Ecclesiastes 2

Qohelet investigates self-indulgence, examining mirth, wine, wisdom, madness, folly, great works, gardens, vineyards, servants, cattle, wealth, and possessions, concluding all is vanity and a chasing after the wind.[1] He notes the living must leave their toil to others at death, advising enjoyment of life's pleasures as a gift from the Lord, yet without the Lord everything remains pointless.[1]

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Verse 3
— I explored I explored — my inner core in my heart — to draw to draw — in the wine in the wine — object-marker [·] — my flesh my flesh — my inner core and my heart — the one who drives guiding — in wisdom in wisdom — and to seize and to grasp — in foolishness in folly — up to until — that-which which — let me see let me see — where is? where — this one this one — good good — to sons of for the sons of — the earthling the human — that-which who — they will do do — under; in place of under — the lofty-heights the heavens — counted total the number — days of days of — their lives their living
תַּ֣רְתִּי 𐤕𐤓𐤕𐤉 tareti I explored I explored HVqp1cs בְ/לִבִּ֔/י 𐤁/𐤋𐤁/𐤉 velibi my inner core in my heart HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs לִ/מְשׁ֥וֹךְ 𐤋/𐤌𐤔𐤅𐤊 limeshokhe to draw to draw HR/Vqc בַּ/יַּ֖יִן 𐤁/𐤉𐤉𐤍 bayayin ubumayi (Bemba) in the wine in the wine HRd/Ncmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker [·] HTo בְּשָׂרִ֑/י 𐤁𐤔𐤓/𐤉 besari my flesh my flesh HNcmsc/Sp1cs וְ/לִבִּ֞/י 𐤅/𐤋𐤁/𐤉 velibi-2 my inner core and my heart HC/Ncmsc/Sp1cs נֹהֵ֤ג 𐤍𐤄𐤂 noheg the one who drives guiding HVqrmsa בַּֽ/חָכְמָה֙ 𐤁/𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄 bachakhemah in wisdom in wisdom HRd/Ncfsa וְ/לֶ/אֱחֹ֣ז 𐤅/𐤋/𐤀𐤇𐤆 veleechoz and to seize and to grasp HC/R/Vqc בְּ/סִכְל֔וּת 𐤁/𐤎𐤊𐤋𐤅𐤕 besikhelut in foolishness in folly HR/Ncfsa עַ֣ד 𐤏𐤃 ad up to until HR אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that-which which HTr אֶרְאֶ֗ה 𐤀𐤓𐤀𐤄 ereeh let me see let me see HVqi1cs אֵי 𐤀𐤉 ey kai (Lozi) where is? where HTi זֶ֨ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh this one this one HPdxms ט֜וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov good good HAamsa לִ/בְנֵ֤י 𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉 liveney Bene (Bemba) to sons of for the sons of HR/Ncmpc הָ/אָדָם֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌 haadam the earthling the human HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that-which who HTr יַעֲשׂוּ֙ 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤅 yaasu they will do do HVqi3mp תַּ֣חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat under; in place of under HR הַ/שָּׁמַ֔יִם 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim sama (Kongo) the lofty-heights the heavens HTd/Ncmpa מִסְפַּ֖ר 𐤌𐤎𐤐𐤓 misepar counted total the number HNcmsc יְמֵ֥י 𐤉𐤌𐤉 yemey days of days of HNcmpc חַיֵּי/הֶֽם 𐤇𐤉𐤉/𐤄𐤌 chayeyhem hai (Swahili) their lives their living HNcmpc/Sp3mp
Verse 7
— I acquired I acquired — male servants male servants — and female slaves and maidservants — and sons of and sons of — house house — he was / he became it was — also also — acquired livestock livestock — head of cattle and a head of cattle — sheep-and-goat flock and sheep-and-goat flock — cause to multiply many — he was / he became there was — from the whole of than all — they came to be who were — before my face to before my face — in Yerushalem in Yerushalam
קָנִ֨יתִי֙ 𐤒𐤍𐤉𐤕𐤉 qaniti I acquired I acquired HVqp1cs עֲבָדִ֣ים 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤌 avadim male servants male servants HNcmpa וּ/שְׁפָח֔וֹת 𐤅/𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤅𐤕 ushefachot and female slaves and maidservants HC/Ncfpa וּ/בְנֵי 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉 uveney Bene (Bemba) and sons of and sons of HC/Ncmpc בַ֖יִת 𐤁𐤉𐤕 vayit house house HNcmsa הָ֣יָה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah he was / he became it was HVqp3ms לִ֑/י 𐤋/𐤉 li HR/Sp1cs גַּ֣ם 𐤂𐤌 gam also also HTa מִקְנֶה֩ 𐤌𐤒𐤍𐤄 miqeneh acquired livestock livestock HNcmsa בָקָ֨ר 𐤁𐤒𐤓 vaqar head of cattle and a head of cattle HNcbsa וָ/צֹ֤אן 𐤅/𐤑𐤀𐤍 vatson sheep-and-goat flock and sheep-and-goat flock HC/Ncbsa הַרְבֵּה֙ 𐤄𐤓𐤁𐤄 harebeh cause to multiply many HVha הָ֣יָה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah-2 he was / he became there was HVqp3ms לִ֔/י 𐤋/𐤉 li-2 HR/Sp1cs מִ/כֹּ֛ל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikol kila (Swahili) from the whole of than all HR/Ncmsc שֶֽׁ/הָי֥וּ 𐤔/𐤄𐤉𐤅 shehayu they came to be who were HTr/Vqp3cp לְ/פָנַ֖/י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍/𐤉 lefanay before my face to before my face HR/Ncbpc/Sp1cs בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִָֽם 𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 birushalaim in Yerushalem in Yerushalam HR/Np
Verse 8
— I gathered together I gathered together — also also — silver silver — and gold and gold — treasured possession of and treasured possession of — kings kings — and the governed provinces and the governed provinces — I did I did — the singing-ones the singing ones — and singing women and singing women — and delights of and delights of — sons of sons of — the earthling the human — chest chest — chests and chests
כָּנַ֤סְתִּי 𐤊𐤍𐤎𐤕𐤉 kanaseti kansa (Luba-Kasai) I gathered together I gathered together HVqp1cs לִ/י֙ 𐤋/𐤉 li HR/Sp1cs גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam also also HTa כֶּ֣סֶף 𐤊𐤎𐤐 kesef silver silver HNcmsa וְ/זָהָ֔ב 𐤅/𐤆𐤄𐤁 vezahav dhahabu (Swahili) and gold and gold HC/Ncmsa וּ/סְגֻלַּ֥ת 𐤅/𐤎𐤂𐤋𐤕 usegulat treasured possession of and treasured possession of HC/Ncfsc מְלָכִ֖ים 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉𐤌 melakhim kings kings HNcmpa וְ/הַ/מְּדִינ֑וֹת 𐤅/𐤄/𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤍𐤅𐤕 vehamedinot and the governed provinces and the governed provinces HC/Td/Ncfpa עָשִׂ֨יתִי 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕𐤉 asiti I did I did HVqp1cs לִ֜/י 𐤋/𐤉 li-2 HR/Sp1cs שָׁרִ֣ים 𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 sharim the singing-ones the singing ones HVqrmpa וְ/שָׁר֗וֹת 𐤅/𐤔𐤓𐤅𐤕 vesharot and singing women and singing women HC/Vqrfpa וְ/תַעֲנוּגֹ֛ת 𐤅/𐤕𐤏𐤍𐤅𐤂𐤕 vetaanugot and delights of and delights of HC/Ncmpc בְּנֵ֥י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of HNcmpc הָ/אָדָ֖ם 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌 haadam the earthling the human HTd/Ncmsa שִׁדָּ֥ה 𐤔𐤃𐤄 shidah chest chest HNcfsa וְ/שִׁדּֽוֹת 𐤅/𐤔𐤃𐤅𐤕 veshidot chests and chests HC/Ncfpa
Verse 10
— and the whole of and all of — that-which that which — they asked my eyes asked — my eyes my eyes — not not — I set apart I withheld — not not — I withheld I withheld — object-marker [·] — my inner core my inner core — from the entirety of from all — glad rejoicing glad joy — for/because for — my inner core my inner core — joyful one was joyful — from the entirety of from all — my hardship-toil my hardship-toil — and this one and this one — he was / he became was — my allotted portion my allotted portion — from the entirety of from all — my hardship-toil my hardship-toil
וְ/כֹל֙ 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhol kila (Swahili) and the whole of and all of HC/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that-which that which HTr שָֽׁאֲל֣וּ 𐤔𐤀𐤋𐤅 shaalu they asked my eyes asked HVqp3cp עֵינַ֔/י 𐤏𐤉𐤍/𐤉 eynay Enyi (Fante) my eyes my eyes HNcbdc/Sp1cs לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn אָצַ֖לְתִּי 𐤀𐤑𐤋𐤕𐤉 atsaleti I set apart I withheld HVqp1cs מֵ/הֶ֑ם 𐤌/𐤄𐤌 mehem HR/Sp3mp לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not HTn מָנַ֨עְתִּי 𐤌𐤍𐤏𐤕𐤉 manaeti I withheld I withheld HVqp1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker [·] HTo לִבִּ֜/י 𐤋𐤁/𐤉 libi my inner core my inner core HNcmsc/Sp1cs מִ/כָּל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikal kila (Swahili) from the entirety of from all HR/Ncmsc שִׂמְחָ֗ה 𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤄 simechah Nsansamuka (Bemba) glad rejoicing glad joy HNcfsa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for/because for HC לִבִּ֤/י 𐤋𐤁/𐤉 libi-2 my inner core my inner core HNcmsc/Sp1cs שָׂמֵ֨חַ֙ 𐤔𐤌𐤇 samecha joyful one was joyful HAamsa מִ/כָּל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikal-2 kila (Swahili) from the entirety of from all HR/Ncmsc עֲמָלִ֔/י 𐤏𐤌𐤋/𐤉 amali my hardship-toil my hardship-toil HNcbsc/Sp1cs וְ/זֶֽה 𐤅/𐤆𐤄 vezeh and this one and this one HC/Pdxms הָיָ֥ה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah he was / he became was HVqp3ms חֶלְקִ֖/י 𐤇𐤋𐤒/𐤉 cheleqi my allotted portion my allotted portion HNcmsc/Sp1cs מִ/כָּל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikal-3 kila (Swahili) from the entirety of from all HR/Ncmsc עֲמָלִֽ/י 𐤏𐤌𐤋/𐤉 amali-2 my hardship-toil my hardship-toil HNcbsc/Sp1cs
Verse 11
— and I turned and I turned — I I — in the whole of in all — my deeds my works — they did that they did — my two hands my two hands — burdensome toil and in burdensome toil — that I toiled hard that I toiled hard — to do or make to do — and look! and look — the whole the all — vapor-breath vapor-breath — and craving of and longing of — breath of spirit of — and there is not and there is not — surplus gain surplus gain — under; in place of under — the sun the sun
וּ/פָנִ֣יתִֽי 𐤅/𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤕𐤉 ufaniti and I turned and I turned HC/Vqp1cs אֲנִ֗י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I HPp1cs בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal kila (Swahili) in the whole of in all HR/Ncmsc מַעֲשַׂ/י֙ 𐤌𐤏𐤔/𐤉 maasay my deeds my works HNcmpc/Sp1cs שֶֽׁ/עָשׂ֣וּ 𐤔/𐤏𐤔𐤅 sheasu they did that they did HTr/Vqp3cp יָדַ֔/י 𐤉𐤃/𐤉 yaday my two hands my two hands HNcbdc/Sp1cs וּ/בֶֽ/עָמָ֖ל 𐤅/𐤁/𐤏𐤌𐤋 uveamal burdensome toil and in burdensome toil HC/Rd/Ncbsa שֶׁ/עָמַ֣לְתִּי 𐤔/𐤏𐤌𐤋𐤕𐤉 sheamaleti that I toiled hard that I toiled hard HTr/Vqp1cs לַ/עֲשׂ֑וֹת 𐤋/𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 laasot to do or make to do HR/Vqc וְ/הִנֵּ֨ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh mona (Bemba) and look! and look HC/Tm הַ/כֹּ֥ל 𐤄/𐤊𐤋 hakol kila (Swahili) the whole the all HTd/Ncmsa הֶ֨בֶל֙ 𐤄𐤁𐤋 hevel vulu (Kikongo) vapor-breath vapor-breath HNcmsa וּ/רְע֣וּת 𐤅/𐤓𐤏𐤅𐤕 ureut and craving of and longing of HC/Ncfsc ר֔וּחַ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha breath of spirit of HNcbsa וְ/אֵ֥ין 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍 veeyn and there is not and there is not HC/Tn יִתְר֖וֹן 𐤉𐤕𐤓𐤅𐤍 yiteron surplus gain surplus gain HNcmsa תַּ֥חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat under; in place of under HR הַ/שָּֽׁמֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤔 hashamesh the sun the sun HTd/Ncbsa
Verse 12
— and I turned and I turned — I I — to see to see — wisdom wisdom — and follies and follies — foolishness and foolishness — for/because for — what? what — the earthling the human — he will come will come — after, following after — the king the king — object-marker [·] — that-which that which — Kebar Canal already — they made him they did him
וּ/פָנִ֤יתִֽי 𐤅/𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤕𐤉 ufaniti and I turned and I turned HC/Vqp1cs אֲנִי֙ 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I HPp1cs לִ/רְא֣וֹת 𐤋/𐤓𐤀𐤅𐤕 lireot to see to see HR/Vqc חָכְמָ֔ה 𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄 chakhemah wisdom wisdom HNcfsa וְ/הוֹלֵל֖וֹת 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤋𐤋𐤅𐤕 veholelot and follies and follies HC/Ncfpa וְ/סִכְל֑וּת 𐤅/𐤎𐤊𐤋𐤅𐤕 vesikhelut foolishness and foolishness HC/Ncfsa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for/because for HC מֶ֣ה 𐤌𐤄 meh what? what HTi הָ/אָדָ֗ם 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌 haadam the earthling the human HTd/Ncmsa שֶׁ/יָּבוֹא֙ 𐤔/𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤀 sheyavo he will come will come HTr/Vqi3ms אַחֲרֵ֣י 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 acharey after, following after HR הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa אֵ֥ת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker [·] HTo אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that-which that which HTr כְּבָ֖ר 𐤊𐤁𐤓 kevar Kebar Canal already HD עָשֽׂוּ/הוּ 𐤏𐤔𐤅/𐤄𐤅 asuhu they made him they did him HVqp3cp/Sp3ms
Verse 14
— the wise man the wise man — his two eyes his two eyes — on his head on his head — and the thick-minded one and the thick-minded one — in the darkness in the darkness — the one walking the one walking — and I knew and I knew — also also — I I — chance occurrence that the occurrence — one one — he will encounter befalls — object-marker [·] — the entirety of them all of them
הֶֽ/חָכָם֙ 𐤄/𐤇𐤊𐤌 hechakham the wise man the wise man HTd/Aamsa עֵינָ֣י/ו 𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤅 eynayv Enyi (Fante) his two eyes his two eyes HNcbdc/Sp3ms בְּ/רֹאשׁ֔/וֹ 𐤁/𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤅 berosho on his head on his head HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms וְ/הַ/כְּסִ֖יל 𐤅/𐤄/𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋 vehakesil and the thick-minded one and the thick-minded one HC/Td/Aamsa בַּ/חֹ֣שֶׁךְ 𐤁/𐤇𐤔𐤊 bachoshekhe bushiku (Bemba) in the darkness in the darkness HRd/Ncmsa הוֹלֵ֑ךְ 𐤄𐤅𐤋𐤊 holekhe the one walking the one walking HVqrmsa וְ/יָדַ֣עְתִּי 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕𐤉 veyadaeti and I knew and I knew HC/Vqp1cs גַם 𐤂𐤌 gam also also HD אָ֔נִי 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I HPp1cs שֶׁ/מִּקְרֶ֥ה 𐤔/𐤌𐤒𐤓𐤄 shemiqereh chance occurrence that the occurrence HTr/Ncmsa אֶחָ֖ד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad Eka (Bemba) one one HAcmsa יִקְרֶ֥ה 𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤄 yiqereh he will encounter befalls HVqi3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker [·] HTo כֻּלָּֽ/ם 𐤊𐤋/𐤌 kulam kila (Swahili) the entirety of them all of them HNcmsc/Sp3mp
Verse 15
— and I said and I said — I I — in my inner core in my heart — like a chance-occurrence of like a chance-occurrence of — the thick-minded one the fool — also also — I I — he will encounter me it will befall me — and for what? and for what — I became wise I became wise — I I — at that time then — the remaining one the more — and I spoke and I spoke — my inner core in my heart — that also that also — this one this one — fleeting vapor fleeting vapor
וְ/אָמַ֨רְתִּֽי 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕𐤉 veamareti and I said and I said HC/Vqp1cs אֲנִ֜י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I HPp1cs בְּ/לִבִּ֗/י 𐤁/𐤋𐤁/𐤉 belibi in my inner core in my heart HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs כְּ/מִקְרֵ֤ה 𐤊/𐤌𐤒𐤓𐤄 kemiqereh like a chance-occurrence of like a chance-occurrence of HR/Ncmsc הַ/כְּסִיל֙ 𐤄/𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋 hakesil the thick-minded one the fool HTd/Aamsa גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam also also HTa אֲנִ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani-2 Ine (Bemba) I I HPp1cs יִקְרֵ֔/נִי 𐤉𐤒𐤓/𐤍𐤉 yiqereni he will encounter me it will befall me HVqi3ms/Sp1cs וְ/לָ֧/מָּה 𐤅/𐤋/𐤌𐤄 velamah and for what? and for what HC/R/Ti חָכַ֛מְתִּי 𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤕𐤉 chakhameti I became wise I became wise HVqp1cs אֲנִ֖י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani-3 Ine (Bemba) I I HPp1cs אָ֣ז 𐤀𐤆 az at that time then HD יוֹתֵ֑ר 𐤉𐤅𐤕𐤓 yoter the remaining one the more HNcmsa וְ/דִבַּ֣רְתִּי 𐤅/𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤕𐤉 vedibareti and I spoke and I spoke HC/Vpp1cs בְ/לִבִּ֔/י 𐤁/𐤋𐤁/𐤉 velibi my inner core in my heart HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs שֶׁ/גַּם 𐤔/𐤂𐤌 shegam that also that also HTr/D זֶ֖ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh this one this one HPdxms הָֽבֶל 𐤄𐤁𐤋 havel vulu (Kikongo) fleeting vapor fleeting vapor HNcmsa
Verse 16
— for/because for — there is not there is not — memorial-of memorial of — to a wise man to a wise man — if / whether with — the thick-minded one the fool — for an unseen age for forever — in that already in that already — the days the days — the coming ones the coming ones — the whole the all — has been forgotten has been forgotten — and how? and how — he will die he will die — the wise man the wise man — if / whether with — the thick-minded one the fool
כִּי֩ 𐤊𐤉 ki for/because for HC אֵ֨ין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there is not there is not HTn זִכְר֧וֹן 𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤅𐤍 zikheron memorial-of memorial of HNcmsc לֶ/חָכָ֛ם 𐤋/𐤇𐤊𐤌 lechakham to a wise man to a wise man HRd/Aamsa עִֽם 𐤏𐤌 im if / whether with HR הַ/כְּסִ֖יל 𐤄/𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋 hakesil the thick-minded one the fool HTd/Aamsa לְ/עוֹלָ֑ם 𐤋/𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 leolam for an unseen age for forever HR/Ncmsa בְּ/שֶׁ/כְּבָ֞ר 𐤁/𐤔/𐤊𐤁𐤓 beshekevar in that already in that already HR/Tr/D הַ/יָּמִ֤ים 𐤄/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 hayamim the days the days HTd/Ncmpa הַ/בָּאִים֙ 𐤄/𐤁𐤀𐤉𐤌 habaim the coming ones the coming ones HTd/Vqrmpa הַ/כֹּ֣ל 𐤄/𐤊𐤋 hakol kila (Swahili) the whole the all HTd/Ncmsa נִשְׁכָּ֔ח 𐤍𐤔𐤊𐤇 nishekach has been forgotten has been forgotten HVNp3ms וְ/אֵ֛יךְ 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤊 veeykhe and how? and how HC/Ti יָמ֥וּת 𐤉𐤌𐤅𐤕 yamut he will die he will die HVqi3ms הֶ/חָכָ֖ם 𐤄/𐤇𐤊𐤌 hechakham the wise man the wise man HTd/Aamsa עִֽם 𐤏𐤌 im-2 if / whether with HR הַ/כְּסִֽיל 𐤄/𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋 hakesil-2 the thick-minded one the fool HTd/Aamsa
Verse 19
— and who? and who — the knowing one knows — the wise man the wise man — he will come to be he will be — or or — he acted foolishly the fool — he will rule and he will rule — in the whole of in all — my hardship-toil my hardship-toil — that I toiled hard that I toiled hard — I was wise and that I was wise — under; in place of under — the sun the sun — also also — this one this one — fleeting vapor fleeting vapor
וּ/מִ֣י 𐤅/𐤌𐤉 umi and who? and who HC/Ti יוֹדֵ֗עַ 𐤉𐤅𐤃𐤏 yodea the knowing one knows HVqrmsa הֶֽ/חָכָ֤ם 𐤄/𐤇𐤊𐤌 hechakham the wise man the wise man HTi/Aamsa יִהְיֶה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh he will come to be he will be HVqi3ms א֣וֹ 𐤀𐤅 o or or HC סָכָ֔ל 𐤎𐤊𐤋 sakhal he acted foolishly the fool HNcmsa וְ/יִשְׁלַט֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤈 veyishelat he will rule and he will rule HC/Vqi3ms בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal kila (Swahili) in the whole of in all HR/Ncmsc עֲמָלִ֔/י 𐤏𐤌𐤋/𐤉 amali my hardship-toil my hardship-toil HNcbsc/Sp1cs שֶֽׁ/עָמַ֥לְתִּי 𐤔/𐤏𐤌𐤋𐤕𐤉 sheamaleti that I toiled hard that I toiled hard HTr/Vqp1cs וְ/שֶׁ/חָכַ֖מְתִּי 𐤅/𐤔/𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤕𐤉 veshechakhameti I was wise and that I was wise HC/Tr/Vqp1cs תַּ֣חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat under; in place of under HR הַ/שָּׁ֑מֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤔 hashamesh the sun the sun HTd/Ncbsa גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam also also HTa זֶ֖ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh this one this one HPdxms הָֽבֶל 𐤄𐤁𐤋 havel vulu (Kikongo) fleeting vapor fleeting vapor HNcmsa
Verse 21
— for/because for — there exists there is — human being human being — his toil his toil — in wisdom in wisdom — and in knowledge and in knowledge — and in fitness and in skillfulness — and to a human and to a human — that not that not — burdensome toil toil — he will give him he will give him — his allotted portion his allotted portion — also also — this one this one — vapor-breath vapor-breath — and he saw and evil — great great
כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki for/because for HC יֵ֣שׁ 𐤉𐤔 yesh there exists there is HTm אָדָ֗ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam human being human being HNcmsa שֶׁ/עֲמָל֛/וֹ 𐤔/𐤏𐤌𐤋/𐤅 sheamalo his toil his toil HTr/Ncbsc/Sp3ms בְּ/חָכְמָ֥ה 𐤁/𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄 bechakhemah in wisdom in wisdom HR/Ncfsa וּ/בְ/דַ֖עַת 𐤅/𐤁/𐤃𐤏𐤕 uvedaat and in knowledge and in knowledge HC/R/Ncfsa וּ/בְ/כִשְׁר֑וֹן 𐤅/𐤁/𐤊𐤔𐤓𐤅𐤍 uvekhisheron and in fitness and in skillfulness HC/R/Ncmsa וּ/לְ/אָדָ֞ם 𐤅/𐤋/𐤀𐤃𐤌 uleadam and to a human and to a human HC/R/Ncmsa שֶׁ/לֹּ֤א 𐤔/𐤋𐤀 shelo that not that not HTr/Tn עָֽמַל 𐤏𐤌𐤋 amal burdensome toil toil HVqp3ms בּ/וֹ֙ 𐤁/𐤅 bo HR/Sp3ms יִתְּנֶ֣/נּוּ 𐤉𐤕𐤍/𐤍𐤅 yitenenu he will give him he will give him HVqi3ms/Sp3ms חֶלְק֔/וֹ 𐤇𐤋𐤒/𐤅 cheleqo his allotted portion his allotted portion HNcmsc/Sp3ms גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam also also HTa זֶ֥ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh this one this one HPdxms הֶ֖בֶל 𐤄𐤁𐤋 hevel vulu (Kikongo) vapor-breath vapor-breath HNcmsa וְ/רָעָ֥ה 𐤅/𐤓𐤏𐤄 veraah and he saw and evil HC/Ncfsa רַבָּֽה 𐤓𐤁𐤄 rabah great great HAafsa
Verse 24
— there is not there is not — good good — in a human in a human — that he eats that he eats — and he drank and he drinks — and he caused to see and he causes to see — object-marker [·] — his living-self his life — good good — in his toil in his toil — also also — this one this one — I saw I saw — I I — for/because for — from hand of from hand of — the Mighty Ones the Elohim — she it is
אֵֽין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there is not there is not HTn ט֤וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov good good HAamsa בָּ/אָדָם֙ 𐤁/𐤀𐤃𐤌 baadam in a human in a human HRd/Ncmsa שֶׁ/יֹּאכַ֣ל 𐤔/𐤉𐤀𐤊𐤋 sheyokhal okèlè (Yoruba) that he eats that he eats HTr/Vqi3ms וְ/שָׁתָ֔ה 𐤅/𐤔𐤕𐤄 veshatah and he drank and he drinks HC/Vqq3ms וְ/הֶרְאָ֧ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤓𐤀𐤄 vehereah and he caused to see and he causes to see HC/Vhq3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker [·] HTo נַפְשׁ֛/וֹ 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤅 nafesho his living-self his life HNcbsc/Sp3ms ט֖וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov-2 good good HAamsa בַּ/עֲמָל֑/וֹ 𐤁/𐤏𐤌𐤋/𐤅 baamalo in his toil in his toil HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam also also HTa זֹה֙ 𐤆𐤄 zoh this one this one HPdxms רָאִ֣יתִי 𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤕𐤉 raiti I saw I saw HVqp1cs אָ֔נִי 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I HPp1cs כִּ֛י 𐤊𐤉 ki for/because for HC מִ/יַּ֥ד 𐤌/𐤉𐤃 miyad from hand of from hand of HR/Ncbsc הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) the Mighty Ones the Elohim HTd/Ncmpa הִֽיא 𐤄𐤉𐤀 hi she it is HPp3fs
Verse 26
— for/because for — to a human to a human — good good — before his face before his face — he gave he gave — wisdom wisdom — knowledge-of and knowledge — rejoicing and joy — and to the erring one and to the sinner — he gave he gave — engaging matter engaging matter — to gather to gather — and to gather and to assemble — to give to give — for benefit to the good — to the face of to before the face of — the Mighty Ones the Elohim — also also — this one this one — vapor-breath vapor-breath — and craving of and striving of — breath of wind
כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki for/because for HC לְ/אָדָם֙ 𐤋/𐤀𐤃𐤌 leadam to a human to a human HR/Ncmsa שֶׁ/טּ֣וֹב 𐤔/𐤈𐤅𐤁 shetov good good HTr/Aamsa לְ/פָנָ֔י/ו 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤅 lefanayv before his face before his face HR/Ncbpc/Sp3ms נָתַ֛ן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 natan he gave he gave HVqp3ms חָכְמָ֥ה 𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄 chakhemah wisdom wisdom HNcfsa וְ/דַ֖עַת 𐤅/𐤃𐤏𐤕 vedaat knowledge-of and knowledge HC/Ncfsa וְ/שִׂמְחָ֑ה 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤄 vesimechah Nsansamuka (Bemba) rejoicing and joy HC/Ncfsa וְ/לַ/חוֹטֶא֩ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤇𐤅𐤈𐤀 velachote and to the erring one and to the sinner HC/Rd/Vqrmsa נָתַ֨ן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 natan-2 he gave he gave HVqp3ms עִנְיָ֜ן 𐤏𐤍𐤉𐤍 ineyan engaging matter engaging matter HNcmsa לֶ/אֱס֣וֹף 𐤋/𐤀𐤎𐤅𐤐 leesof to gather to gather HR/Vqc וְ/לִ/כְנ֗וֹס 𐤅/𐤋/𐤊𐤍𐤅𐤎 velikhenos kansa (Luba-Kasai) and to gather and to assemble HC/R/Vqc לָ/תֵת֙ 𐤋/𐤕𐤕 latet to give to give HR/Vqc לְ/טוֹב֙ 𐤋/𐤈𐤅𐤁 letov for benefit to the good HR/Aamsa לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney to the face of to before the face of HR/Ncbpc הָֽ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) the Mighty Ones the Elohim HTd/Ncmpa גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam also also HTa זֶ֥ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh this one this one HPdxms הֶ֖בֶל 𐤄𐤁𐤋 hevel vulu (Kikongo) vapor-breath vapor-breath HNcmsa וּ/רְע֥וּת 𐤅/𐤓𐤏𐤅𐤕 ureut and craving of and striving of HC/Ncfsc רֽוּחַ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha breath of wind HNcbsa
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