H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

Give a foolish man a foolish answer, or he will seem wise to himself.

יִהְיֶ֖ה yih.Yeh “he should be”

If a servant is gently cared for from his early years, he will become a cause of sorrow in the end.

יִהְיֶ֥ה yih.Yeh “it will be”

She is like the trading-ships, getting food from far away.

הָ֭יְתָה Ha.ye.tah “she is”

That 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.

שֶּֽׁהָיָה֙ (הָיָה֙) ha.Yah “it has been”שֶׁיִּהְיֶ֔ה (יִּהְיֶ֔ה) yih.Yeh “<it> will be”

Is there anything of which men say, See, this is new? It has been in the old time which was before us.

הָיָ֣ה ha.Yah “it has been”הָיָ֖ה ha.Yah “it was”

There 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.

שֶׁיִּהְי֗וּ (יִּהְי֗וּ) yih.Yu “they will be”יִהְיֶ֤ה yih.Yeh “it will be”שֶׁיִּהְי֖וּ (יִּהְי֖וּ) yih.Yu “<they> will be”

I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

הָיִ֥יתִי ha.Yi.ti “I was”

I 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.

הָיָ֥ה ha.Yah “he was”

I got men-servants and women-servants, and they gave birth to sons and daughters in my house. I had great wealth of herds and flocks, more than all who were in Jerusalem before me.

הָ֣יָה Ha.yah “he belonged”הָ֣יָה Ha.yah “<it> belonged”שֶֽׁהָי֥וּ (הָי֥וּ) ha.Yu “<they> were”

And I became great; increasing more than all who had been before me in Jerusalem, and my wisdom was still with me.

שֶׁהָיָ֥ה (הָיָ֥ה) ha.Yah “<he> was”

And nothing which was desired by my eyes did I keep from them; I did not keep any joy from my heart, because my heart took pleasure in all my work, and this was my reward.

הָיָ֥ה ha.Yah “it was”

Hate had I for all my work which I had done, because the man who comes after me will have its fruits.

שֶׁיִּהְיֶ֥ה (יִּהְיֶ֥ה) yih.Yeh “<he> will be”

And who is to say if that man will be wise or foolish? But he will have power over all my work which I have done and in which I have been wise under the sun. This again is to no purpose.

יִהְיֶה֙ yih.Yeh “will he be”

I am certain that whatever God does will be for ever. No addition may be made to it, nothing may be taken from it; and God has done it so that man may be in fear before him.

יִהְיֶ֣ה yih.Yeh “it will be”

Whatever is has been before, and what is to be is now; because God makes search for the things which are past.

שֶּֽׁהָיָה֙ (הָיָה֙) ha.Yah “<it> is”לִהְי֖וֹת (הְי֖וֹת) h.Yot “be”הָיָ֑ה ha.Yah “it has been”

All go to one place, all are of the dust, and all will be turned to dust again.

הָיָ֣ה ha.Yah “it was”

So I saw that there is nothing better than for a man to have joy in his work--because that is his reward. Who will make him see what will come after him?

שֶׁיִּהְיֶ֥ה (יִּהְיֶ֥ה) yih.Yeh “<it> will be”

Yes, happier than the dead or the living seemed he who has not ever been, who has not seen the evil which is done under the sun.

הָיָ֑ה ha.Yah “he has been”

There was no end of all the people, of all those whose head he was, but they who come later will have no delight in him. This again is to no purpose and desire for wind.

הָיָה֙ ha.Yah “he was”

Be not unwise with your mouth, and let not your heart be quick to say anything before God, because God is in heaven and you are on the earth--so let not the number of your words be great.

יִהְי֥וּ yih.Yu “let them be”

If a man has a hundred children, and his life is long so that the days of his years are great in number, but his soul takes no pleasure in good, and he is not honoured at his death; I say that a birth before its time is better than he.

שֶׁיִּהְי֣וּ (יִּהְי֣וּ) yih.Yu “<they> will be”הָ֣יְתָה Ha.ye.tah “it belonged”

That which is, has been named before, and of what man is there is knowledge. He has no power against one stronger than he.

שֶּֽׁהָיָ֗ה (הָיָ֗ה) ha.Yah “<it> has been”

Who is able to say what is good for man in life all the days of his foolish life which he goes through like a shade? who will say what is to be after him under the sun?

יִּהְיֶ֥ה yih.Yeh “will it be”

Say not, Why were the days which have gone by better than these? Such a question comes not from wisdom.

הָיָ֔ה ha.Yah “was it”הָי֥וּ ha.Yu “they were”

In the day of wealth have joy, but in the day of evil take thought: God has put the one against the other, so that man may not be certain what will be after him.

הֱיֵ֣ה he.Yeh “be”