H1892–הֶ֫בֶל–he.vel

And I have hated life, for sad to me `is' the work that hath been done under the sun, for the whole `is' vanity and vexation of spirit.

הֶ֖בֶל He.vel “[is] futility”

And who knoweth whether he is wise or foolish? yet he doth rule over all my labour that I have laboured at, and that I have done wisely under the sun! this also `is' vanity.

הָֽבֶל׃ Ha.vel “[is] futility”

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.

הֶ֖בֶל He.vel “[is] futility”

For all his days are sorrows, and his travail sadness; even at night his heart hath not lain down; this also `is' vanity.

הֶ֥בֶל He.vel “[is] futility”

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.

הֶ֖בֶל He.vel “[is] futility”

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.

הָֽבֶל׃ Ha.vel “[is] futility”

And I have seen all the labour, and all the benefit of the work, because for it a man is the envy of his neighbour. Even this `is' vanity and vexation of spirit.

הֶ֖בֶל He.vel “[is] futility”

And I have turned, and I see a vain thing under the sun:

הֶ֖בֶל He.vel “futility”

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.

הֶ֛בֶל He.vel “[is] futility”

there is no end to all the people, to all who were before them; also, the latter rejoice not in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

הֶ֖בֶל He.vel “[is] futility”

For, in the abundance of dreams both vanities and words abound; but fear thou God.

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

Whoso is loving silver is not satisfied `with' silver, nor he who is in love with stores `with' increase. Even this `is' vanity.

הָֽבֶל׃ Ha.vel “[is] futility”

A man to whom God giveth wealth, and riches, and honour, and there is no lack to his soul of all that he desireth, and God giveth him not power to eat of it, but a stranger eateth it; this `is' vanity, and it `is' an evil disease.

הֶ֛בֶל He.vel “[is] futility”

For in vanity he came in, and in darkness he goeth, and in darkness his name is covered,

בַהֶ֥בֶל (הֶ֥בֶל) He.vel “futility”

Better `is' the sight of the eyes than the going of the soul. This also `is' vanity and vexation of spirit.

הֶ֖בֶל He.vel “[is] futility”

For there are many things multiplying vanity; what advantage `is' to man?

הָ֑בֶל Ha.vel “futility”

For who knoweth what `is' good for a man in life, the number of the days of the life of his vanity, and he maketh them as a shadow? for who declareth to man what is after him under the sun?

הֶבְל֖וֹ (הֶבְל֖) hev.L “futility”

For as the noise of thorns under the pot, So `is' the laughter of a fool, even this `is' vanity.

הָֽבֶל׃ Ha.vel “[is] futility”

The whole I have considered in the days of my vanity. There is a righteous one perishing in his righteousness, and there is a wrong-doer prolonging `himself' in his wrong.

הֶבְלִ֑י (הֶבְלִ֑) hev.L “futility”

And so I have seen the wicked buried, and they went in, even from the Holy Place they go, and they are forgotten in the city whether they had so done. This also `is' vanity.

הָֽבֶל׃ Ha.vel “[is] futility”

There is a vanity that hath been done upon the earth, that there are righteous ones unto whom it is coming according to the work of the wicked, and there are wicked ones unto whom it is coming according to the work of the righteous. I have said that this also `is' vanity.

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

See life with the wife whom thou hast loved, all the days of the life of thy vanity, that He hath given to thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity, for it `is' thy portion in life, even of thy labour that thou art labouring at under the sun.

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

But, if man liveth many years, In all of them let him rejoice, And remember the days of darkness, For they are many! all that is coming `is' vanity.

הָֽבֶל׃ Ha.vel “[is] futility”

And turn aside anger from thy heart, And cause evil to pass from thy flesh, For the childhood and the age `are' vanity!

הָֽבֶל׃ Ha.vel “[are] futility”

Vanity of vanities, said the preacher, the whole `is' vanity.

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