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yea, even every man who eateth and hath drunk and seen good by all his labour, it `is' a gift of God.

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

And I have seen that there is nothing better than that man rejoice in his works, for it `is' his portion; for who doth bring him in to look on that which is after him?

וְרָאִ֗יתִי (וְ) ve. “and”

And I have turned, and I see all the oppressions that are done under the sun, and lo, the tear of the oppressed, and they have no comforter; and at the hand of their oppressors `is' power, and they have no comforter.

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

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.

וְרָאִ֨יתִֽי (וְ) ve. “and”

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

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

Also, if two lie down, then they have heat, but how hath one heat?

וְחַ֣ם (וְ) ve. “and”

Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin, nor say before the messenger, that `it `is' an error,' why is God wroth because of thy voice, and hath destroyed the work of thy hands?

וְחִבֵּ֖ל (וְ) ve. “and”

And that wealth hath been lost in an evil business, and he hath begotten a son and there is nothing in his hand!

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

Also all his days in darkness he consumeth, and sadness, and wrath, and sickness abound.

וְכָעַ֥ס (וְ) ve. “and”

Every man also to whom God hath given wealth and riches, and hath given him power to eat of it, and to accept his portion, and to rejoice in his labour, this is a gift of God.

וְהִשְׁלִיט֨וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”

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.

וָבָ֗אוּ (וָ) va. “and”

And I have praised mirth because there is no good to man under the sun except to eat and to drink, and to rejoice, and it remaineth with him of his labour the days of his life that God hath given to him under the sun.

וְשִׁבַּ֤חְתִּֽי (וְ) ve. “and”

then I considered all the work of God, that man is not able to find out the work that hath been done under the sun, because though man labour to seek, yet he doth not find; and even though the wise man speak of knowing he is not able to find.

וְרָאִיתִי֮ (וְ) ve. “and”

A little city, and few men in it, and a great king hath come unto it, and hath surrounded it, and hath built against it great bulwarks;

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

and there hath been found in it a poor wise man, and he hath delivered the city by his wisdom, and men have not remembered that poor man!

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

And I said, `Better `is' wisdom than might, and the wisdom of the poor is despised, and his words are not heard.' --

וְאָמַ֣רְתִּי (וְ) ve. “and”

Remember also thy Creators in days of thy youth, While that the evil days come not, Nor the years have arrived, that thou sayest, `I have no pleasure in them.'

וְהִגִּ֣יעוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

While that the sun is not darkened, and the light, And the moon, and the stars, And the thick clouds returned after the rain.

וְשָׁ֥בוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

In the day that keepers of the house tremble, And men of strength have bowed themselves, And grinders have ceased, because they have become few. And those looking out at the windows have become dim,

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

And doors have been shut in the street. When the noise of the grinding is low, And `one' riseth at the voice of the bird, And all daughters of song are bowed down.

וְסֻגְּר֤וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Also of that which is high they are afraid, And of the low places in the way, And the almond-tree is despised, And the grasshopper is become a burden, And want is increased, For man is going unto his home age-during, And the mourners have gone round through the street.

וְסָבְב֥וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

While that the silver cord is not removed, And the golden bowl broken, And the pitcher broken by the fountain, And the wheel broken at the well.

וְנָרֹ֥ץ (וְ) ve. “and”

And further, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge, and gave ear, and sought out -- he made right many similes.

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

My beloved hath answered and said to me, `Rise up, my friend, my fair one, and come away,

וְאָ֣מַר (וְ) ve. “and”

Till the day doth break forth, And the shadows have fled away, Turn, be like, my beloved, To a roe, or to a young one of the harts, On the mountains of separation!

וְנָ֖סוּ (וְ) ve. “and”