H9005–/ל–l

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

לָֽאָדָ֑ם (לָֽ) la. “[belongs] to <the>”

One generation goeth, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth for ever.

לְעוֹלָ֥ם (לְ) le. “for”

All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full; unto the place whither the rivers go, thither they go again.

לָלָֽכֶת׃ (לָ) la. “to”

All things are full of weariness; man cannot utter [ergänzt: it]: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.

לְדַבֵּ֑ר (לְ) le. “to”לִרְא֔וֹת (לִ) li “by”

Is there a thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been long ago, in the ages which were before us.

לְעֹֽלָמִ֔ים (לְ) le. “to”מִלְּפָנֵֽנוּ׃ (לְּ) le. “to”

There is no remembrance of the former [ergänzt: generations]; neither shall there be any remembrance of the latter [ergänzt: generations] that are to come, among those that shall come after.

לָרִאשֹׁנִ֑ים (לָ) la. “of the”לָאַחֲרֹנִ֜ים (לָ) la. “of the”לָהֶם֙ (לָ) la. “of <the>”לָאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃ (לָ) la. “to the”

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.

לִדְר֤וֹשׁ (לִ) li “to”וְלָתוּר֙ (לָ) la. “to”לִבְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “to”לַעֲנ֥וֹת (לַ) la. “to”

That which is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.

לִתְקֹ֑ן (לִ) li “to”לְהִמָּנֽוֹת׃ (לְ) le. “to”

I communed with mine own hear, saying, Lo, I have gotten me great wisdom above all that were before me in Jerusalem; yea, my heart hath had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לְפָנַ֖י (לְ) le. “<to>”

And I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also was a striving after wind.

לָדַ֣עַת (לָ) la. “to”

I said of laughter, It is mad; and of mirth, What doeth it?

לִשְׂח֖וֹק (לִ) li “of”וּלְשִׂמְחָ֖ה (לְ) le. “of”

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.

לִמְשׁ֥וֹךְ (לִ) li “to”וְלֶאֱחֹ֣ז (לֶ) le. “to”לִבְנֵ֤י (לִ) li “for”

I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards;

לִי֙ (לִ) l “for <the>”לִ֖י (לִ֖) l “for <the>”

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

לִ֔י (לִ֔) L “for <the>”

I made me pools of water, to water therefrom the forest where trees were reared;

לִ֖י (לִ֖) l “for <the>”לְהַשְׁק֣וֹת (לְ) le. “to”

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;

לִ֑י (לִ֑) L “to <the>”לִ֔י (לִ֔) L “to <the>”לְפָנַ֖י (לְ) le. “<to>”

I gathered me also silver and gold, and the treasure of kings and of the provinces; I gat me men-singers and women-singers, and the delights of the sons of men, musical instruments, and that of all sorts.

לִי֙ (לִ) l “for <the>”לִ֜י (לִ֜) l “for <the>”

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

לְפָנַ֖י (לְ) le. “<to>”לִּֽי׃ (לִּֽ) L “to <the>”

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.

לַעֲשׂ֑וֹת (לַ) la. “to”

And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what [ergänzt: can] the man [ergänzt: do] that cometh after the king? [ergänzt: even] that which hath been done long ago.

לִרְא֣וֹת (לִ) li “to”

Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.

לַֽחָכְמָ֖ה (לַֽ) la. “of <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.

וְלָ֧מָּה (לָ֧) La. “<to>”

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!

לֶחָכָ֛ם (לֶ) le. “of the”לְעוֹלָ֑ם (לְ) le. “for”

And I hated all my labor wherein I labored under the sun, seeing that I must leave it unto the man that shall be after me.

לָאָדָ֖ם (לָ) la. “to the”

Therefore I turned about to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labor wherein I had labored under the sun.

לְיַאֵ֣שׁ (לְ) le. “to”