Ecclesiastes 11

The Preacher (Qoheleth) urges casting bread upon the waters and giving generously to many, as future calamities are unknown, and warns against overanalyzing weather or mysteries like the wind's path or fetal development, advocating diligent work morning and evening despite ignorance of God's works.[1][3] He encourages youth to rejoice in light and life but remember coming days of darkness and vanity, remove sorrow and evil, knowing Elohim will judge all actions with mishpat.[1][3]

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Interlinear Text

Send your bread upon the face/surface the waters for in-multitude the days you-will-find-it

1 שַׁלַּ֥ח 𐤔𐤋𐤇 shalach Send HVpv2ms לַחְמְ/ךָ֖ 𐤋𐤇𐤌/𐤊 lachemekha your bread HNcbsc/Sp2ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon HR פְּנֵ֣י 𐤐𐤍𐤉 peney the face/surface HNcbpc הַ/מָּ֑יִם 𐤄/𐤌𐤉𐤌 hamayim Amanzi (Zulu) the waters HTd/Ncmpa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC בְ/רֹ֥ב 𐤁/𐤓𐤁 verov in-multitude HR/Ncbsc הַ/יָּמִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 hayamim the days HTd/Ncmpa תִּמְצָאֶֽ/נּוּ 𐤕𐤌𐤑𐤀/𐤍𐤅 timetsaenu you-will-find-it HVqi2ms/Sp3ms

Give a portion to seven and also to eight for not you know what will be evil upon the earth

2 תֶּן 𐤕𐤍 ten Give HVqv2ms חֵ֥לֶק 𐤇𐤋𐤒 cheleq a portion HNcmsa לְ/שִׁבְעָ֖ה 𐤋/𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤄 leshiveah to seven HR/Acmsa וְ/גַ֣ם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam and also HC/Ta לִ/שְׁמוֹנָ֑ה 𐤋/𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤍𐤄 lishemonah to eight HR/Acmsa כִּ֚י 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn תֵדַ֔ע 𐤕𐤃𐤏 teda you know HVqi2ms מַה 𐤌𐤄 mah what HTi יִּהְיֶ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh will be HVqi3ms רָעָ֖ה 𐤓𐤏𐤄 raah evil HNcfsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon HR הָ/אָֽרֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the earth HTd/Ncbsa

if they are full the clouds rain on the earth they empty and if falls a tree to the south or if to the north place where it falls the tree there it will be

3 אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if HC יִמָּלְא֨וּ 𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤅 yimaleu they are full HVNi3mp הֶ/עָבִ֥ים 𐤄/𐤏𐤁𐤉𐤌 heavim the clouds HTd/Ncbpa גֶּ֨שֶׁם֙ 𐤂𐤔𐤌 geshem rain HNcmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on HR הָ/אָ֣רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the earth HTd/Ncbsa יָרִ֔יקוּ 𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤒𐤅 yariqu they empty HVhi3mp וְ/אִם 𐤅/𐤀𐤌 veim and if HC/C יִפּ֥וֹל 𐤉𐤐𐤅𐤋 yipol falls HVqi3ms עֵ֛ץ 𐤏𐤑 ets a tree HNcmsa בַּ/דָּר֖וֹם 𐤁/𐤃𐤓𐤅𐤌 badarom to the south HRd/Ncmsa וְ/אִ֣ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤌 veim-2 or if HC/C בַּ/צָּפ֑וֹן 𐤁/𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤍 batsafon to the north HRd/Ncfsa מְק֛וֹם 𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 meqom place HNcmsc שֶׁ/יִּפּ֥וֹל 𐤔/𐤉𐤐𐤅𐤋 sheyipol where it falls HTr/Vqi3ms הָ/עֵ֖ץ 𐤄/𐤏𐤑 haets the tree HTd/Ncmsa שָׁ֥ם 𐤔𐤌 sham there HD יְהֽוּא 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤀 yehu it will be HVqi3ms

He who observes the wind not will sow and he who regards the clouds not will reap

4 שֹׁמֵ֥ר 𐤔𐤌𐤓 shomer He who observes HVqrmsc ר֖וּחַ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha Roho (Swahili) the wind HNcbsa לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn יִזְרָ֑ע 𐤉𐤆𐤓𐤏 yizera will sow HVqi3ms וְ/רֹאֶ֥ה 𐤅/𐤓𐤀𐤄 veroeh and he who regards HC/Vqrmsa בֶ/עָבִ֖ים 𐤁/𐤏𐤁𐤉𐤌 veavim the clouds HRd/Ncbpa לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not HTn יִקְצֽוֹר 𐤉𐤒𐤑𐤅𐤓 yiqetsor will reap HVqi3ms

as you do not have know what is the way of the wind like bones in the womb of the full one so you do not know the work of God who does the everything

5 כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as HR/Tr אֵֽינְ/ךָ֤ 𐤀𐤉𐤍/𐤊 eynekha you do not have HTn/Sp2ms יוֹדֵ֨עַ֙ 𐤉𐤅𐤃𐤏 yodea know HVqrmsa מַה 𐤌𐤄 mah what is HTi דֶּ֣רֶךְ 𐤃𐤓𐤊 derekhe the way HNcbsc הָ/ר֔וּחַ 𐤄/𐤓𐤅𐤇 harucha Roho (Swahili) of the wind HTd/Ncbsa כַּ/עֲצָמִ֖ים 𐤊/𐤏𐤑𐤌𐤉𐤌 kaatsamim like bones HR/Ncfpa בְּ/בֶ֣טֶן 𐤁/𐤁𐤈𐤍 beveten in the womb HR/Ncfsc הַ/מְּלֵאָ֑ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤄 hameleah of the full one HTd/Aafsa כָּ֗כָה 𐤊𐤊𐤄 kakhah so HD לֹ֤א 𐤋𐤀 lo you do not HTn תֵדַע֙ 𐤕𐤃𐤏 teda know HVqi2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the HTo מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה 𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤄 maaseh work HNcmsc הָֽ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) of God HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who HTr יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤄 yaaseh does HVqi3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 the HTo הַ/כֹּֽל 𐤄/𐤊𐤋 hakol everything HTd/Ncmsa

in the morning sow (direct object marker) your seed and in the evening not withhold your hand for you not knowing whether this will prosper this or that or if both of them as one will be good

6 בַּ/בֹּ֨קֶר֙ 𐤁/𐤁𐤒𐤓 baboqer in the morning HRd/Ncmsa זְרַ֣ע 𐤆𐤓𐤏 zera sow HVqv2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) HTo זַרְעֶ֔/ךָ 𐤆𐤓𐤏/𐤊 zareekha your seed HNcmsc/Sp2ms וְ/לָ/עֶ֖רֶב 𐤅/𐤋/𐤏𐤓𐤁 velaerev and in the evening HC/Rd/Ncmsa אַל 𐤀𐤋 al not HTn תַּנַּ֣ח 𐤕𐤍𐤇 tanach withhold HVhj2ms יָדֶ֑/ךָ 𐤉𐤃/𐤊 yadekha your hand HNcbsc/Sp2ms כִּי֩ 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC אֵֽינְ/ךָ֨ 𐤀𐤉𐤍/𐤊 eynekha you not HTn/Sp2ms יוֹדֵ֜ע 𐤉𐤅𐤃𐤏 yode knowing HVqrmsa אֵ֣י 𐤀𐤉 ey whether HTi זֶ֤ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh this HPdxms יִכְשָׁר֙ 𐤉𐤊𐤔𐤓 yikheshar will prosper HVqi3ms הֲ/זֶ֣ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this HTi/Pdxms אוֹ 𐤀𐤅 o or HC זֶ֔ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh-2 that HPdxms וְ/אִם 𐤅/𐤀𐤌 veim or if HC/C שְׁנֵי/הֶ֥ם 𐤔𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 sheneyhem both of them HAcmdc/Sp3mp כְּ/אֶחָ֖ד 𐤊/𐤀𐤇𐤃 keechad Eka (Bemba) as one HR/Acmsa טוֹבִֽים 𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤌 tovim will be good HAampa

and-sweet the-light and-good to-eyes to-see [direct object marker] the-sun

7 וּ/מָת֖וֹק 𐤅/𐤌𐤕𐤅𐤒 umatoq and-sweet HC/Aamsa הָ/א֑וֹר 𐤄/𐤀𐤅𐤓 haor the-light HTd/Ncbsa וְ/ט֥וֹב 𐤅/𐤈𐤅𐤁 vetov and-good HC/Aamsa לַֽ/עֵינַ֖יִם 𐤋/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤌 laeynayim to-eyes HRd/Ncbda לִ/רְא֥וֹת 𐤋/𐤓𐤀𐤅𐤕 lireot to-see HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo הַ/שָּֽׁמֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤔 hashamesh the-sun HTd/Ncbsa

for if years many lives the man in all of them let him rejoice and let him remember the days of darkness for many they will be all that comes vanity

8 כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if HC שָׁנִ֥ים 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 shanim years HNcfpa הַרְבֵּ֛ה 𐤄𐤓𐤁𐤄 harebeh many HVha יִחְיֶ֥ה 𐤉𐤇𐤉𐤄 yicheyeh lives HVqi3ms הָ/אָדָ֖ם 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌 haadam the man HTd/Ncmsa בְּ/כֻלָּ֣/ם 𐤁/𐤊𐤋/𐤌 bekhulam in all of them HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp יִשְׂמָ֑ח 𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤇 yisemach let him rejoice HVqj3ms וְ/יִזְכֹּר֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤆𐤊𐤓 veyizekor and let him remember HC/Vqj3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the HTo יְמֵ֣י 𐤉𐤌𐤉 yemey days HNcmpc הַ/חֹ֔שֶׁךְ 𐤄/𐤇𐤔𐤊 hachoshekhe Ubushiku (Bemba) of darkness HTd/Ncmsa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for HC הַרְבֵּ֥ה 𐤄𐤓𐤁𐤄 harebeh-2 many HVha יִהְי֖וּ 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤅 yiheyu they will be HVqi3mp כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all HNcmsa שֶׁ/בָּ֥א 𐤔/𐤁𐤀 sheba that comes HTr/Vqp3ms הָֽבֶל 𐤄𐤁𐤋 havel vanity HNcmsa

Rejoice young man in your youth let cheer you your heart in days of your youth and walk in ways of your heart and in sight of your eyes and know that for all these will bring you God to judgment

9 שְׂמַ֧ח 𐤔𐤌𐤇 semach Rejoice HVqv2ms בָּח֣וּר 𐤁𐤇𐤅𐤓 bachur young man HNcmsa בְּ/יַלְדוּתֶ֗י/ךָ 𐤁/𐤉𐤋𐤃𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤊 beyaleduteykha in your youth HR/Ncfpc/Sp2ms וִֽ/יטִֽיבְ/ךָ֤ 𐤅/𐤉𐤈𐤉𐤁/𐤊 vitivekha let cheer you HC/Vhj3ms/Sp2ms לִבְּ/ךָ֙ 𐤋𐤁/𐤊 libekha your heart HNcmsc/Sp2ms בִּ/ימֵ֣י 𐤁/𐤉𐤌𐤉 bimey in days HR/Ncmpc בְחוּרוֹתֶ֔/ךָ 𐤁𐤇𐤅𐤓𐤅𐤕/𐤊 vechurotekha of your youth HNcbpc/Sp2ms וְ/הַלֵּךְ֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤋𐤊 vehalekhe and walk HC/Vpv2ms בְּ/דַרְכֵ֣י 𐤁/𐤃𐤓𐤊𐤉 bedarekhey in ways HR/Ncbpc לִבְּ/ךָ֔ 𐤋𐤁/𐤊 libekha-2 of your heart HNcmsc/Sp2ms וּ/בְ/מַרְאֵ֖י 𐤅/𐤁/𐤌𐤓𐤀𐤉 uvemareey and in sight HC/R/Ncmpc עֵינֶ֑י/ךָ 𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤊 eyneykha of your eyes HNcbdc/Sp2ms וְ/דָ֕ע 𐤅/𐤃𐤏 veda and know HC/Vqv2ms כִּ֧י 𐤊𐤉 ki that HC עַל 𐤏𐤋 al for HR כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all HNcmsc אֵ֛לֶּה 𐤀𐤋𐤄 eleh these HPdxcp יְבִֽיאֲ/ךָ֥ 𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤀/𐤊 yeviakha will bring you HVhi3ms/Sp2ms הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) God HTd/Ncmpa בַּ/מִּשְׁפָּֽט 𐤁/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 bamishepat to judgment HRd/Ncmsa

remove sorrow from your heart put away evil from your flesh for childhood the dawn of life vanity

10 וְ/הָסֵ֥ר 𐤅/𐤄𐤎𐤓 vehaser remove HC/Vhv2ms כַּ֨עַס֙ 𐤊𐤏𐤎 kaas sorrow HNcmsa מִ/לִּבֶּ֔/ךָ 𐤌/𐤋𐤁/𐤊 milibekha from your heart HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms וְ/הַעֲבֵ֥ר 𐤅/𐤄𐤏𐤁𐤓 vehaaver put away HC/Vhv2ms רָעָ֖ה 𐤓𐤏𐤄 raah evil HNcfsa מִ/בְּשָׂרֶ֑/ךָ 𐤌/𐤁𐤔𐤓/𐤊 mibesarekha from your flesh HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC הַ/יַּלְד֥וּת 𐤄/𐤉𐤋𐤃𐤅𐤕 hayaledut childhood HTd/Ncfsa וְ/הַֽ/שַּׁחֲר֖וּת 𐤅/𐤄/𐤔𐤇𐤓𐤅𐤕 vehashacharut the dawn of life HC/Td/Ncfsa הָֽבֶל 𐤄𐤁𐤋 havel vanity HNcmsa

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