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Ecclesiastes 5

1Keepשְׁמֹ֣רshe.MorH8104thyfootרַגְלְךָ֗rag.lei.khaH7272when thougoestH3212to thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofGodH430, and be morereadyH7138tohearלִשְׁמֹ֔עַlish.Mo.a'H8085, than togiveמִתֵּ֥תmi.TetH5414thesacrificeזָ֑בַחZa.vachH2077offoolsהַכְּסִילִ֖יםha.ke.si.LimH3684: for theyconsiderיוֹדְעִ֖יםyod.'ImH3045not that theydoלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451.

2Be notrashתְּבַהֵ֨לte.va.HelH926with thymouthפִּ֜יךָPi.khaH6310, and let not thyheartוְלִבְּךָ֧ve.li.be.KhaH3820behastyיְמַהֵ֛רye.ma.HerH4116toutterלְהוֹצִ֥יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318anythingH1697beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430: forGodהָאֱלֹהִ֤יםha.'E.lo.HimH430is inheavenבַּשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and thou uponearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776: therefore let thywordsH1697befewמְעַטִּֽים׃me.'a.TimH4592.

3For adreamהַחֲל֖וֹםha.cha.LomH2472comethבָּ֥אba'H935through themultitudeבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230ofbusinessעִנְיָ֑ן'in.YanH6045; and afool’sH3684voiceוְק֥וֹלve.KolH6963is known by amultitudeבְּרֹ֥בbe.RoH7230ofwordsדְּבָרִֽים׃de.va.RimH1697.

4When thouvowestH5087avowנֶ֜דֶרNe.derH5088toGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֗יםle.lo.HimH430,deferתְּאַחֵר֙te.'a.CherH309not topayH7999it; for he hath nopleasureחֵ֖פֶץChe.fetzH2656infoolsבַּכְּסִילִ֑יםba.ke.si.LimH3684:payH7999that which thou hastvowedH5087.

5Betterט֖וֹבTovH2896is it that thou shouldest notvowתִדֹּ֑רti.DorH5087, than that thou shouldestvowמִשֶׁתִּדּ֖וֹרmi.shet.ti.DorH5087and notpayתְשַׁלֵּֽם׃te.sha.LemH7999.

6Permitתִּתֵּ֤ןti.TenH5414not thymouthפִּ֙יךָ֙pi.khaH6310to cause thyfleshבְּשָׂרֶ֔ךָbe.sa.Re.khaH1320tosinלַחֲטִ֣יאla.cha.Ti'H2398; neithersayתֹּאמַר֙to.MarH559thoubeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theangelהַמַּלְאָ֔ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397, that it was anerrorשְׁגָגָ֖הshe.ga.GahH7684: why shouldGodH430beangryיִקְצֹ֤ףyik.TzofH7107at thyvoiceקוֹלֶ֔ךָko.Le.chaH6963, anddestroyוְחִבֵּ֖לve.chi.BelH2254theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of thyhandsיָדֶֽיךָ׃ya.Dei.khaH3027?

7For in themultitudeבְרֹ֤בve.RoH7230ofdreamsחֲלֹמוֹת֙cha.lo.mOtH2472andmanyהַרְבֵּ֑הhar.BehH7235wordsוּדְבָרִ֖יםu.de.va.RimH1697there are also manyvanitiesוַהֲבָלִ֔יםva.ha.va.LimH1892: butfearיְרָֽא׃ye.Ra'H3372thouGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.

8If thouseestתִּרְאֶ֣הtir.'EhH7200theoppressionעֹ֣שֶׁק'O.shekH6233of thepoorרָ֠שׁrashH7326, andviolentH1499perverting ofjudgmentמִשְׁפָּ֤טmish.PatH4941andjusticeוָצֶ֙דֶק֙va.Tze.dekH6664in aprovinceבַמְּדִינָ֔הva.me.di.NahH4082,wonderתִּתְמַ֖הּtit.MahH8539not at thematterהַחֵ֑פֶץha.Che.fetzH2656: for he that ishigherגָבֹ֜הַּga.Vo.ahH1364than thehighestגָּבֹ֙הַּ֙ga.Vo.ahH1364regardethשֹׁמֵ֔רsho.MerH8104; and there arehigherוּגְבֹהִ֖יםu.ge.vo.HimH1364thantheyH5921.

9Moreover theprofitוְיִתְר֥וֹןve.yit.RonH3504of theearthאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776is for all: thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428himself isservedנֶעֱבָֽד׃ne.'e.VadH5647by thefieldלְשָׂדֶ֖הle.sa.DehH7704.

10He thatlovethאֹהֵ֥ב'o.HevH157silverכֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sefH3701shall not besatisfiedיִשְׂבַּ֣עyis.Ba'H7646withsilverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701; nor he thatlovethאֹהֵ֥ב'o.HevH157abundanceבֶּהָמ֖וֹןbe.ha.MonH1995withincreaseתְבוּאָ֑הte.vu.'AhH8393: this is alsovanityהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.

11Whengoodsהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896increaseH7235, they areincreasedרַבּ֖וּra.BuH7231thateatH398them: and whatgoodכִּשְׁרוֹן֙kish.rOnH3788is there to theownersלִבְעָלֶ֔יהָliv.'a.Lei.haH1167of them,exceptH518thebeholdingרְא֥וּתre.'i.yatH7207 H7212of them with theireyesעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869?

12Thesleepשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8142of a labouringmanהָעֹבֵ֔דha.'o.VedH5647issweetמְתוּקָה֙me.tu.KahH4966, whether heeatethיֹאכֵ֑לyo.KhelH398littleמְעַ֥טme.'AtH4592ormuchהַרְבֵּ֖הhar.BehH7235: but theabundanceוְהַשָּׂבָע֙ve.ha.sa.Va'H7647of therichלֶֽעָשִׁ֔ירle.'a.ShirH6223will notallowH3240him tosleepלִישֽׁוֹן׃li.ShonH3462.

13Thereisיֵ֚שׁyeshH3426agrievousחוֹלָ֔הcho.LahH2470evilH7451which I haveseenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200under thesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121, namely,richesH6239keptשָׁמ֥וּרsha.MurH8104for theownersלִבְעָלָ֖יוliv.'a.LavH1167of them to theirhurtH7451.

14But thoserichesהָעֹ֥שֶׁרha.'O.sherH6239perishוְאָבַ֛דve.'a.VadH6byevilרָ֑עRa'H7451labourבְּעִנְיַ֣ןbe.'in.YanH6045: and hebegettethוְהוֹלִ֣ידve.ho.LidH3205asonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121, and there isnothingH3972in hishandH3027.

15As he cameforthיָצָא֙ya.Tza'H3318of hismother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517wombמִבֶּ֣טֶןmi.Be.tenH990,nakedעָר֛וֹםa.RomH6174shall hereturnיָשׁ֥וּבya.ShuvH7725togoH3212as hecameH935, and shalltakeיִשָּׂ֣אyi.Sa'H5375nothingוּמְא֙וּמָה֙u.me.'U.mahH3972of hislabourבַעֲמָל֔וֹva.'a.ma.LoH5999, which he may carryawayH3212in hishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

16Andthisזֹה֙zohH2090also is agrievousחוֹלָ֔הcho.LahH2470evilרָעָ֣הra.'AhH7451, that in allpointsעֻמַּ֥ת'u.MatH5980as hecameשֶׁבָּ֖אshe.Ba'H935, so shall hegoH3212: and whatprofitיִּתְר֣וֹןyit.RonH3504hath he that hathlabouredשֶֽׁיַּעֲמֹ֖לshei.ya.'a.MolH5998for thewindלָרֽוּחַ׃la.Ru.achH7307?

17All hisdaysH3117also heeatethH398indarknessבַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822, and he hathmuchהַרְבֵּ֖הhar.BehH7235sorrowוְכָעַ֥סve.kha.'AsH3707andwrathוָקָֽצֶף׃va.Ka.tzefH7110with hissicknessוְחָלְי֥וֹve.chal.YoH2483.

18Behold that which I haveseenרָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiH7200: it isgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896andproperיָפֶ֣הya.PehH3303for one toeatH398and todrinkוְ֠לִשְׁתּוֹתVe.lish.totH8354, and toenjoyוְלִרְא֨וֹתve.lir.'otH7200thegoodטוֹבָ֜הto.VahH2896of all hislabourH5999that hetakethשֶׁיַּעֲמֹ֣לshei.ya.'a.MolH5998under thesunהַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121allמִסְפַּ֧רmis.ParH4557thedaysיְמֵי־ye.mei-H3117of hislifeחַיָּ֛יוchai.yavH2416, whichGodH430givethH5414him: for it is hisportionH2506.

19Everymanהָאָדָ֡םha.'a.DamH120also to whomGodH430hathgivenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414richesעֹ֨שֶׁר'O.sherH6239andwealthוּנְכָסִ֜יםu.ne.kha.SimH5233, and hath given himpowerוְהִשְׁלִיט֨וֹve.hish.li.ToH7980toeatלֶאֱכֹ֤לle.'e.KholH398of it, and totakeוְלָשֵׂ֣אתve.la.SetH5375hisportionחֶלְק֔וֹchel.KoH2506, and torejoiceוְלִשְׂמֹ֖חַve.lis.Mo.achH8055in hislabourבַּעֲמָל֑וֹba.'a.ma.LoH5999;thisזֹ֕הzohH2090is thegiftמַתַּ֥תma.TatH4991ofGodH430.

20For he shall notmuchהַרְבֵּ֔הhar.BehH7235rememberיִזְכֹּ֖רyiz.KorH2142thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of hislifeחַיָּ֑יוchai.YavH2416; becauseGodהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430answerethמַעֲנֶ֖הma.'a.NehH6031him in thejoyבְּשִׂמְחַ֥תbe.sim.ChatH8057of hisheartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.

Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 5

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