Ecclesiastes 1
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- 1The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
- 2All is to no purpose, said the Preacher, all the ways of man are to no purpose.
- 3What is a man profited by all his work which he does under the sun?
- 4One generation goes and another comes; but the earth is for ever.
- 5The sun comes up and the sun goes down, and goes quickly back to the place where he came up.
- 6The wind goes to the south, turning back again to the north; circling round for ever.
- הוֹלֵךְ֙
- הוֹלֵךְ֙ho.leKh[it is] goingH1980I
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- דָּר֔וֹם
- דָּר֔וֹםda.Rom[the] southH1864
- וְסוֹבֵ֖ב
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- צָפ֑וֹן
- צָפ֑וֹןtza.Fon[the] northH6828G
- סוֹבֵ֤ב׀
- סוֹבֵ֤בso.Vevcircling aroundH5437H
- סֹבֵב֙
- סֹבֵב֙so.Vevcircling aroundH5437H
- הוֹלֵ֣ךְ
- הוֹלֵ֣ךְho.Lekh[is] goingH1980I
- הָר֔וּחַ
- וְעַל־
- סְבִיבֹתָ֖יו
- שָׁ֥ב
- שָׁ֥בshav[is] returningH7725G
- הָרֽוּחַ׃
- הוֹלֵךְ֙
- 7All the rivers go down to the sea, but the sea is not full; to the place where the rivers go, there they go again.
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- הַנְּחָלִים֙
- הֹלְכִ֣ים
- הֹלְכִ֣יםho.le.Khim[are] goingH1980I
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- הַיָּ֔ם
- וְהַיָּ֖ם
- אֵינֶ֣נּוּ
- מָלֵ֑א
- מָלֵ֑אma.Le'[is] fullH4392
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- מְק֗וֹם
- מְק֗וֹםme.Kom[the] placeH4725
- שֶׁ֤הַנְּחָלִים֙
- הֹֽלְכִ֔ים
- הֹֽלְכִ֔יםho.le.Khim[are] goingH1980I
- שָׁ֛ם
- שָׁ֛םshamthereH8033G
- הֵ֥ם
- הֵ֥םhemtheyH1992
- שָׁבִ֖ים
- שָׁבִ֖יםsha.Vim[are] returningH7725G
- לָלָֽכֶת׃
- כָּל־
- 8All things are full of weariness; man may not give their story: the eye has never enough of its seeing, or the ear of its hearing.
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- הַדְּבָרִ֣ים
- יְגֵעִ֔ים
- יְגֵעִ֔יםye.ge.'Im[are] wearisomeH3023
- לֹא־
- לֹאlo'-notH3808
- יוּכַ֥ל
- יוּכַ֥לyu.Khalhe is ableH3201
- אִ֖ישׁ
- אִ֖ישׁ'ishanyoneH0376I
- לְדַבֵּ֑ר
- לֹא־
- לֹאlo'-notH3808
- תִשְׂבַּ֥ע
- תִשְׂבַּ֥עtis.Ba'it is satisfiedH7646
- עַ֙יִן֙
- עַ֙יִן֙'a.yinan eyeH5869A
- לִרְא֔וֹת
- וְלֹא־
- תִמָּלֵ֥א
- תִמָּלֵ֥אti.ma.Le'it is filledH4390
- אֹ֖זֶן
- אֹ֖זֶן'O.zenan earH0241G
- מִשְּׁמֹֽעַ׃
- כָּל־
- 9That which has been, is that which is to be, and that which has been done, is that which will be done, and there is no new thing under the sun.
- 10Is there anything of which men say, See, this is new? It has been in the old time which was before us.
- יֵ֥שׁ
- יֵ֥שׁyesh[is] there?H3426
- דָּבָ֛ר
- דָּבָ֛רda.VaranythingH1697I
- שֶׁיֹּאמַ֥ר
- רְאֵה־
- רְאֵהre.'eh-seeH7200I
- זֶ֖ה
- זֶ֖הzehthisH2088
- חָדָ֣שׁ
- חָדָ֣שׁcha.Dash[is] newH2319H
- ה֑וּא
- ה֑וּאHu'itH1931
- כְּבָר֙
- כְּבָר֙ke.VaralreadyH3528
- הָיָ֣ה
- הָיָ֣הha.Yahit has beenH1961
- לְעֹֽלָמִ֔ים
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH0834A
- הָיָ֖ה
- הָיָ֖הha.Yahit wasH1961
- מִלְּפָנֵֽנוּ׃
- יֵ֥שׁ
- 11There is no memory of those who have gone before, and of those who come after there will be no memory for those who are still to come after them.
- 12I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
- 13And I gave my heart to searching out in wisdom all things which are done under heaven: it is a hard thing which God has put on the sons of men to do.
- וְנָתַ֣תִּי
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- לִבִּ֗י
- לִדְר֤וֹשׁ
- וְלָתוּר֙
- בַּֽחָכְמָ֔ה
- עַ֛ל
- עַ֛ל'alonH5921A
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherthatH0834A
- נַעֲשָׂ֖ה
- נַעֲשָׂ֖הna.'a.Sahit has been doneH6213A
- תַּ֣חַת
- תַּ֣חַתTa.chatunderH8478G
- הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם
- ה֣וּא׀
- ה֣וּאhu'itH1931
- עִנְיַ֣ן
- עִנְיַ֣ן'in.Yan[is] a task ofH6045
- רָ֗ע
- רָ֗עRa'evilH7451A
- נָתַ֧ן
- נָתַ֧ןna.Tan[which] he has givenH5414H
- אֱלֹהִ֛ים
- אֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimGodH0430G
- לִבְנֵ֥י
- הָאָדָ֖ם
- לַעֲנ֥וֹת
- בּֽוֹ׃
- 14I have seen all the works which are done under the sun; all is to no purpose, and desire for wind.
- 15That which is bent may not be made straight, and that which is not there may not be numbered.
- 16I said to my heart, See, I have become great and am increased in wisdom more than any who were before me in Jerusalem--yes, my heart has seen much wisdom and knowledge.
- דִּבַּ֨רְתִּי
- דִּבַּ֨רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiI have spokenH1696G
- אֲנִ֤י
- אֲנִ֤י'a.NiIH0589
- עִם־
- עִם'im-withH5973A
- לִבִּי֙
- לֵאמֹ֔ר
- אֲנִ֗י
- אֲנִ֗י'a.NiIH0589
- הִנֵּ֨ה
- הִנֵּ֨הhi.Nehhere!H2009
- הִגְדַּ֤לְתִּי
- הִגְדַּ֤לְתִּיhig.Dal.tiI have made greatH1431
- וְהוֹסַ֙פְתִּי֙
- חָכְמָ֔ה
- חָכְמָ֔הchokh.mahwisdomH2451
- עַ֛ל
- עַ֛ל'alaboveH5921A
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-everyH3605
- אֲשֶׁר־
- אֲשֶׁר'a.Sher-[one] whoH0834A
- הָיָ֥ה
- הָיָ֥הha.Yahhe wasH1961
- לְפָנַ֖י
- עַל־
- עַל'al-overH5921A
- יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם
- יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389
- וְלִבִּ֛י
- רָאָ֥ה
- רָאָ֥הra.'Ahit has seenH7200H
- הַרְבֵּ֖ה
- הַרְבֵּ֖הhar.BehmuchH7235A
- חָכְמָ֥ה
- חָכְמָ֥הchokh.mahwisdomH2451
- וָדָֽעַת׃
- דִּבַּ֨רְתִּי
- 17And I gave my heart to getting knowledge of wisdom, and of the ways of the foolish. And I saw that this again was desire for wind.
- 18Because in much wisdom is much grief, and increase of knowledge is increase of sorrow.
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