6083, and allturnH7725todustהֶעָפָֽר׃he.'a.FarH6083againH7725.

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