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Ecclesiastes 4:13-16

13Betterט֛וֹבTovH2896is apoorמִסְכֵּ֖ןmis.KenH4542and awiseוְחָכָ֑םve.cha.KhamH2450childיֶ֥לֶדYe.ledH3206than anoldזָקֵן֙za.KenH2205andfoolishוּכְסִ֔ילu.khe.SilH3684kingמִמֶּ֤לֶךְmi.Me.lekhH4428, whowillיָדַ֥עya.Da'H3045no longer beadmonishedלְהִזָּהֵ֖רle.hi.za.HerH2094.

14For out ofprisonמִבֵּ֥ית הָסוּרִ֖יםmi.Beit ha.su.RimH631 H1004hecomethיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318toreignלִמְלֹ֑ךְlim.LokhH4427; though also he that isbornנוֹלַ֥דno.LadH3205in hiskingdomבְּמַלְכוּת֖וֹbe.mal.khu.ToH4438becomethpoorרָֽשׁ׃RashH7326.

15Iconsideredרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200all thelivingהַ֣חַיִּ֔יםha.chai.YimH2416whowalkהַֽמְהַלְּכִ֖יםham.ha.le.KhimH1980under thesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121, with thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145childהַיֶּ֣לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206that shall standupיַעֲמֹ֖דya.'a.ModH5975in his stead.

16There is noendקֵ֣ץketzH7093of all thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, even of all that have beenbeforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֔םlif.nei.HemH6440them: they also that comeafterהָאַחֲרוֹנִ֖יםha.'a.cha.ro.NimH314shall notrejoiceיִשְׂמְחוּ־yis.me.chu-H8055in him. Surely this also isvanityהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1892andvexationוְרַעְי֥וֹןve.ra'.YonH7475ofspiritרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

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