H9003–/ב–b

She perceiveth that her merchandise is profitable: Her lamp goeth not out by night.

בַלַּ֣יְלָה (בַ) va. “in the”

She layeth her hands to the distaff, And her hands hold the spindle.

בַכִּישׁ֑וֹר (בַ) va. “on the”

Her husband is known in the gates, When he sitteth among the elders of the land.

בַּשְּׁעָרִ֣ים (בַּ) ba. “in the”בְּ֝שִׁבְתּ֗וֹ (בְּ֝) be. “when”

She openeth her mouth with wisdom; And the law of kindness is on her tongue.

בְחָכְמָ֑ה (בְ) ve. “with”

Give her of the fruit of her hands; And let her works praise her in the gates.

בַשְּׁעָרִ֣ים (בַ) va. “in the”

The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.

בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (בִּ) bi. “in”

What profit hath man of all his labor wherein he laboreth under the sun?

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “in”

I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (בִּ) bi. “in”

And I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under heaven: it is a sore travail that God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised therewith.

בַּֽחָכְמָ֔ה (בַּֽ) ba. “by <the>”בּֽוֹ׃ (בּֽ) b “with <the>”

For in much wisdom is much grief; and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

בְּרֹ֥ב (בְּ) be. “[is] in”

I said in my heart, Come now, I will prove thee with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also was vanity.

בְּלִבִּ֔י (בְּ) be. “in”בְשִׂמְחָ֖ה (בְ) ve. “with”בְט֑וֹב (בְ) ve. “on”

I searched in my heart how to cheer my flesh with wine, my heart yet guiding [ergänzt: me] with wisdom, and how to lay hold on folly, till I might see what it was good for the sons of men that they should do under heaven all the days of their life.

בְלִבִּ֔י (בְ) ve. “in”בַּיַּ֖יִן (בַּ) ba “with <the>”בַּֽחָכְמָה֙ (בַּֽ) ba. “with <the>”בְּסִכְל֔וּת (בְּ) be. “on”

I made me gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them of all kinds of fruit;

בָהֶ֖ם (בָ) va. “in <the>”

I bought men-servants and maid-servants, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of herds and flocks, above all that were before me in Jerusalem;

בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (בִּ) bi. “in”

So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.

בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (בִּ) bi. “in”

Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labor that I had labored to do; and, behold, all was vanity and a striving after wind, and there was no profit under the sun.

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “on”וּבֶֽעָמָ֖ל (בֶֽ) ve. “on the”

The wise man's eyes are in his head, and the fool walketh in darkness: and yet I perceived that one event happeneth to them all.

בְּרֹאשׁ֔וֹ (בְּ) be. “[are] in”בַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְ (בַּ) ba. “in <the>”

Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so will it happen even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then said I in my heart, that this also is vanity.

בְּלִבִּ֗י (בְּ) be. “in”בְלִבִּ֔י (בְ) ve. “in”

For of the wise man, even as of the fool, there is no remembrance for ever; seeing that in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. And how doth the wise man die even as the fool!

בְּשֶׁכְּבָ֞ר (בְּ) be. “in”

And who knoweth whether he will be a wise man or a fool? yet will he have rule over all my labor wherein I have labored, and wherein I have showed myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “over”

For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, and with knowledge, and with skilfulness; yet to a man that hath not labored therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.

בְּחָכְמָ֥ה (בְּ) be. “[was] with”וּבְדַ֖עַת (בְ) ve. “with”וּבְכִשְׁר֑וֹן (בְ) ve. “with”בּוֹ֙ (בּ) b “in <the>”

For what hath a man of all his labor, and of the striving of his heart, wherein he laboreth under the sun?

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “in”וּבְרַעְי֖וֹן (בְ) ve. “in”

For all his days are [ergänzt: but] sorrows, and his travail is grief; yea, even in the night his heart taketh no rest. This also is vanity.

בַּלַּ֖יְלָה (בַּ) ba. “in the”

There is nothing better for a man [ergänzt: than] that he should eat and drink, and make his soul enjoy good in his labor. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God.

בָּאָדָם֙ (בָּ) ba. “for <the>”בַּעֲמָל֑וֹ (בַּ) ba. “in”

What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboreth?

בַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר (בַּ) ba. “in”