H9003–/ב–b

For in vanity he came in, and in darkness he goeth, and in darkness his name is covered,

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

For who knoweth what `is' good for a man in life, the number of the days of the life of his vanity, and he maketh them as a shadow? for who declareth to man what is after him under the sun?

בַּֽחַיִּ֗ים (בַּֽ) ba. “in <the>”

Better to go unto a house of mourning, Than to go unto a house of banqueting, For that is the end of all men, And the living layeth `it' unto his heart.

בַּאֲשֶׁ֕ר (בַּ) ba. “in”

Better `is' sorrow than laughter, For by the sadness of the face the heart becometh better.

בְרֹ֥עַ (בְ) ve. “by”

The heart of the wise `is' in a house of mourning, And the heart of fools in a house of mirth.

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

Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry, For anger in the bosom of fools resteth.

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

For wisdom `is' a defense, money `is' a defence, And the advantage of the knowledge of wisdom `is', She reviveth her possessors.

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

In a day of prosperity be in gladness, And in a day of evil consider. Also this over-against that hath God made, To the intent that man doth not find anything after him.

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

The whole I have considered in the days of my vanity. There is a righteous one perishing in his righteousness, and there is a wrong-doer prolonging `himself' in his wrong.

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

Do not much wrong, neither be thou a fool, why dost thou die within thy time?

בְּלֹ֥א (בְּ) be. “at”

`It is' good that thou dost lay hold on this, and also, from that withdrawest not thy hand, for whoso is fearing God goeth out with them all.

בָּזֶ֔ה (בָּ) ba. “on”

The wisdom giveth strength to a wise man, more than wealth the rulers who have been in a city.

בָּעִֽיר׃ (בָּ) ba. “in the”

Because there is not a righteous man on earth that doth good and sinneth not.

בָּאָ֑רֶץ (בָּ) ba. “on the”

All this I have tried by wisdom; I have said, `I am wise,' and it `is' far from me.

בַֽחָכְמָ֑ה (בַֽ) va. “by <the>”

And I am finding more bitter than death, the woman whose heart `is' nets and snares, her hands `are' bands; the good before God escapeth from her, but the sinner is captured by her.

בָּֽהּ׃ (בָּֽ) Ba “by <the>”

(that still my soul had sought, and I had not found), One man, a teacher, I have found, and a woman among all these I have not found.

בְכָל־ (בְ) ve. “among”

Be not troubled at his presence, thou mayest go, stand not in an evil thing, for all that he pleaseth he doth.

בְּדָבָ֣ר (בְּ) be. “in”

Where the word of a king `is' power `is', and who saith to him, `What dost thou?'

בַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר (בַּ) ba. “in”

There is no man ruling over the spirit to restrain the spirit, and there is no authority over the day of death, and there is no discharge in battle, and wickedness delivereth not its possessors.

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

All this I have seen so as to give my heart to every work that hath been done under the sun; a time that man hath ruled over man to his own evil.

בְּאָדָ֖ם (בְּ) be. “over”

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.

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

Because sentence hath not been done `on' an evil work speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of man is full within them to do evil.

בָּהֶ֖ם (בָּ) ba. “in <the>”

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.

בַעֲמָל֗וֹ (בַ) va. “in”

When I gave my heart to know wisdom and to see the business that hath been done on the earth, (for there is also a spectator in whose eyes sleep is not by day and by night),

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

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.

בְּ֠שֶׁל (בְּ֠) Be. “in”