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Ecclesiastes 9:1-3

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.

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