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Ecclesiastes 5:13-17

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.

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