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Ecclesiastes 8:9-14

9All this have Iseenרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200, andappliedוְנָת֣וֹןve.na.TonH5414myheartלִבִּ֔יli.BiH3820to everyworkמַעֲשֶׂ֔הma.'a.SehH4639that isdoneנַעֲשָׂ֖הna.'a.SahH6213under thesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121: there is atimeעֵ֗ת'EtH6256in which onemanH120rulethשָׁלַ֧טsha.LatH7980over another to his ownhurtלְרַ֥עle.Ra'H7451.

10AndsoH3651Isawרָאִיתִי֩ra.'i.TiH7200thewickedרְשָׁעִ֨יםre.sha.'ImH7563buriedקְבֻרִ֜יםke.vu.RimH6912, who hadcomeוָבָ֗אוּva.Va.'uH935andgoneיְהַלֵּ֔כוּye.ha.Le.khuH1980from theplaceוּמִמְּק֤וֹםu.mi.me.KomH4725of theholyקָדוֹשׁ֙ka.do.VoshH6918, and they wereforgottenוְיִֽשְׁתַּכְּח֥וּve.yish.ta.ke.ChuH7911in thecityבָעִ֖ירva.'IrH5892where they had sodoneעָשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213: this is alsovanityהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.

11Becausesentenceפִתְגָ֔םfit.GamH6599against anevilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639is notexecutedנַעֲשָׂ֣הna.'a.SahH6213speedilyמְהֵרָ֑הme.he.RahH4120, therefore theheartלֵ֧בlevH3820of thesonsבְּֽנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofmenהָאָדָ֛םha.'a.DamH120is fullysetמָלֵ֞אma.Le'H4390in them todoלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451.

12Though asinnerחֹטֶ֗אcho.Te'H2398doethעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213evilרָ֛עra'H7451an hundredtimesמְאַ֖תme.'AtH3967, and his days areprolongedוּמַאֲרִ֣יךְu.ma.'a.RikhH748, yet surely Iknowיוֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045that it shall bewellטּוֹב֙tOvH2896with them thatfearלְיִרְאֵ֣יle.yir.'EiH3373Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, whofearיִֽירְא֖וּyi.re.'UH3372beforeמִלְּפָנָֽיו׃mi.le.fa.NavH6440him:

13But it shall not bewellוְטוֹב֙ve.tOvH2896with thewickedלָֽרָשָׁ֔עla.ra.Sha'H7563, neither shall heprolongיַאֲרִ֥יךְya.'a.RikhH748hisdaysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117, which are as ashadowכַּצֵּ֑לka.TzelH6738; because hefearethיָרֵ֖אya.Re'H3373notbeforeמִלִּפְנֵ֥יmi.lif.NeiH6440Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

14ThereisH3426avanityהֶבֶל֮he.VelH1892which isdoneנַעֲשָׂ֣הna.'a.SahH6213upon theearthהָאָרֶץ֒ha.'a.RetzH776; that there arejustצַדִּיקִ֗יםtza.di.KimH6662men, to whom ithappenethמַגִּ֤יעַma.Gi.a'H5060according to theworkכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הke.ma.'a.SehH4639of thewickedהָרְשָׁעִ֔יםha.re.sha.'ImH7563; again, thereareH3426wickedרְשָׁעִ֔יםre.sha.'ImH7563men, to whom ithappenethשֶׁמַּגִּ֥יעַshe.ma.Gi.a'H5060according to theworkכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הke.ma.'a.SehH4639of therighteousהַצַּדִּיקִ֑יםha.tza.di.KimH6662: Isaidאָמַ֕רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559that thisalsoשֶׁגַּם־she.gam-H1571isvanityהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.

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