Ecclesiastes 6
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Ecclesiastes 6:1-6

1Thereisיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426anevilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451which I haveseenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200under thesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121, and it iscommonוְרַבָּ֥הve.ra.BahH7227amongmenהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120:
2Amanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to whomGodהָאֱלֹהִ֡יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hathgivenיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414richesעֹשֶׁר֩'o.SherH6239,wealthוּנְכָסִ֨יםu.ne.kha.SimH5233, andhonourוְכָב֜וֹדve.kha.VodH3519, so that helackethחָסֵ֥רcha.SerH2638nothing for hissoulלְנַפְשׁ֣וֹ׀le.naf.ShoH5315of all that hedesirethיִתְאַוֶּ֗הyit.'a.VehH183, yetGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430giveth him notpowerיַשְׁלִיטֶ֤נּוּyash.li.Te.nuH7980toeatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398of it, but astrangerאִ֥ישׁ נָכְרִ֖י'ish na.khe.RiH376H5237eatethיֹֽאכֲלֶ֑נּוּyo.kha.Le.nuH398it: this isvanityהֶ֛בֶלHe.velH1892, and it is anevilרָ֖עra'H7451diseaseוָחֳלִ֥יvo.cho.LiH2483.
3If amanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376begettethיוֹלִ֣ידyo.LidH3205anhundredמֵאָ֡הme.'AhH3967children, andlivethיִֽחְיֶ֜הyich.YehH2421manyרַבּ֨וֹתra.BotH7227yearsוְשָׁנִים֩ve.sha.NimH8141, so that thedaysיְמֵֽי־ye.mei-H3117of hisyearsשָׁנָ֗יוsha.NavH8141aremanyוְרַ֣ב׀ve.RavH7227, and hissoulוְנַפְשׁוֹ֙ve.naf.ShoH5315is notfilledתִשְׂבַּ֣עtis.Ba'H7646withgoodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896, and also that he hath noburialקְבוּרָ֖הke.vu.RahH6900; Isayאָמַ֕רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, that an untimelybirthהַנָּֽפֶל׃ha.Na.felH5309isbetterט֥וֹבTovH2896than he.
4For hecomethבָּ֖אba'H935withvanityבַהֶ֥בֶלva.He.velH1892, anddepartethH3212indarknessוּבַחֹ֣שֶׁךְu.va.Cho.shekhH2822, and hisnameשְׁמ֥וֹshe.MoH8034shall becoveredיְכֻסֶּֽה׃ye.khu.SehH3680withdarknessוּבַחֹ֖שֶׁךְu.va.Cho.shekhH2822.
5Moreover he hath notseenרָאָ֖הra.'AhH7200thesunשֶׁ֥מֶשׁShe.meshH8121, norknownיָדָ֑עya.Da'H3045any thing :thisלָזֶ֖הla.ZehH2088hath morerestנַ֥חַתNa.chatH5183thanמִזֶּֽה׃mi.ZehH2088the other.
6Yea,thoughוְאִלּ֣וּve.'i.LuH432helivethחָיָ֗הcha.YahH2421athousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141twiceפַּעֲמַ֔יִםpa.'a.Ma.yimH6471told, yet hath heseenרָאָ֑הra.'AhH7200nogoodוְטוֹבָ֖הve.to.VahH2896: do not allgoהוֹלֵֽךְ׃ho.LekhH1980tooneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259placeמָק֥וֹםma.KomH4725?
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