H9002–/וְ–v

Then I saw all the works which my hands had made, and everything I had been working to do; and I saw that all was to no purpose and desire for wind, and there was no profit under the sun.

וּבֶֽעָמָ֖ל (וּ) u. “and”וְהִנֵּ֨ה (וְ) ve. “and”וּרְע֣וּת (וּ) u. “and”וְאֵ֥ין (וְ) ve. “and”

And I went again in search of wisdom and of foolish ways. What may the man do who comes after the king? The thing which he has done before.

וְהוֹלֵל֖וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”וְסִכְל֑וּת (וְ) ve. “and”

Then I saw that wisdom is better than foolish ways--as the light is better than the dark.

וְרָאִ֣יתִי (וְ) ve. “and”

The wise man's eyes are in his head, but the foolish man goes walking in the dark; but still I saw that the same event comes to them all.

וְהַכְּסִ֖יל (וְ) ve. “and”

Then said I in my heart: As it comes to the foolish man, so will it come to me; so why have I been wise overmuch? Then I said in my heart: This again is to no purpose.

וְלָ֧מָּה (וְ) ve. “and”

Of the wise man, as of the foolish man, there is no memory for ever, seeing that those who now are will have gone from memory in the days to come. See how death comes to the wise as to the foolish!

וְאֵ֛יךְ (וְ) ve. “and”

So I was hating life, because everything under the sun was evil to me: all is to no purpose and desire for wind.

וּרְע֥וּת (וּ) u. “and”

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.

וּמִ֣י (וּ) u. “and”וְיִשְׁלַט֙ (וְ) ve. “so”וְשֶׁחָכַ֖מְתִּי (וְ) ve. “and”

Because there is a man whose work has been done with wisdom, with knowledge, and with an expert hand; but one who has done nothing for it will have it for his heritage. This again is to no purpose and a great evil.

וּבְדַ֖עַת (וּ) u. “and”וּבְכִשְׁר֑וֹן (וּ) u. “and”וּלְאָדָ֞ם (וּ) u. “and”וְרָעָ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

What does a man get for all his work, and for the weight of care with which he has done his work under the sun?

וּבְרַעְי֖וֹן (וּ) u. “and”

All his days are sorrow, and his work is full of grief. Even in the night his heart has no rest. This again is to no purpose.

וָכַ֙עַס֙ (וָ) va. “and”

Who may take food or have pleasure without him?

וּמִ֥י (וּ) u. “and”

To the man with whom he is pleased, God gives wisdom and knowledge and joy; but to the sinner he gives the work of getting goods together and storing up wealth, to give to him in whom God has pleasure. This again is to no purpose and desire for wind.

וְדַ֖עַת (וְ) ve. “and”וְשִׂמְחָ֑ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַחוֹטֶא֩ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלִכְנ֗וֹס (וְ) ve. “and”וּרְע֥וּת (וּ) u. “and”

For everything there is a fixed time, and a time for every business under the sun.

וְעֵ֥ת (וְ) ve. “and”

A time for birth and a time for death; a time for planting and a time for uprooting;

וְעֵ֣ת (וְ) ve. “and”וְעֵ֖ת (וְ) ve. “and”

A time to put to death and a time to make well; a time for pulling down and a time for building up;

וְעֵ֣ת (וְ) ve. “and”וְעֵ֥ת (וְ) ve. “and”

A time for weeping and a time for laughing; a time for sorrow and a time for dancing;

וְעֵ֣ת (וְ) ve. “and”וְעֵ֥ת (וְ) ve. “and”

A time to take stones away and a time to get stones together; a time for kissing and a time to keep from kissing;

וְעֵ֖ת (וְ) ve. “and”וְעֵ֖ת (וְ) ve. “and”

A time for search and a time for loss; a time to keep and a time to give away;

וְעֵ֣ת (וְ) ve. “and”וְעֵ֥ת (וְ) ve. “and”

A time for undoing and a time for stitching; a time for keeping quiet and a time for talk;

וְעֵ֣ת (וְ) ve. “and”וְעֵ֥ת (וְ) ve. “and”

A time for love and a time for hate; a time for war and a time for peace.

וְעֵ֣ת (וְ) ve. “and”וְעֵ֥ת (וְ) ve. “and”

He has made everything right in its time; but he has made their hearts without knowledge, so that man is unable to see the works of God, from the first to the last.

וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”

I am certain that there is nothing better for a man than to be glad, and to do good while life is in him.

וְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”

And for every man to take food and drink, and have joy in all his work, is a reward from God.

וְגַ֤ם (וְ) ve. “and”

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.

וּמִמֶּ֖נּוּ (וּ) u. “and”וְהָאֱלֹהִ֣ים (וְ) ve. “and”