H9033–וֹ–o

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.

עָשֽׂוּהוּ׃ (הוּ) hu “it”

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

שֶׁ֣אַנִּיחֶ֔נּוּ (נּוּ) nu “it”

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.

בּוֹ֙ (וֹ֙) o “it”יִתְּנֶ֣נּוּ (נּוּ) nu “it”

I saw the work which God has put on the sons of man.

בּֽוֹ׃ (וֹ) o “it”

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.

עָלָיו֙ (ו֙) v “it”וּמִמֶּ֖נּוּ (נּוּ) nu “it”

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?

יְבִיאֶ֙נּוּ֙ (נּוּ֙) nu “him”אַחֲרָֽיו׃ (ו) v “him”

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

ל֗וֹ (וֹ) o “him”

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.

וְאִ֣יל֗וֹ (וֹ) o “him”לַהֲקִימֽוֹ׃ (וֹ) o “him”

And two attacked by one would be safe, and three cords twisted together are not quickly broken.

יִתְקְפוֹ֙ (וֹ֙) o “him”נֶגְדּ֑וֹ (וֹ) o “him”

I saw all the living under the sun round the young man who was to be ruler in place of the king.

תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ (ו) v “him”

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.

ב֑וֹ (וֹ) o “him”

When you take an oath before God, put it quickly into effect, because he has no pleasure in the foolish; keep the oath you have taken.

לְשַׁלְּמ֔וֹ (וֹ) o “it”

The sleep of a working man is sweet, if he has little food or much; but to him who is full, sleep will not come.

ל֖וֹ (וֹ) o “him”

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?

ל֔וֹ (וֹ) o “him”

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.

ל֥וֹ (וֹ) o “him”

Every man to whom God has given money and wealth and the power to have pleasure in it and to do his part and have joy in his work: this is given by God.

ל֣וֹ (וֹ) o “him”וְהִשְׁלִיט֨וֹ (וֹ) o “him”מִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙ (נּוּ֙) nu “it”

A man to whom God gives money, wealth, and honour so that he has all his desires but God does not give him the power to have joy of it, and a strange man takes it. This is to no purpose and an evil disease.

ל֣וֹ (וֹ) o “him”יַשְׁלִיטֶ֤נּוּ (נּוּ) nu “him”מִמֶּ֔נּוּ (נּוּ) nu “it”יֹֽאכֲלֶ֑נּוּ (נּוּ) nu “it”

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.

לּ֑וֹ (וֹ) o “him”מִמֶּ֖נּוּ (נּוּ) nu “him”

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

מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ (נּוּ) nu “him”

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?

אַחֲרָ֖יו (ו) v “him”

Give thought to the work of God. Who will make straight what he has made bent?

עִוְּתֽוֹ׃ (וֹ) o “it”

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.

אַחֲרָ֖יו (ו) v “him”

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

יִמְצָאֶֽנּוּ׃ (נּוּ) nu “it”

The word of a king has authority; and who may say to him, What is this you are doing?

ל֖וֹ (וֹ) o “him”

For every purpose there is a time and a decision, because the sorrow of man is great in him.

עָלָֽיו׃ (ו) v “him”