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Ecclesiastes 9

1For all this Iconsideredנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414in myheartלִבִּי֙li.BiH3820even todeclareוְלָב֣וּרve.la.VurH952all this, that therighteousהַצַּדִּיקִ֧יםha.tza.di.KimH6662, and thewiseוְהַחֲכָמִ֛יםve.ha.cha.kha.MimH2450, and theirworksוַעֲבָדֵיהֶ֖םva.'a.va.dei.HemH5652, are in thehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430: nomanהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120knowethיוֹדֵ֙עַ֙yo.De.a'H3045eitherH1571loveאַהֲבָ֣ה'a.ha.VahH160orhatredשִׂנְאָ֗הsin.'AhH8135by all that isbeforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440them.

2All things come alike to all: there isoneאֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadH259eventמִקְרֶ֨הmik.RehH4745to therighteousלַצַּדִּ֤יקla.tza.DikH6662, and to thewickedוְלָרָשָׁע֙ve.la.ra.Sha'H7563; to thegoodלַטּוֹב֙la.tOvH2896and to thecleanוְלַטָּה֣וֹרve.la.ta.HorH2889, and to theuncleanוְלַטָּמֵ֔אve.la.ta.Me'H2931; to him thatsacrificethוְלַזֹּבֵ֔חַve.la.zo.Ve.achH2076, and to himthatH834sacrificethזֹבֵ֑חַzo.Ve.achH2076not: as is thegoodכַּטּוֹב֙ka.tOvH2896, so is thesinnerכַּֽחֹטֶ֔אka.cho.Te'H2398; and he thatswearethהַנִּשְׁבָּ֕עha.nish.Ba'H7650, as he thatfearethיָרֵֽא׃ya.Re'H3373anoathשְׁבוּעָ֥הshe.vu.'AhH7621.

3This is anevilרָ֗עRa'H7451among all things that aredoneנַעֲשָׂה֙na.'a.SahH6213under thesunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121, that there isoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259eventמִקְרֶ֥הmik.RehH4745to all: yea, also theheartלֵ֣בlevH3820of thesonsבְּֽנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofmenהָ֠אָדָםHa.'a.domH120isfullH4390ofevilרָ֨עra'H7451, andmadnessוְהוֹלֵל֤וֹתve.ho.le.LotH1947is in theirheartבִּלְבָבָם֙bil.va.VamH3824while theyliveבְּחַיֵּיהֶ֔םbe.chai.yei.HemH2416, andafterוְאַחֲרָ֖יוve.'a.cha.RavH310that they go to thedeadהַמֵּתִֽים׃ha.me.TimH4191.

4Forמִי֙miH4310to him thatisיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426joinedיְחֻבַּ֔רyi.ba.cherH2266 H977to all thelivingהַחַיִּ֖יםha.chai.YimH2416there ishopeבִּטָּח֑וֹןbi.ta.ChonH986: for alivingחַי֙chaiH2416dogלְכֶ֤לֶבle.Khe.levH3611isbetterט֔וֹבTovH2896than adeadהַמֵּֽת׃ha.MetH4191lionהָאַרְיֵ֖הha.'ar.YehH738.

5For thelivingהַֽחַיִּ֛יםha.chai.YimH2416knowיוֹדְעִ֖יםyod.'ImH3045that they shalldieשֶׁיָּמֻ֑תוּshei.ya.Mu.tuH4191: but thedeadוְהַמֵּתִ֞יםve.ha.me.TimH4191knowיוֹדְעִ֣יםyod.'ImH3045not anythingמְא֗וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972, neither have they any more arewardשָׂכָ֔רsa.KharH7939; for thememoryזִכְרָֽם׃zikh.RamH2143of them isforgottenנִשְׁכַּ֖חnish.KachH7911.

6Also theirloveאַהֲבָתָ֧ם'a.ha.va.TamH160, and theirhatredשִׂנְאָתָ֛םsin.'a.TamH8135, and theirenvyקִנְאָתָ֖םkin.'a.TamH7068, hathnowכְּבָ֣רke.VarH3528perishedאָבָ֑דָה'a.Va.dahH6; neither have they any more aportionוְחֵ֨לֶקve.Che.lekH2506foreverלְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769in any thing that isdoneנַעֲשָׂ֖הna.'a.SahH6213under thesunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

7Go thywayH3212,eatאֱכֹ֤ל'e.KholH398thybreadלַחְמֶ֔ךָlach.Me.khaH3899withjoyבְּשִׂמְחָה֙be.sim.ChahH8057, anddrinkוּֽשֲׁתֵ֥הu.sha.TehH8354thywineיֵינֶ֑ךָyei.Ne.khaH3196with amerryט֖וֹבTovH2896heartבְלֶב־ve.lev-H3820; forGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430nowכְבָ֔רkhe.VarH3528acceptethרָצָ֥הra.TzahH7521thyworksמַעֲשֶֽׂיךָ׃ma.'a.Sei.khaH4639.

8Let thygarmentsבְגָדֶ֖יךָve.ga.Dei.khaH899bealwaysעֵ֕ת'etH6256whiteלְבָנִ֑יםle.va.NimH3836; and let thyheadרֹאשְׁךָ֥ro.she.KhaH7218lackיֶחְסָֽר׃yech.SarH2637noointmentוְשֶׁ֖מֶןve.She.menH8081.

9Liveחַיִּ֜יםchai.YimH2416joyfullyרְאֵ֨הre.'EhH7200with thewifeאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802whom thoulovestאָהַ֗בְתָּ'a.Hav.taH157all thedaysיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117of thelifeחַיֵּ֣יchai.YeiH2416of thyvanityהֶבְלֶ֔ךָhev.Le.khaH1892, which he hathgivenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414thee under thesunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121, all thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of thyvanityהֶבְלֶ֑ךָhev.Le.khaH1892: for that is thyportionחֶלְקְךָ֙chel.ke.ChaH2506in thislifeבַּֽחַיִּ֔יםba.chai.YimH2416, and in thylabourוּבַעֲמָ֣לְךָ֔u.va.'a.Mal.khaH5999which thoutakestעָמֵ֖ל'a.MelH6001under thesunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

10Whatever thyhandיָֽדְךָ֛ya.de.KhaH3027findethתִּמְצָ֧אtim.Tza'H4672todoלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213,doעֲשֵׂ֑ה'a.SehH6213it with thymightבְּכֹחֲךָ֖be.kho.cha.KhaH3581; for there is noworkמַעֲשֶׂ֤הma.'a.SehH4639, nordeviceוְחֶשְׁבּוֹן֙ve.chesh.bOnH2808, norknowledgeוְדַ֣עַתve.Da.'atH1847, norwisdomוְחָכְמָ֔הve.cha.khe.MahH2451, in thegraveבִּשְׁא֕וֹלbish.'olH7585, where thougoestהֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980.

11Ireturnedשַׁ֜בְתִּיShav.tiH7725, andsawוְרָאֹ֣הve.ra.'OhH7200under thesunהַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121, that theraceהַמֵּר֜וֹץha.me.RotzH4793is not to theswiftלַקַּלִּ֨יםla.ka.LimH7031, nor thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421to thestrongלַגִּבּוֹרִ֣יםla.gi.bo.RimH1368, neither yetbreadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899to thewiseלַחֲכָמִ֥יםla.cha.kha.MimH2450, nor yetrichesעֹ֔שֶׁר'O.sherH6239to men ofunderstandingלַנְּבֹנִים֙la.ne.vo.NimH995, nor yetfavourחֵ֑ןChenH2580to men ofskillלַיֹּדְעִ֖יםlai.yo.de.'ImH3045; buttimeעֵ֥ת'etH6256andchanceוָפֶ֖גַעva.Fe.ga'H6294happenethיִקְרֶ֥הyik.RehH7136to them all.

12Formanהָאָדָ֜םha.'a.DamH120alsoknowethיֵדַ֨עye.Da'H3045not histimeעִתּ֗וֹi.ToH6256: as thefishesכַּדָּגִים֙ka.da.GimH1709that aretakenשֶׁנֶּֽאֱחָזִים֙she.ne.'e.cha.ZimH270in anevilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451netבִּמְצוֹדָ֣הbim.tzo.DahH4685, and as thebirdsוְכַ֨צִּפֳּרִ֔יםve.Khatz.tzi.po.RimH6833that arecaughtהָאֲחֻז֖וֹתha.'a.chu.ZotH270in thesnareבַּפָּ֑חba.PachH6341;soH1992are thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofmenהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120snaredיֽוּקָשִׁים֙yu.ka.ShimH3369in anevilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451timeלְעֵ֣תle.'EtH6256, when itfallethכְּשֶׁתִּפּ֥וֹלke.shet.ti.PolH5307suddenlyפִּתְאֹֽם׃pit.'OmH6597upon them.

13Thisזֹ֛הzohH2090wisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451have Iseenרָאִ֥יתִיra.'I.tiH7200also under thesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121, and it seemed to megreatוּגְדוֹלָ֥הu.ge.do.LahH1419:

14There was alittleקְטַנָּ֔הke.ta.NahH6996cityעִ֣יר'irH5892, andfewמְעָ֑טme.'AtH4592menוַאֲנָשִׁ֥יםva.'a.na.ShimH582within it; and therecameוּבָֽא־u.va'-H935agreatגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419kingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428against it, andbesiegedוְסָבַ֣בve.sa.VavH5437it, andbuiltוּבָנָ֥הu.va.NahH1129greatגְּדֹלִֽים׃ge.do.LimH1419bulwarksמְצוֹדִ֥יםme.tzo.DimH4685against it:

15Now there wasfoundוּמָ֣צָאu.Ma.tza'H4672in it apoorמִסְכֵּן֙mis.KenH4542wiseחָכָ֔םcha.KhamH2450manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376, and he by hiswisdomבְּחָכְמָת֑וֹbe.cha.khe.ma.ToH2451deliveredוּמִלַּט־u.mi.lat-H4422thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892; yet nomanוְאָדָם֙ve.'a.DamH120rememberedזָכַ֔רza.KharH2142that samepoorהַמִּסְכֵּ֖ןha.mis.KenH4542manהָאִ֥ישׁha.'IshH376.

16Thensaidוְאָמַ֣רְתִּיve.'a.Mar.tiH559I,Wisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451isbetterטוֹבָ֥הto.VahH2896thanstrengthמִגְּבוּרָ֑הmi.ge.vu.RahH1369: nevertheless the poorman’sהַמִּסְכֵּן֙ha.mis.KenH4542wisdomוְחָכְמַ֤תve.cha.khe.MatH2451isdespisedבְּזוּיָ֔הbe.zu.YahH959, and hiswordsוּדְבָרָ֖יוu.de.va.RavH1697are notheardנִשְׁמָעִֽים׃nish.ma.'ImH8085.

17Thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofwiseחֲכָמִ֔יםcha.kha.MimH2450men areheardנִשְׁמָעִ֑יםnish.ma.'ImH8085inquietבְּנַ֖חַתbe.Na.chatH5183more than thecryמִזַּעֲקַ֥תmi.za.'a.KatH2201of him thatrulethמוֹשֵׁ֖לmo.ShelH4910amongfoolsבַּכְּסִילִֽים׃ba.ke.si.LimH3684.

18Wisdomחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451isbetterטוֹבָ֥הto.VahH2896thanweaponsמִכְּלֵ֣יmi.ke.LeiH3627ofwarקְרָ֑בke.RavH7128: butoneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259sinnerוְחוֹטֶ֣אve.cho.Te'H2398destroyethיְאַבֵּ֥דye.'a.BedH6muchהַרְבֵּֽה׃har.BehH7235goodטוֹבָ֥הto.VahH2896.

Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 9

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