H1892–הֶ֫בֶל–he.vel

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

הֶ֖בֶל He.vel “[is] futility”

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.

הָֽבֶל׃ Ha.vel “[is] futility”

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.

הֶ֖בֶל He.vel “[is] futility”

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.

הֶ֥בֶל He.vel “[is] futility”

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.

הֶ֖בֶל He.vel “[is] futility”

Because the fate of the sons of men and the fate of the beasts is the same. As is the death of one so is the death of the other, and all have one spirit. Man is not higher than the beasts; because all is to no purpose.

הָֽבֶל׃ Ha.vel “[is] futility”

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.

הֶ֖בֶל He.vel “[is] futility”

Then I came back, and I saw an example of what is to no purpose under the sun.

הֶ֖בֶל He.vel “futility”

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

הֶ֛בֶל He.vel “[is] futility”

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.

הֶ֖בֶל He.vel “[is] futility”

Because much talk comes from dreams and things of no purpose. But let the fear of God be in you.

וַהֲבָלִ֔ים (הֲבָלִ֔ים) ha.va.Lim “futilities”

He who has a love for silver never has enough silver, or he who has love for wealth, enough profit. This again is to no purpose.

הָֽבֶל׃ Ha.vel “[is] futility”

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.

הֶ֛בֶל He.vel “[is] futility”

In wind it came and to the dark it will go, and with the dark will its name be covered.

בַהֶ֥בֶל (הֶ֥בֶל) He.vel “futility”

What the eyes see is better than the wandering of desire. This is to no purpose and a desire for wind.

הֶ֖בֶל He.vel “[is] futility”

There are words without number for increasing what is to no purpose, but what is man profited by them?

הָ֑בֶל Ha.vel “futility”

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?

הֶבְל֖וֹ (הֶבְל֖) hev.L “futility”

Like the cracking of thorns under a pot, so is the laugh of a foolish man; and this again is to no purpose.

הָֽבֶל׃ Ha.vel “[is] futility”

These two have I seen in my life which is to no purpose: a good man coming to his end in his righteousness, and an evil man whose days are long in his evil-doing.

הֶבְלִ֑י (הֶבְלִ֑) hev.L “futility”

And then I saw evil men put to rest, taken even from the holy place; and they went about and were praised in the town because of what they had done. This again is to no purpose.

הָֽבֶל׃ Ha.vel “[is] futility”

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.

הֶבֶל֮ he.Vel “[is] futility”הָֽבֶל׃ Ha.vel “[is] futility”

Have joy with the woman of your love all the days of your foolish life which he gives you under the sun. Because that is your part in life and in your work which you do under the sun.

הֶבְלֶ֔ךָ (הֶבְלֶ֔) hev.Le. “futility”הֶבְלֶ֑ךָ (הֶבְלֶ֑) hev.Le. “futility”

But even if a man's life is long and he has joy in all his years, let him keep in mind the dark days, because they will be great in number. Whatever may come is to no purpose.

הָֽבֶל׃ Ha.vel “[is] futility”

So put away trouble from your heart, and sorrow from your flesh; because the early years and the best years are to no purpose.

הָֽבֶל׃ Ha.vel “[are] futility”

All things are to no purpose, says the Preacher, all is to no purpose.

הֲבֵ֧ל ha.Vel “futility of”הֲבָלִ֛ים ha.va.Lim “futilities”הָֽבֶל׃ Ha.vel “[is] futility”