H9005–/ל–l

Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.

לְהִזָּהֵ֖ר (לְ) le. “to”

For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.

לִמְלֹ֑ךְ (לִ) li “to”

There is no end of all the people, even of all that have been before them: they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

לְכָל־ (לְ) le. “to”לְכֹ֤ל (לְ) le. “to”לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם (לִ) li “<to>”

Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.

לִשְׁמֹ֔עַ (לִ) li “to”לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת (לַ) la. “to”

Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.

לְהוֹצִ֥יא (לְ) le. “to”לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”

When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.

לֵֽאלֹהִ֗ים (לֵֽ) le. “to”לְשַׁלְּמ֔וֹ (לְ) le. “to”

Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands?

לַחֲטִ֣יא (לַ) la. “to”לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”לָ֣מָּה (לָ֣) La. “<to>”

Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.

לְשָׂדֶ֖ה (לְ) le. “to”

When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes?

לִבְעָלֶ֔יהָ (לִ) li “[belongs] to”

The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.

לֶֽעָשִׁ֔יר (לֶֽ) le. “of the”ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “<to> <the>”לִישֽׁוֹן׃ (לִ) li. “to”

There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.

לִבְעָלָ֖יו (לִ) li “by”לְרָעָתֽוֹ׃ (לְ) le. “to”

As he came forth of his mother's womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.

לָלֶ֖כֶת (לָ) la. “to”

And this also is a sore evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit hath he that hath laboured for the wind?

ל֔וֹ (ל֔) l “[belongs] to <the>”לָרֽוּחַ׃ (לָ) la. “for the”

Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.

לֶֽאֶכוֹל־ (לֶֽ) le. “[is] to”וְ֠לִשְׁתּוֹת (לִ) li “to”וְלִרְא֨וֹת (לִ) li “to”ל֥וֹ (ל֥) l “to <the>”

Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.

ל֣וֹ (ל֣) l “to <the>”לֶאֱכֹ֤ל (לֶ) le. “to”וְלָשֵׂ֣את (לָ) la. “to”וְלִשְׂמֹ֖חַ (לִ) li “to”

A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.

ל֣וֹ (ל֣) l “to <the>”לְנַפְשׁ֣וֹ׀ (לְ) le. “to”לֶאֱכֹ֣ל (לֶ) le. “to”

If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.

לּ֑וֹ (לּ֑) l “to <the>”

Moreover he hath not seen the sun, nor known any thing: this hath more rest than the other.

לָזֶ֖ה (לָ) la. “[belongs] to”

All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

לְפִ֑יהוּ (לְ) le. “[is] for”

For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?

לֶחָכָ֖ם (לֶ) le. “[belongs] to the”לֶּעָנִ֣י (לֶּ) le. “[belongs] to the”לַהֲלֹ֖ךְ (לַ) la. “to”

That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.

לָדִ֔ין (לָ) la. “to”

Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?

לָאָדָֽם׃ (לָ) la. “[belongs] to <the>”

For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?

לָֽאָדָ֜ם (לָֽ) la. “for <the>”לָֽאָדָ֔ם (לָֽ) la. “to <the>”

It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.

לָלֶ֣כֶת (לָ) la. “to”

It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

לִשְׁמֹ֖עַ (לִ) li “to”