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Ecclesiastes 4:1-8

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.

4Again, Iconsideredוְרָאִ֨יתִֽיve.ra.'I.tiH7200alllabourעָמָ֗ל'a.MalH5999, and everyrightכִּשְׁר֣וֹןkish.RonH3788workהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֔הha.ma.'a.SehH4639, that for this amanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376isenviedקִנְאַת־kin.'at-H7068by hisneighbourמֵרֵעֵ֑הוּme.re.'E.huH7453. This is alsovanityהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1892andvexationוּרְע֥וּתu.re.'UtH7469ofspiritרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

5Thefoolהַכְּסִיל֙ha.ke.SilH3684foldethH2263hishandsיָדָ֔יוya.DavH3027togetherH2263, andeatethוְאֹכֵ֖לve.'o.KhelH398his ownfleshבְּשָׂרֽוֹ׃be.sa.RoH1320.

6Betterט֕וֹבTovH2896is anhandfulכַ֖ףkhafH3709withquietnessנָ֑חַתNa.chatH5183, than both thehandsחָפְנַ֛יִםcha.fe.Na.yimH2651fullH4393withtoilעָמָ֖ל'a.MalH5999andvexationוּרְע֥וּתu.re.'UtH7469ofspiritרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

7Then Ireturnedוְשַׁ֧בְתִּיve.Shav.tiH7725, and Isawוָאֶרְאֶ֥הva.'er.'EhH7200vanityהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1892under thesunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

8Thereisיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426oneאֶחָד֩'e.ChadH259alone, and there is not asecondשֵׁנִ֜יshe.NiH8145; yea, he hath neitherchildבֵּ֧ןbenH1121norbrotherוָאָ֣חva.'AchH251: yet is there noendקֵץ֙ketzH7093of all hislabourעֲמָל֔וֹa.ma.LoH5999; neither is hiseyeעֵינ֖וֹei.navH5869satisfiedתִשְׂבַּ֣עtis.Ba'H7646withrichesעֹ֑שֶׁר'O.sherH6239; neither saith he, For whom do Ilabourעָמֵ֗ל'a.MelH6001, andbereaveוּמְחַסֵּ֤רu.me.cha.SerH2637mysoulנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315ofgoodמִטּוֹבָ֔הmi.to.VahH2896? This is alsovanityהֶ֛בֶלHe.velH1892, yea, it is agrievousרָ֖עra'H7451labourוְעִנְיַ֥ןve.'in.YanH6045.

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