H9001–/וַ–v

And for every man to take food and drink, and have joy in all his work, is a reward from God.

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

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?

וְרָאִ֗יתִי (וְ) ve. “and”

And again I saw all the cruel things which are done under the sun; there was the weeping of those who have evil done to them, and they had no comforter: and from the hands of the evil-doers there went out power, but they had no comforter.

וְשַׁ֣בְתִּֽי (וְ) ve. “and”וָאֶרְאֶה֙ (וָ) va. “and”

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.

וְרָאִ֨יתִֽי (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וְשַׁ֧בְתִּי (וְ) ve. “and”וָאֶרְאֶ֥ה (וָ) va. “and”

So again, if two are sleeping together they are warm, but how may one be warm by himself?

וְחַ֣ם (וְ) ve. “and”

Let not your mouth make your flesh do evil. And say not before the angel, It was an error. So that God may not be angry with your words and put an end to the work of your hands.

וְחִבֵּ֖ל (וְ) ve. “and”

And I saw the destruction of his wealth by an evil chance; and when he became the father of a son he had nothing in his hand.

וְאָבַ֛ד (וְ) ve. “and”וְהוֹלִ֣יד (וְ) ve. “and”

All his days are in the dark, and he has much sorrow, pain, disease, and trouble.

וְכָעַ֥ס (וְ) ve. “and”

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.

וְהִשְׁלִיט֨וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”

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.

וָבָ֗אוּ (וָ) va. “and”

So I gave praise to joy, because there is nothing better for a man to do under the sun than to take meat and drink and be happy; for that will be with him in his work all the days of his life which God gives him under the sun.

וְשִׁבַּ֤חְתִּֽי (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וְרָאִיתִי֮ (וְ) ve. “and”

There was a little town and the number of its men was small, and there came a great king against it and made an attack on it, building works of war round about it.

וּבָֽא־ (וּ) u. “and”וְסָבַ֣ב (וְ) ve. “and”וּבָנָ֥ה (וּ) u. “and”

Now there was in the town a poor, wise man, and he, by his wisdom, kept the town safe. But no one had any memory of that same poor man.

וּמָ֣צָא (וּ) u. “and”וּמִלַּט־ (וּ) u. “and”

Then I said, Wisdom is better than strength, but the poor man's wisdom is not respected, and his words are not given a hearing.

וְאָמַ֣רְתִּי (וְ) ve. “and”

Let your mind be turned to your Maker in the days of your strength, while the evil days come not, and the years are far away when you will say, I have no pleasure in them;

וְהִגִּ֣יעוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, are not dark, and the clouds come not back after the rain;

וְשָׁ֥בוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

In the day when the keepers of the house are shaking for fear, and the strong men are bent down, and the women who were crushing the grain are at rest because their number is small, and those looking out of the windows are unable to see;

וְהִֽתְעַוְּת֖וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבָטְל֤וּ (וּ) u. “and”וְחָשְׁכ֥וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

When the doors are shut in the street, and the sound of the crushing is low, and the voice of the bird is soft, and the daughters of music will be made low;

וְסֻגְּר֤וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he is in fear of that which is high, and danger is in the road, and the tree is white with flower, and the least thing is a weight, and desire is at an end, because man goes to his last resting-place, and those who are sorrowing are in the streets;

וְסָבְב֥וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Before ever the silver cord is cut, or the vessel of gold is broken, or the pot is broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the water-hole;

וְנָרֹ֥ץ (וְ) ve. “and”

And because the Preacher was wise he still gave the people knowledge; searching out, testing, and putting in order a great number of wise sayings.

וְאִזֵּ֣ן (וְ) ve. “and”וְחִקֵּ֔ר (וְ) ve. “and”

My loved one said to me, Get up, my love, my fair one, and come away.

וְאָ֣מַר (וְ) ve. “and”

Till the evening comes, and the sky slowly becomes dark, come, my loved one, and be like a roe on the mountains of Bether.

וְנָ֖סוּ (וְ) ve. “and”