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Ecclesiastes 4:1-3

1So Ireturnedוְשַׁ֣בְתִּֽיve.Shav.tiH7725, andconsideredוָאֶרְאֶה֙va.'er.'EhH7200all theoppressionsH6217that aredoneנַעֲשִׂ֖יםna.'a.SimH6213under thesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121: and behold thetearsדִּמְעַ֣תdim.'AtH1832of such as wereoppressedH6231, and they had nocomforterמְנַחֵ֔םme.na.ChemH5162; and on thesideוּמִיַּ֤דu.mi.YadH3027of theiroppressorsעֹֽשְׁקֵיהֶם֙'o.she.kei.HemH6231there waspowerכֹּ֔חַKo.achH3581; but they had nocomforterמְנַחֵֽם׃me.na.ChemH5162.

2Therefore Ipraisedוְשַׁבֵּ֧חַve.sha.Be.achH7623thedeadהַמֵּתִ֖יםha.me.TimH4191who arealreadyשֶׁכְּבָ֣רshe.ke.VarH3528deadמֵ֑תוּMe.tuH4191more than thelivingהַ֣חַיִּ֔יםha.chai.YimH2416who areyetעֲדֶֽנָה׃'a.De.nahH5728aliveחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416.

3Yea,betterוְטוֹב֙ve.tOvH2896is he thanbothמִשְּׁנֵיהֶ֔םmi.she.nei.HemH8147they, who hath notyetעֲדֶ֖ן'a.DenH5728been, who hath notseenרָאָה֙ra.'AhH7200theevilהָרָ֔עha.Ra'H7451workהַמַּעֲשֶׂ֣הha.ma.'a.SehH4639that isdoneנַעֲשָׂ֖הna.'a.SahH6213under thesunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

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