H9001–/וַ–v

For fear that if I am full, I may be false to you and say, Who is the Lord? or if I am poor, I may become a thief, using the name of my God wrongly.

וְכִחַשְׁתִּי֮ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאָמַ֗רְתִּי (וְ) ve. “and”וְגָנַ֑בְתִּי (וְ) ve. “and”וְ֝תָפַ֗שְׂתִּי (וְ֝) ve. “and”

Do not say evil of a servant to his master, or he will put a curse on you, and you will get into trouble.

וְאָשָֽׁמְתָּ׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

The ants are a people not strong, but they put by a store of food in the summer;

וַיָּכִ֖ינוּ (וַ) va “and”

The conies are only a feeble people, but they make their houses in the rocks;

וַיָּשִׂ֖ימוּ (וַ) va “and”

The locusts have no king, but they all go out in bands;

וַיֵּצֵ֖א (וַ) va “and”

She gets wool and linen, working at the business of her hands.

וַ֝תַּ֗עַשׂ (וַ֝) va. “and”

She gets up while it is still night, and gives meat to her family, and their food to her servant-girls.

וַתָּ֤קָם׀ (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּתֵּ֣ן (וַ) va. “and”

After looking at a field with care, she gets it for a price, planting a vine-garden with the profit of her work.

וַתִּקָּחֵ֑הוּ (וַ) va. “and”

She puts a band of strength round her, and makes her arms strong.

וַ֝תְּאַמֵּ֗ץ (וַ֝) va. “and”

She makes linen robes and gets a price for them, and traders take her cloth bands for a price.

וַתִּמְכֹּ֑ר (וַ) va. “and”

Strength and self-respect are her clothing; she is facing the future with a smile.

וַ֝תִּשְׂחַ֗ק (וַ֝) va. “and”

Her children get up and give her honour, and her husband gives her praise, saying,

וַֽיְאַשְּׁר֑וּהָ (וַֽ) va “and”וַֽיְהַֽלְלָהּ׃ (וַֽ) Va “and”

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

וְזָרַ֥ח (וְ) ve. “and”וּבָ֣א (וּ) u. “and”

And I gave my heart to searching out in wisdom all things which are done under heaven: it is a hard thing which God has put on the sons of men to do.

וְנָתַ֣תִּי (וְ) ve. “and”

And I gave my heart to getting knowledge of wisdom, and of the ways of the foolish. And I saw that this again was desire for wind.

וָאֶתְּנָ֤ה (וָ) va. “and”

I made myself gardens and fruit gardens, planting in them fruit-trees of all sorts.

וְנָטַ֥עְתִּי (וְ) ve. “and”

And I became great; increasing more than all who had been before me in Jerusalem, and my wisdom was still with me.

וְגָדַ֣לְתִּי (וְ) ve. “and”וְהוֹסַ֔פְתִּי (וְ) ve. “and”

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.

וּפָנִ֣יתִֽי (וּ) u. “and”

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.

וּפָנִ֤יתִֽי (וּ) u. “and”

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.

וְיָדַ֣עְתִּי (וְ) ve. “and”

Then said I in my heart: As it comes to the foolish man, so will it come to me; so why have I been wise overmuch? Then I said in my heart: This again is to no purpose.

וְאָמַ֨רְתִּֽי (וְ) ve. “and”וְדִבַּ֣רְתִּי (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וְשָׂנֵ֙אתִי֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וְשָׂנֵ֤אתִֽי (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וְסַבּ֥וֹתִֽי (וְ) ve. “and”

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.

וְשָׁתָ֔ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְהֶרְאָ֧ה (וְ) ve. “and”