H5998–עָמַל–a.mal

If the Lord is not helping the builders, then the building of a house is to no purpose: if the Lord does not keep the town, the watchman keeps his watch for nothing.

עָמְל֣וּ 'a.me.Lu “they have toiled”

The desire of the working man is working for him, for his need of food is driving him on.

עָ֣מְלָה 'A.me.lah “it labors”

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

שֶֽׁיַּעֲמֹ֖ל (יַּעֲמֹ֖ל) i.ya.'a.Mol “he toils”

Then I saw all the works which my hands had made, and everything I had been working to do; and I saw that all was to no purpose and desire for wind, and there was no profit under the sun.

שֶׁעָמַ֣לְתִּי (עָמַ֣לְתִּי) 'a.Mal.ti “I had toiled”

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.

שֶֽׁעָמַ֥לְתִּי (עָמַ֥לְתִּי) 'a.Mal.ti “I have toiled”

So my mind was turned to grief for all the trouble I had taken and all my wisdom under the sun.

שֶׁעָמַ֖לְתִּי (עָמַ֖לְתִּי) 'a.Mal.ti “I have toiled”

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.

עָֽמַל־ 'a.mal- “he toiled”

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?

שֶֽׁיַּעֲמֹ֖ל (יַּעֲמֹ֖ל) ya.'a.Mol “he will toil”

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 (יַּעֲמֹ֣ל) ya.'a.Mol “someone will toil”

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

יַעֲמֹ֧ל ya.'a.Mol “he toils”

And the Lord said, You had pity on the vine, for which you did no work and for the growth of which you were not responsible; which came up in a night and came to an end in a night;

עָמַ֥לְתָּ 'a.Mal.ta “you had toiled”