H9005–/ל–l

For there is a man whose labour `is' in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity, and to a man who hath not laboured therein he giveth it -- his portion! Even this `is' vanity and a great evil.

וּלְאָדָ֞ם (לְ) le. “to”

For what hath been to a man by all his labour, and by the thought of his heart that he laboured at under the sun?

לָֽאָדָם֙ (לָֽ) la. “to the”

For to a man who `is' good before Him, He hath given wisdom, and knowledge, and joy; and to a sinner He hath given travail, to gather and to heap up, to give to the good before God. Even this `is' vanity and vexation of spirit.

לְאָדָם֙ (לְ) le. “to”לְפָנָ֔יו (לְ) le. “<to>”וְלַחוֹטֶא֩ (לַ) la. “to the”לֶאֱס֣וֹף (לֶ) le. “to”וְלִכְנ֗וֹס (לִ) li “to”לָתֵת֙ (לָ) la. “to”לְטוֹב֙ (לְ) le. “to”לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”

To everything -- a season, and a time to every delight under the heavens:

לַכֹּ֖ל (לַ) la. “for <the>”לְכָל־ (לְ) le. “for”

A time to bring forth, And a time to die. A time to plant, And a time to eradicate the planted.

לָלֶ֖דֶת (לָ) la. “to”לָמ֑וּת (לָ) la. “to”לָטַ֔עַת (לָ) la. “to”לַעֲק֥וֹר (לַ) la. “to”

A time to slay, And a time to heal, A time to break down, And a time to build up.

לַהֲרוֹג֙ (לַ) la. “to”לִרְפּ֔וֹא (לִ) li “to”לִפְר֖וֹץ (לִ) li “to”לִבְנֽוֹת׃ (לִ) li “to”

A time to weep, And a time to laugh. A time to mourn, And a time to skip.

לִבְכּוֹת֙ (לִ) li “to”לִשְׂח֔וֹק (לִ) li “to”

A time to cast away stones, And a time to heap up stones. A time to embrace, And a time to be far from embracing.

לְהַשְׁלִ֣יךְ (לְ) le. “to”לַחֲב֔וֹק (לַ) la. “to”לִרְחֹ֥ק (לִ) li “to”

A time to seek, And a time to destroy. A time to keep, And a time to cast away.

לְבַקֵּשׁ֙ (לְ) le. “to”לְאַבֵּ֔ד (לְ) le. “to”לִשְׁמ֖וֹר (לִ) li “to”לְהַשְׁלִֽיךְ׃ (לְ) le. “to”

A time to rend, And a time to sew. A time to be silent, And a time to speak.

לִקְר֙וֹעַ֙ (לִ) li “to”לִתְפּ֔וֹר (לִ) li “to”לַחֲשׁ֖וֹת (לַ) la. “to”לְדַבֵּֽר׃ (לְ) le. “to”

A time to love, And a time to hate. A time of war, And a time of peace.

לֶֽאֱהֹב֙ (לֶֽ) le. “to”לִשְׂנֹ֔א (לִ) li “to”

I have seen the travail that God hath given to the sons of man to be humbled by it.

לִבְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “to”לַעֲנ֥וֹת (לַ) la. “to”

I have known that there is no good for them except to rejoice and to do good during their life,

לִשְׂמ֔וֹחַ (לִ) li “to”וְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹת (לַ) la. “to”

I have known that all that God doth is to the age, to it nothing is to be added, and from it nothing is to be withdrawn; and God hath wrought that they do fear before Him.

לְעוֹלָ֔ם (לְ) le. “for”לְהוֹסִ֔יף (לְ) le. “to”לִגְרֹ֑עַ (לִ) li “to”מִלְּפָנָֽיו׃ (לְּ) le. “to”

What is that which hath been? already it is, and that which `is' to be hath already been, and God requireth that which is pursued.

לִהְי֖וֹת (לִ) li “[is] to”

I said in my heart, `The righteous and the wicked doth God judge, for a time `is' to every matter and for every work there.'

לְכָל־ (לְ) le. “[is] for”

I said in my heart concerning the matter of the sons of man that God might cleanse them, so as to see that they themselves `are' beasts.

לְבָרָ֖ם (לְ) le. “to”וְלִרְא֕וֹת (לִ) li “to”לָהֶֽם׃ (לָ) la. “for <the>”

For an event `is to' the sons of man, and an event `is to' the beasts, even one event `is' to them; as the death of this, so `is' the death of that; and one spirit `is' to all, and the advantage of man above the beast is nothing, for the whole `is' vanity.

לָהֶ֔ם (לָ) la. “[belongs] to <the>”לַכֹּ֑ל (לַ) la. “[belongs] to <the>”

Who knoweth the spirit of the sons of man that is going up on high, and the spirit of the beast that is going down below to the earth?

לְמָ֑עְלָה (לְ) le. “<to>”לְמַ֥טָּה (לְ) le. “<to>”לָאָֽרֶץ׃ (לָ) la. “to the”

And I have seen that there is nothing better than that man rejoice in his works, for it `is' his portion; for who doth bring him in to look on that which is after him?

לִרְא֔וֹת (לִ) li “to”

And I have turned, and I see all the oppressions that are done under the sun, and lo, the tear of the oppressed, and they have no comforter; and at the hand of their oppressors `is' power, and they have no comforter.

לָהֶם֙ (לָ) la. “[belonged] to <the>”לָהֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “[belonged] to <the>”

There is one, and there is not a second; even son or brother he hath not, and there is no end to all his labour! His eye also is not satisfied with riches, and `he saith not', `For whom am I labouring and bereaving my soul of good?' This also is vanity, it is a sad travail.

ל֗וֹ (ל֗) l “[belonged] to <the>”לְכָל־ (לְ) le. “to”וּלְמִ֣י׀ (לְ) le. “for”

The two `are' better than the one, in that they have a good reward by their labour.

לָהֶ֛ם (לָ) la. “for <the>”

For if they fall, the one raiseth up his companion, but wo to the one who falleth and there is not a second to raise him up!

וְאִ֣יל֗וֹ (אִ֣י) 'I. “woe! to”לַהֲקִימֽוֹ׃ (לַ) la. “to”

Also, if two lie down, then they have heat, but how hath one heat?

לָהֶ֑ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”וּלְאֶחָ֖ד (לְ) le. “to”