H9005–/ל–l

What advantage `is' to man by all his labour that he laboureth at under the sun?

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

A generation is going, and a generation is coming, and the earth to the age is standing.

לְעוֹלָ֥ם (לְ) le. “for”

All the streams are going unto the sea, and the sea is not full; unto a place whither the streams are going, thither they are turning back to go.

לָלָֽכֶת׃ (לָ) la. “to”

All these things are wearying; a man is not able to speak, the eye is not satisfied by seeing, nor filled is the ear from hearing.

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

There is a thing of which `one' saith: `See this, it `is' new!' already it hath been in the ages that were before us!

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

There is not a remembrance of former `generations'; and also of the latter that are, there is no remembrance of them with those that are at the last.

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

And I have given my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that hath been done under the heavens. It `is' a sad travail God hath given to the sons of man to be humbled by it.

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

A crooked thing `one' is not able to make straight, and a lacking thing is not able to be numbered.

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

I -- I spake with my heart, saying, `I, lo, I have magnified and added wisdom above every one who hath been before me at Jerusalem, and my heart hath seen abundantly wisdom and knowledge.

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

And I give my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I have known that even this `is' vexation of spirit;

לָדַ֣עַת (לָ) la. “to”

Of laughter I said, `Foolish!' and of mirth, `What `is' this it is doing?'

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

I have sought in my heart to draw out with wine my appetite, (and my heart leading in wisdom), and to take hold on folly till that I see where `is' this -- the good to the sons of man of that which they do under the heavens, the number of the days of their lives.

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

I made great my works, I builded for me houses, I planted for me vineyards.

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

I made for me gardens and paradises, and I planted in them trees of every fruit.

לִ֔י (לִ֔) L “for <the>”

I made for me pools of water, to water from them a forest shooting forth trees.

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

I got men-servants, and maid-servants, and sons of the house were to me; also, I had much substance -- herd and flock -- above all who had been before me in Jerusalem.

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

I gathered for me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces. I prepared for me men-singers and women-singers, and the luxuries of the sons of man -- a wife and wives.

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

And I became great, and increased above every one who had been before me in Jerusalem; also, my wisdom stood with me.

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

and I have looked on all my works that my hands have done, and on the labour that I have laboured to do, and lo, the whole `is' vanity and vexation of spirit, and there is no advantage under the sun!

לַעֲשׂ֑וֹת (לַ) la. “to”

And I turned to see wisdom, and madness, and folly, but what `is' the man who cometh after the king? that which `is' already -- they have done it!

לִרְא֣וֹת (לִ) li “to”

And I saw that there is an advantage to wisdom above folly, like the advantage of the light above the darkness.

לַֽחָכְמָ֖ה (לַֽ) la. “of <the>”

and I said in my heart, `As it happeneth with the fool, it happeneth also with me, and why am I then more wise?' And I spake in my heart, that also this `is' vanity:

וְלָ֧מָּה (לָ֧) La. “<to>”

That there is no remembrance to the wise -- with the fool -- to the age, for that which `is' already, `in' the days that are coming is all forgotten, and how dieth the wise? with the fool!

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

And I have hated all my labour that I labour at under the sun, because I leave it to a man who is after me.

לָאָדָ֖ם (לָ) la. “to the”

And I turned round to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labour that I laboured at under the sun.

לְיַאֵ֣שׁ (לְ) le. “to”