Ecclesiastes 9

Ecclesiastes teaches that death is the inevitable fate of both the righteous and the wicked alike, with no afterlife or remembrance, yet advises people to find joy in eating, drinking, loving, and working wholeheartedly while alive.[1][2] The chapter emphasizes that success and rewards are unpredictable, governed by time and chance rather than merit, so one should make the most of life 'under the sun' despite its transient nature.[1][2]

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Enjoy life with the wife whom you love all days of life of your vanity which he has given to you under the sun all days of your vanity for that is your portion in life and in your toil which you labor under the sun
9 רְאֵ֨ה 𐤓𐤀𐤄 reeh Enjoy HVqv2ms חַיִּ֜ים 𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌 chayim life HNcmpa עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with HR אִשָּׁ֣ה 𐤀𐤔𐤄 ishah the wife HNcfsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whom HTr אָהַ֗בְתָּ 𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤕 ahaveta you love HVqp2ms כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all HNcmsc יְמֵי֙ 𐤉𐤌𐤉 yemey days HNcmpc חַיֵּ֣י 𐤇𐤉𐤉 chayey of life HNcmpc הֶבְלֶ֔/ךָ 𐤄𐤁𐤋/𐤊 hevelekha of your vanity HNcmsc/Sp2ms אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 which HTr נָֽתַן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 natan he has given HVqp3ms לְ/ךָ֙ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha to you HR/Sp2ms תַּ֣חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat under HR הַ/שֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤔 hashemesh the sun HTd/Ncbsa כֹּ֖ל 𐤊𐤋 kol all HNcmsc יְמֵ֣י 𐤉𐤌𐤉 yemey-2 days HNcmpc הֶבְלֶ֑/ךָ 𐤄𐤁𐤋/𐤊 hevelekha-2 of your vanity HNcmsc/Sp2ms כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC ה֤וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu that HPp3ms חֶלְקְ/ךָ֙ 𐤇𐤋𐤒/𐤊 cheleqekha is your portion HNcmsc/Sp2ms בַּֽ/חַיִּ֔ים 𐤁/𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌 bachayim in life HRd/Ncmpa וּ/בַ/עֲמָ֣לְ/ךָ֔ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤏𐤌𐤋/𐤊 uvaamalekha and in your toil HC/R/Ncbsc/Sp2ms אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-3 which HTr אַתָּ֥ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you HPp2ms עָמֵ֖ל 𐤏𐤌𐤋 amel labor HAamsa תַּ֥חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat-2 under HR הַ/שָּֽׁמֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤔 hashamesh the sun HTd/Ncbsa
I returned and saw under the sun that not to the swift the race nor to the mighty the battle nor not to the wise bread nor not to the discerning wealth nor not to those who know favor for time and chance happens to all of them
11 שַׁ֜בְתִּי 𐤔𐤁𐤕𐤉 shaveti I returned HVqp1cs וְ/רָאֹ֣ה 𐤅/𐤓𐤀𐤄 veraoh and saw HC/Vqa תַֽחַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat under HR הַ/שֶּׁ֗מֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤔 hashemesh the sun HTd/Ncbsa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki that HC לֹא֩ 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn לַ/קַּלִּ֨ים 𐤋/𐤒𐤋𐤉𐤌 laqalim to the swift HRd/Aampa הַ/מֵּר֜וֹץ 𐤄/𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤑 hamerots the race HTd/Ncmsa וְ/לֹ֧א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo nor HC/Tn לַ/גִּבּוֹרִ֣ים 𐤋/𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤌 lagiborim to the mighty HRd/Aampa הַ/מִּלְחָמָ֗ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 hamilechamah the battle HTd/Ncfsa וְ֠/גַם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam nor HC/Ta לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not HTn לַ/חֲכָמִ֥ים 𐤋/𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤉𐤌 lachakhamim to the wise HRd/Aampa לֶ֨חֶם֙ 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lechem bread HNcbsa וְ/גַ֨ם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam-2 nor HC/Ta לֹ֤א 𐤋𐤀 lo-3 not HTn לַ/נְּבֹנִים֙ 𐤋/𐤍𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 lanevonim to the discerning HRd/VNrmpa עֹ֔שֶׁר 𐤏𐤔𐤓 osher wealth HNcmsa וְ/גַ֛ם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam-3 nor HC/Ta לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo-4 not HTn לַ/יֹּדְעִ֖ים 𐤋/𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤉𐤌 layodeim to those who know HRd/Vqrmpa חֵ֑ן 𐤇𐤍 chen favor HNcmsa כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for HC עֵ֥ת 𐤏𐤕 et time HNcbsa וָ/פֶ֖גַע 𐤅/𐤐𐤂𐤏 vafega and chance HC/Ncmsa יִקְרֶ֥ה 𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤄 yiqereh happens HVqi3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 to HTo כֻּלָּֽ/ם 𐤊𐤋/𐤌 kulam all of them HNcmsc/Sp3mp
for also not knows man - his time like fish that are caught in a net evil and like birds that are caught in a snare like them are snared sons of man at a time evil when it falls upon them suddenly
12 כִּ֡י 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC גַּם֩ 𐤂𐤌 gam also HTa לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn יֵדַ֨ע 𐤉𐤃𐤏 yeda knows HVqi3ms הָ/אָדָ֜ם 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌 haadam man HTd/Ncmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - HTo עִתּ֗/וֹ 𐤏𐤕/𐤅 ito his time HNcbsc/Sp3ms כַּ/דָּגִים֙ 𐤊/𐤃𐤂𐤉𐤌 kadagim like fish HRd/Ncmpa שֶׁ/נֶּֽאֱחָזִים֙ 𐤔/𐤍𐤀𐤇𐤆𐤉𐤌 sheneechazim that are caught HTr/VNsmpa בִּ/מְצוֹדָ֣ה 𐤁/𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤃𐤄 bimetsodah in a net HR/Ncfsa רָעָ֔ה 𐤓𐤏𐤄 raah evil HAafsa וְ/כַ֨/צִּפֳּרִ֔ים 𐤅/𐤊/𐤑𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 vekhatsiporim and like birds HC/Rd/Ncbpa הָ/אֲחֻז֖וֹת 𐤄/𐤀𐤇𐤆𐤅𐤕 haachuzot that are caught HTd/Vqsfpa בַּ/פָּ֑ח 𐤁/𐤐𐤇 bapach in a snare HRd/Ncmsa כָּ/הֵ֗ם 𐤊/𐤄𐤌 kahem like them HR/Pp3mp יֽוּקָשִׁים֙ 𐤉𐤅𐤒𐤔𐤉𐤌 yuqashim are snared HVPsmpa בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of HNcmpc הָֽ/אָדָ֔ם 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌 haadam-2 man HTd/Ncmsa לְ/עֵ֣ת 𐤋/𐤏𐤕 leet at a time HR/Ncbsc רָעָ֔ה 𐤓𐤏𐤄 raah-2 evil HAafsa כְּ/שֶׁ/תִּפּ֥וֹל 𐤊/𐤔/𐤕𐤐𐤅𐤋 keshetipol when it falls HR/Tr/Vqi3fs עֲלֵי/הֶ֖ם 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem upon them HR/Sp3mp פִּתְאֹֽם 𐤐𐤕𐤀𐤌 piteom suddenly HD
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