H9005–/ל–l

Because there is a man whose work has been done with wisdom, with knowledge, and with an expert hand; but one who has done nothing for it will have it for his heritage. This again is to no purpose and a great evil.

וּלְאָדָ֞ם (לְ) le. “to”

What does a man get for all his work, and for the weight of care with which he has done his work under the sun?

לָֽאָדָם֙ (לָֽ) la. “to the”

To the man with whom he is pleased, God gives wisdom and knowledge and joy; but to the sinner he gives the work of getting goods together and storing up wealth, to give to him in whom God has pleasure. This again is to no purpose and desire for wind.

לְאָדָם֙ (לְ) le. “to”לְפָנָ֔יו (לְ) le. “<to>”וְלַחוֹטֶא֩ (לַ) la. “to the”לֶאֱס֣וֹף (לֶ) le. “to”וְלִכְנ֗וֹס (לִ) li “to”לָתֵת֙ (לָ) la. “to”לְטוֹב֙ (לְ) le. “to”לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”

For everything there is a fixed time, and a time for every business under the sun.

לַכֹּ֖ל (לַ) la. “for <the>”לְכָל־ (לְ) le. “for”

A time for birth and a time for death; a time for planting and a time for uprooting;

לָלֶ֖דֶת (לָ) la. “to”לָמ֑וּת (לָ) la. “to”לָטַ֔עַת (לָ) la. “to”לַעֲק֥וֹר (לַ) la. “to”

A time to put to death and a time to make well; a time for pulling down and a time for building up;

לַהֲרוֹג֙ (לַ) la. “to”לִרְפּ֔וֹא (לִ) li “to”לִפְר֖וֹץ (לִ) li “to”לִבְנֽוֹת׃ (לִ) li “to”

A time for weeping and a time for laughing; a time for sorrow and a time for dancing;

לִבְכּוֹת֙ (לִ) li “to”לִשְׂח֔וֹק (לִ) li “to”

A time to take stones away and a time to get stones together; a time for kissing and a time to keep from kissing;

לְהַשְׁלִ֣יךְ (לְ) le. “to”לַחֲב֔וֹק (לַ) la. “to”לִרְחֹ֥ק (לִ) li “to”

A time for search and a time for loss; a time to keep and a time to give away;

לְבַקֵּשׁ֙ (לְ) le. “to”לְאַבֵּ֔ד (לְ) le. “to”לִשְׁמ֖וֹר (לִ) li “to”לְהַשְׁלִֽיךְ׃ (לְ) le. “to”

A time for undoing and a time for stitching; a time for keeping quiet and a time for talk;

לִקְר֙וֹעַ֙ (לִ) li “to”לִתְפּ֔וֹר (לִ) li “to”לַחֲשׁ֖וֹת (לַ) la. “to”לְדַבֵּֽר׃ (לְ) le. “to”

A time for love and a time for hate; a time for war and a time for peace.

לֶֽאֱהֹב֙ (לֶֽ) le. “to”לִשְׂנֹ֔א (לִ) li “to”

I saw the work which God has put on the sons of man.

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

I am certain that there is nothing better for a man than to be glad, and to do good while life is in him.

לִשְׂמ֔וֹחַ (לִ) li “to”וְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹת (לַ) la. “to”

I am certain that whatever God does will be for ever. No addition may be made to it, nothing may be taken from it; and God has done it so that man may be in fear before him.

לְעוֹלָ֔ם (לְ) le. “for”לְהוֹסִ֔יף (לְ) le. “to”לִגְרֹ֑עַ (לִ) li “to”מִלְּפָנָֽיו׃ (לְּ) le. “to”

Whatever is has been before, and what is to be is now; because God makes search for the things which are past.

לִהְי֖וֹת (לִ) li “[is] to”

I said in my heart, God will be judge of the good and of the bad; because a time for every purpose and for every work has been fixed by him.

לְכָל־ (לְ) le. “[is] for”

I said in my heart, It is because of the sons of men, so that God may put them to the test and that they may see themselves as beasts.

לְבָרָ֖ם (לְ) le. “to”וְלִרְא֕וֹת (לִ) li “to”לָהֶֽם׃ (לָ) la. “for <the>”

Because the fate of the sons of men and the fate of the beasts is the same. As is the death of one so is the death of the other, and all have one spirit. Man is not higher than the beasts; because all is to no purpose.

לָהֶ֔ם (לָ) la. “[belongs] to <the>”לַכֹּ֑ל (לַ) la. “[belongs] to <the>”

Who is certain that the spirit of the sons of men goes up to heaven, or that the spirit of the beasts goes down to the earth?

לְמָ֑עְלָה (לְ) le. “<to>”לְמַ֥טָּה (לְ) le. “<to>”לָאָֽרֶץ׃ (לָ) la. “to the”

So I saw that there is nothing better than for a man to have joy in his work--because that is his reward. Who will make him see what will come after him?

לִרְא֔וֹת (לִ) li “to”

And again I saw all the cruel things which are done under the sun; there was the weeping of those who have evil done to them, and they had no comforter: and from the hands of the evil-doers there went out power, but they had no comforter.

לָהֶם֙ (לָ) la. “[belonged] to <the>”לָהֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “[belonged] to <the>”

It is one who is by himself, without a second, and without son or brother; but there is no end to all his work, and he has never enough of wealth. For whom, then, am I working and keeping myself from pleasure? This again is to no purpose, and a bitter wo

ל֗וֹ (ל֗) l “[belonged] to <the>”לְכָל־ (לְ) le. “to”וּלְמִ֣י׀ (לְ) le. “for”

Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their work.

לָהֶ֛ם (לָ) la. “for <the>”

And if one has a fall, the other will give him a hand; but unhappy is the man who is by himself, because he has no helper.

וְאִ֣יל֗וֹ (אִ֣י) 'I. “woe! to”לַהֲקִימֽוֹ׃ (לַ) la. “to”

So again, if two are sleeping together they are warm, but how may one be warm by himself?

לָהֶ֑ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”וּלְאֶחָ֖ד (לְ) le. “to”