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אֶת־-’eṯ-
כָּל־everykāl-
מַעֲשֵׂ֣הworkma·‘ă·śêh
הָאֱלֹהִים֒ of God , hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm
כִּי֩and that
הָאָדָ֗םa manhā·’ā·ḏām
לֹ֨אis unable
יוּכַ֜ל. . .yū·ḵal
לִמְצוֹא֙to comprehendlim·ṣō·w
אֶת־-’eṯ-
הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂה֙the workham·ma·‘ă·śeh
אֲשֶׁ֣רthat’ă·šer
נַעֲשָׂ֣הis donena·‘ă·śāh
תַֽחַת־underṯa·ḥaṯ-
הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁthe sun .haš·še·meš
בְּ֠שֶׁלDespitebə·šel
אֲשֶׁ֨ר-’ă·šer
הָאָדָ֛ם[his]hā·’ā·ḏām
יַעֲמֹ֧לeffortsya·‘ă·mōl
לְבַקֵּ֖שׁ to search it out , lə·ḇaq·qêš
וְלֹ֣אhe cannotwə·lō
יִמְצָ֑אfind [its meaning] ;yim·ṣā
וְגַ֨םevenwə·ḡam
אִם־if’im-
הֶֽחָכָם֙the wisehe·ḥā·ḵām
יֹאמַ֤רman claimsyō·mar
לָדַ֔עַת to know , lā·ḏa·‘aṯ
לֹ֥אhe is unable
יוּכַ֖ל. . .yū·ḵal
לִמְצֹֽא׃to comprehend .lim·ṣō
Ecclesiastes 9:1כִּ֣יSo
אֶת־-’eṯ-
נָתַ֤תִּיI tooknā·ṯat·tî
כָּל־allkāl-
זֶ֞הthiszeh
אֶל־to’el-
לִבִּי֙heartlib·bî
וְלָב֣וּרand concludedwə·lā·ḇūr
אֶת־-’eṯ-
כָּל־-kāl-
זֶ֔ה. . .zeh
אֲשֶׁ֨רthat’ă·šer
הַצַּדִּיקִ֧יםthe righteoushaṣ·ṣad·dî·qîm
וְהַחֲכָמִ֛ים and the wise , wə·ha·ḥă·ḵā·mîm
וַעֲבָדֵיהֶ֖ם as well as their deeds , wa·‘ă·ḇā·ḏê·hem
הָאֱלֹהִ֑יםare in God’shā·’ĕ·lō·hîm
בְּיַ֣דhands .bə·yaḏ
הָֽאָדָ֔םManhā·’ā·ḏām
אֵ֤יןdoes not’ên
יוֹדֵ֙עַ֙knowyō·w·ḏê·a‘
הַכֹּ֖לwhathak·kōl
לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ lies ahead , lip̄·nê·hem
גַּֽם־whethergam-
אַהֲבָ֣הlove’a·hă·ḇāh
גַם־orḡam-
שִׂנְאָ֗הhate .śin·’āh
Ecclesiastes 9:2הַכֹּ֞לvvvhak·kōl
כַּאֲשֶׁ֣רIt is the sameka·’ă·šer
לַכֹּ֗לfor all :lak·kōl
אֶחָ֜דThere is a common’e·ḥāḏ
מִקְרֶ֨הfatemiq·reh
לַצַּדִּ֤יקfor the righteouslaṣ·ṣad·dîq
וְלָרָשָׁע֙ and the wicked , wə·lā·rā·šā‘
לַטּוֹב֙ for the good [and the bad] , laṭ·ṭō·wḇ
וְלַטָּה֣וֹרfor the cleanwə·laṭ·ṭā·hō·wr
וְלַטָּמֵ֔א and the unclean , wə·laṭ·ṭā·mê
וְלַזֹּבֵ֔חַfor the one who sacrificeswə·laz·zō·ḇê·aḥ
וְלַאֲשֶׁ֖רand the onewə·la·’ă·šer
אֵינֶ֣נּוּwho does not’ê·nen·nū
זֹבֵ֑חַ- .zō·ḇê·aḥ
כַּטּוֹב֙ As it is for the good , kaṭ·ṭō·wḇ
כַּֽחֹטֶ֔אso it is for the sinner ;ka·ḥō·ṭe
הַנִּשְׁבָּ֕ע as it is for the one who makes a vow , han·niš·bā‘
כַּאֲשֶׁ֖רso [it is]ka·’ă·šer
יָרֵֽא׃for the one who refusesyā·rê
שְׁבוּעָ֥הto take a vow .šə·ḇū·‘āh
Ecclesiastes 9:3זֶ֣ה׀Thiszeh
רָ֗עis an evilrā‘
בְּכֹ֤לin everythingbə·ḵōl
אֲשֶֽׁר־that’ă·šer-
נַעֲשָׂה֙is donena·‘ă·śāh
תַּ֣חַתunderta·ḥaṯ
הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁthe sun :haš·še·meš
כִּֽי־. . .kî-
אֶחָ֖דThere is one’e·ḥāḏ
מִקְרֶ֥הfatemiq·reh
לַכֹּ֑לfor everyone .lak·kōl
וְגַ֣ם Furthermore , wə·ḡam
לֵ֣בthe heartslêḇ
בְּֽנֵי־of menbə·nê-
הָ֠אָדָם. . .hā·’ā·ḏām