H9007–/שׁ–s

There is nothing better for a man than taking meat and drink, and having delight in his work. This again I saw was from the hand of God.

שֶׁיֹּאכַ֣ל (שֶׁ) shei. “that”

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.

שֶׁטּ֣וֹב (שֶׁ) she. “who”

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

שֶׁיֹּאכַ֣ל (שֶׁ) shei. “that”

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.

שֶׁיִּֽרְא֖וּ (שֶׁ) shei. “that”

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

שֶּֽׁהָיָה֙ (שֶּֽׁ) she. “that”

I said in my heart, It is because of the sons of men, so that God may put them to the test and that they may see themselves as beasts.

שְׁהֶם־ (שְׁ) she. “that”

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 (שֶׁ) shei. “that”

So my praise was for the dead who have gone to their death, more than for the living who still have life.

שֶׁכְּבָ֣ר (שֶׁ) she. “who”

And if one has a fall, the other will give him a hand; but unhappy is the man who is by himself, because he has no helper.

שֶׁיִּפּ֔וֹל (שֶׁ) shei. “who”

It is better not to take an oath than to take an oath and not keep it.

מִשֶׁתִּדּ֖וֹר (שֶׁ) she “what”

As he came from his mother at birth, so does he go again; he gets from his work no reward which he may take away in his hand.

כְּשֶׁבָּ֑א (שֶׁ) she. “he”שֶׁיֹּלֵ֖ךְ (שֶׁ) shei. “that”

And this again is a great evil, that in all points as he came so will he go; and what profit has he in working for the wind?

שֶׁבָּ֖א (שֶׁ) she. “[that] which”שֶֽׁיַּעֲמֹ֖ל (שֶֽׁ) shei. “that”

This is what I have seen: it is good and fair for a man to take meat and drink and to have joy in all his work under the sun, all the days of his life which God has given him; that is his reward.

שֶׁיַּעֲמֹ֣ל (שֶׁ) shei. “that”

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 (שֶׁ) shei. “[that] which”

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 (שֶּֽׁ) she. “[that] which”שֶׁתַּקִּ֖יף (שֶׁ) she. “[one] who”

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

שֶׁ֤הַיָּמִים֙ (שֶׁ֤) she. “that”

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.

שֶׁלֹּ֨א (שֶׁ) she. “that”

Far off is true existence, and very deep; who may have knowledge of it?

שֶּׁהָיָ֑ה (שֶּׁ) she. “[that] which”

No one is certain what is to be, and who is able to say to him when it will be?

שֶּׁיִּֽהְיֶ֑ה (שֶּׁ) shei. “that”

There is a thing which is to no purpose done on the earth: that there are good men to whom is given the same punishment as those who are evil, and there are evil men who get the reward of the good. I say that this again is to no purpose.

שֶׁמַּגִּ֥יעַ (שֶׁ) she. “[to] whom”שֶׁגַּם־ (שֶׁ) she. “that”

Then I saw all the work of God, and that man may not get knowledge of the work which is done under the sun; because, if a man gives hard work to the search he will not get knowledge, and even if the wise man seems to be coming to the end of his search, s

בְּ֠שֶׁל (שֶׁ) she “that”

The living are conscious that death will come to them, but the dead are not conscious of anything, and they no longer have a reward, because there is no memory of them.

שֶׁיָּמֻ֑תוּ (שֶׁ) shei. “that”

Even man has no knowledge of his time; like fishes taken in an evil net, or like birds taken by deceit, are the sons of men taken in an evil time when it comes suddenly on them.

שֶׁנֶּֽאֱחָזִים֙ (שֶׁ) she. “that”כְּשֶׁתִּפּ֥וֹל (שֶׁ) she “that”

And when the foolish man is walking in the way, he has no sense and lets everyone see that he is foolish.

כְּשֶׁסָּכָ֥ל (שֶׁ) she. “when”

There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, like an error which comes by chance from a ruler:

שֶׁיֹּצָ֖א (שֶׁ) shei. “that”