H9023–הוּ–hu

The words of Lemuel, king of Massa: the teaching which he had from his mother.

אִמּֽוֹ׃ (וֹ) o “his”

Let him have drink, and his need will go from his mind, and the memory of his trouble will be gone.

רִישׁ֑וֹ (וֹ) o “his”וַ֝עֲמָל֗וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

What is a man profited by all his work which he does under the sun?

עֲמָל֔וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

The sun comes up and the sun goes down, and goes quickly back to the place where he came up.

מְקוֹמ֔וֹ (וֹ) o “its”

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.

עֵינָ֣יו (ו) v “his”בְּרֹאשׁ֔וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

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.

שֶׁעֲמָל֛וֹ (וֹ) o “his”חֶלְק֔וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

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?

עֲמָל֔וֹ (וֹ) o “his”לִבּ֑וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

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.

יָמָ֣יו (ו) v “his”עִנְיָנ֔וֹ (וֹ) o “his”לִבּ֑וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

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.

נַפְשׁ֛וֹ (וֹ) o “his”בַּעֲמָל֑וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

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.

לְפָנָ֔יו (ו) v “him”

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.

בְעִתּ֑וֹ (וֹ) o “its”

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

בְּחַיָּֽיו׃ (ו) v “his”

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

עֲמָל֑וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

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.

מִלְּפָנָֽיו׃ (ו) v “him”

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?

בְּֽמַעֲשָׂ֔יו (ו) v “his”חֶלְק֑וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

And I saw that the cause of all the work and of everything which is done well was man's envy of his neighbour. This again is to no purpose and a desire for wind.

מֵרֵעֵ֑הוּ (הוּ) hu “his”

The foolish man, folding his hands, takes the flesh of his body for food.

יָדָ֔יו (ו) v “his”בְּשָׂרֽוֹ׃ (וֹ) o “his”

It is one who is by himself, without a second, and without son or brother; but there is no end to all his work, and he has never enough of wealth. For whom, then, am I working and keeping myself from pleasure? This again is to no purpose, and a bitter wo

עֲמָל֔וֹ (וֹ) o “his”עֵינ֖וֹ (וֹ) v “his”

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.

חֲבֵר֑וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

Because out of a prison the young man comes to be king, though by birth he was only a poor man in the kingdom.

בְּמַלְכוּת֖וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

When goods are increased, the number of those who take of them is increased; and what profit has the owner but to see them?

עֵינָֽיו׃ (ו) v “his”

There is a great evil which I have seen under the sun--wealth kept by the owner to be his downfall.

לִבְעָלָ֖יו (ו) v “its”לְרָעָתֽוֹ׃ (וֹ) o “his”

And I saw the destruction of his wealth by an evil chance; and when he became the father of a son he had nothing in his hand.

בְּיָד֖וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

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.

אִמּ֔וֹ (וֹ) o “his”בַעֲמָל֔וֹ (וֹ) o “his”בְּיָדֽוֹ׃ (וֹ) o “his”

All his days are in the dark, and he has much sorrow, pain, disease, and trouble.

יָמָ֖יו (ו) v “his”וְחָלְי֥וֹ (וֹ) o “his”