H9003–/ב–b

In wind it came and to the dark it will go, and with the dark will its name be covered.

בַהֶ֥בֶל (בַ) va. “in <the>”וּבַחֹ֣שֶׁךְ (בַ) va. “in <the>”וּבַחֹ֖שֶׁךְ (בַ) va. “in <the>”

Who is able to say what is good for man in life all the days of his foolish life which he goes through like a shade? who will say what is to be after him under the sun?

בַּֽחַיִּ֗ים (בַּֽ) ba. “in <the>”

It is better to go to the house of weeping, than to go to the house of feasting; because that is the end of every man, and the living will take it to their hearts.

בַּאֲשֶׁ֕ר (בַּ) ba. “in”

Sorrow is better than joy; when the face is sad the mind gets better.

בְרֹ֥עַ (בְ) ve. “by”

The hearts of the wise are in the house of weeping; but the hearts of the foolish are in the house of joy.

בְּבֵ֣ית (בְּ) be. “[is] in”בְּבֵ֥ית (בְּ) be. “[is] in”

Be not quick to let your spirit be angry; because wrath is in the heart of the foolish.

בְּרֽוּחֲךָ֖ (בְּ) be. “in”בְּחֵ֥יק (בְּ) be. “in”

Wisdom keeps a man from danger even as money does; but the value of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to its owner.

בְּצֵ֥ל (בְּ) be. “[is] <in>”בְּצֵ֣ל (בְּ) be. “[is] <in>”

In the day of wealth have joy, but in the day of evil take thought: God has put the one against the other, so that man may not be certain what will be after him.

בְּי֤וֹם (בְּ) be. “on”בְט֔וֹב (בְ) ve. “in”וּבְי֥וֹם (בְ) ve. “on”

These two have I seen in my life which is to no purpose: a good man coming to his end in his righteousness, and an evil man whose days are long in his evil-doing.

בִּימֵ֣י (בִּ) bi. “in”בְּצִדְק֔וֹ (בְּ) be. “in”בְּרָעָתֽוֹ׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

Be not evil overmuch, and be not foolish. Why come to your end before your time?

בְּלֹ֥א (בְּ) be. “at”

It is good to take this in your hand and not to keep your hand from that; he who has the fear of God will be free of the two.

בָּזֶ֔ה (בָּ) ba. “on”

Wisdom makes a wise man stronger than ten rulers in a town.

בָּעִֽיר׃ (בָּ) ba. “in the”

There is no man on earth of such righteousness that he does good and is free from sin all his days.

בָּאָ֑רֶץ (בָּ) ba. “on the”

All this I have put to the test by wisdom; I said, I will be wise, but it was far from me.

בַֽחָכְמָ֑ה (בַֽ) va. “by <the>”

And I saw a thing more bitter than death, even the woman whose heart is full of tricks and nets, and whose hands are as bands. He with whom God is pleased will get free from her, but the sinner will be taken by her.

בָּֽהּ׃ (בָּֽ) Ba “by <the>”

For which my soul is still searching, but I have it not; one man among a thousand have I seen; but a woman among all these I have not seen.

בְכָל־ (בְ) ve. “among”

Be not quick to go from before him. Be not fixed in an evil design, because he does whatever is pleasing to him.

בְּדָבָ֣ר (בְּ) be. “in”

The word of a king has authority; and who may say to him, What is this you are doing?

בַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר (בַּ) ba. “in”

No man has authority over the wind, to keep the wind; or is ruler over the day of his death. In war no man's time is free, and evil will not keep the sinner safe.

בָּר֙וּחַ֙ (בָּ) ba. “over the”בְּי֣וֹם (בְּ) be. “over”בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑ה (בַּ) ba. “in the”

All this have I seen, and have given my heart to all the work which is done under the sun: there is a time when man has power over man for his destruction.

בְּאָדָ֖ם (בְּ) be. “over”

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.

וּבְכֵ֡ן (בְ) ve. “in”בָעִ֖יר (בָ) va. “in the”

Because punishment for an evil work comes not quickly, the minds of the sons of men are fully given to doing evil.

בָּהֶ֖ם (בָּ) ba. “in <the>”

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.

בַעֲמָל֗וֹ (בַ) va. “in”

When I gave my mind to the knowledge of wisdom and to seeing the business which is done on the earth (and there are those whose eyes see not sleep by day or by night),

בַּיּוֹם֙ (בַּ) ba “in <the>”וּבַלַּ֔יְלָה (בַ) va. “in <the>”בְּעֵינָ֖יו (בְּ) be. “in”

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

בְּ֠שֶׁל (בְּ֠) Be. “in”