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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Interlinear Text

Verse 1
— for/because because — object-marker [·] — entirety of all of — this one this one — I gave I gave — toward to — my inner core my heart — and to bore through to examine — object-marker [·] — entirety of all of — this one this one — that-which that which — the righteous ones the righteous ones — and the wise ones and the wise ones — and their works and their deeds — by the hand of in the hand of — the Mighty Ones the Elohim — also also — affectionate love affectionate love — also also — hatred hatred — there is not there is not — the knowing one the knowing one — the earthling the human — the whole the all — before their face to before their face
כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for/because because HC אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker [·] HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) entirety of all of HNcmsc זֶ֞ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh this one this one HPdxms נָתַ֤תִּי 𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤉 natati I gave I gave HVqp1cs אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el toward to HR לִבִּ/י֙ 𐤋𐤁/𐤉 libi my inner core my heart HNcmsc/Sp1cs וְ/לָ/ב֣וּר 𐤅/𐤋/𐤁𐤅𐤓 velavur and to bore through to examine HC/R/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 object-marker [·] HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-2 kila (Swahili) entirety of all of HNcmsc זֶ֔ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh-2 this one this one HPdxms אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that-which that which HTr הַ/צַּדִּיקִ֧ים 𐤄/𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒𐤉𐤌 hatsadiqim the righteous ones the righteous ones HTd/Aampa וְ/הַ/חֲכָמִ֛ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤉𐤌 vehachakhamim and the wise ones and the wise ones HC/Td/Aampa וַ/עֲבָדֵי/הֶ֖ם 𐤅/𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉/𐤄𐤌 vaavadeyhem and their works and their deeds HC/Ncmpc/Sp3mp בְּ/יַ֣ד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad by the hand of in the hand of HR/Ncbsc הָ/אֱלֹהִ֑ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) the Mighty Ones the Elohim HTd/Ncmpa גַּֽם 𐤂𐤌 gam also also HTa אַהֲבָ֣ה 𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤄 ahavah affectionate love affectionate love HNcfsa גַם 𐤂𐤌 gam-2 also also HD שִׂנְאָ֗ה 𐤔𐤍𐤀𐤄 sineah hatred hatred HNcfsa אֵ֤ין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there is not there is not HTn יוֹדֵ֨עַ֙ 𐤉𐤅𐤃𐤏 yodea the knowing one the knowing one HVqrmsa הָֽ/אָדָ֔ם 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌 haadam the earthling the human HTd/Ncmsa הַ/כֹּ֖ל 𐤄/𐤊𐤋 hakol kila (Swahili) the whole the all HTd/Ncmsa לִ/פְנֵי/הֶֽם 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 lifeneyhem before their face to before their face HR/Ncbpc/Sp3mp
Verse 2
— the whole the all — as that which as that which — to the whole to the whole — chance-occurrence of event of — one one — to the righteous one to the righteous one — and to the guilty man and to the wicked man — to the good to the good — and to the pure one and to the pure one — the ritually-unclean one and to the unclean one — and to the slaughtering-one and to the sacrificing one — and to that which and to that which — he is not he is not — the slaughtering-one the sacrificing one — as good as good — the erring one as the erring one — the oath-swearing one the oath-swearing one — as that which as that which — sworn oath sworn oath — he feared he feared
הַ/כֹּ֞ל 𐤄/𐤊𐤋 hakol kila (Swahili) the whole the all HTd/Ncmsa כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as that which as that which HR/Tr לַ/כֹּ֗ל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lakol kila (Swahili) to the whole to the whole HRd/Ncmsa מִקְרֶ֨ה 𐤌𐤒𐤓𐤄 miqereh chance-occurrence of event of HNcmsa אֶחָ֜ד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad Eka (Bemba) one one HAcmsa לַ/צַּדִּ֤יק 𐤋/𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 latsadiq to the righteous one to the righteous one HRd/Aamsa וְ/לָ/רָשָׁע֙ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤓𐤔𐤏 velarasha and to the guilty man and to the wicked man HC/Rd/Aamsa לַ/טּוֹב֙ 𐤋/𐤈𐤅𐤁 latov to the good to the good HRd/Aamsa וְ/לַ/טָּה֣וֹר 𐤅/𐤋/𐤈𐤄𐤅𐤓 velatahor and to the pure one and to the pure one HC/Rd/Aamsa וְ/לַ/טָּמֵ֔א 𐤅/𐤋/𐤈𐤌𐤀 velatame tembe (Lingala) the ritually-unclean one and to the unclean one HC/Rd/Aamsa וְ/לַ/זֹּבֵ֔חַ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤆𐤁𐤇 velazovecha and to the slaughtering-one and to the sacrificing one HC/Rd/Vqrmsa וְ/לַ/אֲשֶׁ֖ר 𐤅/𐤋/𐤀𐤔𐤓 velaasher and to that which and to that which HC/R/Tr אֵינֶ֣/נּוּ 𐤀𐤉𐤍/𐤍𐤅 eynenu he is not he is not HTn/Sp3ms זֹבֵ֑חַ 𐤆𐤁𐤇 zovecha the slaughtering-one the sacrificing one HVqrmsa כַּ/טּוֹב֙ 𐤊/𐤈𐤅𐤁 katov as good as good HRd/Aamsa כַּֽ/חֹטֶ֔א 𐤊/𐤇𐤈𐤀 kachote the erring one as the erring one HRd/Vqrmsa הַ/נִּשְׁבָּ֕ע 𐤄/𐤍𐤔𐤁𐤏 hanisheba the oath-swearing one the oath-swearing one HTd/VNrmsa כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֖ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher-2 as that which as that which HR/Tr שְׁבוּעָ֥ה 𐤔𐤁𐤅𐤏𐤄 shevuah sworn oath sworn oath HNcfsa יָרֵֽא 𐤉𐤓𐤀 yare he feared he feared HVqrmsa
Verse 3
this this one this one an evil bad bad in all in entirety in all that that-which that is done was done is done under under; in place of under the sun the sun the sun that for/because for event chance-occurrence of event of one one one to all to the whole to the whole yea also and also and also heart inner core of heart of sons sons of sons of of man the earthling the human is full full filled of evil bad bad and madness and follies and follies in their hearts in their inner-core in their inner heart while they live in their lives in their lives and after that and after him and after them to toward to the dead the dead ones the dying ones
זֶ֣ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh this this one this one HPdxms רָ֗ע 𐤓𐤏 ra an evil bad bad HAamsa בְּ/כֹ֤ל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhol kila (Swahili) in all in entirety in all HR/Ncmsa אֲשֶֽׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that HTr נַעֲשָׂה֙ 𐤍𐤏𐤔𐤄 naasah is done was done is done HVNp3ms תַּ֣חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat under under; in place of under HR הַ/שֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤔 hashemesh the sun the sun the sun HTd/Ncbsa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because for HC מִקְרֶ֥ה 𐤌𐤒𐤓𐤄 miqereh event chance-occurrence of event of HNcmsa אֶחָ֖ד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad Eka (Bemba) one one one HAcmsa לַ/כֹּ֑ל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lakol kila (Swahili) to all to the whole to the whole HRd/Ncmsa וְ/גַ֣ם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam yea also and also and also HC/Ta לֵ֣ב 𐤋𐤁 lev heart inner core of heart HNcmsc בְּֽנֵי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) of sons sons of sons of HNcmpc הָ֠/אָדָם 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌 haadam of man the earthling the human HTd/Ncmsa מָלֵא 𐤌𐤋𐤀 male is full full filled HVqp3ms רָ֨ע 𐤓𐤏 ra-2 of evil bad bad HAamsa וְ/הוֹלֵל֤וֹת 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤋𐤋𐤅𐤕 veholelot and madness and follies and follies HC/Ncfpa בִּ/לְבָבָ/ם֙ 𐤁/𐤋𐤁𐤁/𐤌 bilevavam in their hearts in their inner-core in their inner heart HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp בְּ/חַיֵּי/הֶ֔ם 𐤁/𐤇𐤉𐤉/𐤄𐤌 bechayeyhem hai (Swahili) while they live in their lives in their lives HR/Ncmpc/Sp3mp וְ/אַחֲרָ֖י/ו 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤅 veacharayv and after that and after him and after them HC/R/Sp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR הַ/מֵּתִֽים 𐤄/𐤌𐤕𐤉𐤌 hametim the dead the dead ones the dying ones HTd/Vqrmpa
Verse 4
For for/because for/because whoever who? who? that that-which that which is chosen he will be chosen he will be chosen is joined he will be joined he will be joined to toward toward all entirety of all of the living the living ones the living ones there is there exists there exists hope confident security confident security for for/because for/because to a dog to a dog to a dog living living living it he he is better good good than from than the lion the tearing-lion the lion the dead the dead one the dead one
כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki For for/because for/because HC מִי֙ 𐤌𐤉 mi whoever who? who? HTi אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that which HTr יבחר 𐤉𐤁𐤇𐤓 yvchr is chosen he will be chosen he will be chosen HVPi3ms יְחֻבַּ֔ר 𐤉𐤇𐤁𐤓 yechubar is joined he will be joined he will be joined HVPi3ms אֶ֥ל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward toward HR כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc הַ/חַיִּ֖ים 𐤄/𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌 hachayim hai (Swahili) the living the living ones the living ones HTd/Aampa יֵ֣שׁ 𐤉𐤔 yesh there is there exists there exists HTm בִּטָּח֑וֹן 𐤁𐤈𐤇𐤅𐤍 bitachon hope confident security confident security HNcmsa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for for/because for/because HC לְ/כֶ֤לֶב 𐤋/𐤊𐤋𐤁 lekhelev to a dog to a dog to a dog HR/Ncmsa חַי֙ 𐤇𐤉 chay hai (Swahili) living living living HAamsa ה֣וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu it he he HPp3ms ט֔וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov is better good good HAamsa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min than from than HR הָ/אַרְיֵ֖ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤄 haareyeh the lion the tearing-lion the lion HTd/Ncmsa הַ/מֵּֽת 𐤄/𐤌𐤕 hamet the dead the dead one the dead one HTd/Vqrmsa
Verse 5
For for/because for the living the living ones the living ones know the knowing ones know that they will die they will die that they will die but the dead the dead ones but the dead ones are not they are not are not knowing the knowing ones knowing anything any marked thing anything nor is there and there is not and there is not anymore still, again, further anymore for them — for them a reward wage-payment wage-payment for for/because for is forgotten has been forgotten has been forgotten their memory their remembrance their remembrance
כִּ֧י 𐤊𐤉 ki For for/because for HC הַֽ/חַיִּ֛ים 𐤄/𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌 hachayim hai (Swahili) the living the living ones the living ones HTd/Aampa יוֹדְעִ֖ים 𐤉𐤅𐤃𐤏𐤉𐤌 yodeim know the knowing ones know HVqrmpa שֶׁ/יָּמֻ֑תוּ 𐤔/𐤉𐤌𐤕𐤅 sheyamutu that they will die they will die that they will die HTr/Vqi3mp וְ/הַ/מֵּתִ֞ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤌𐤕𐤉𐤌 vehametim but the dead the dead ones but the dead ones HC/Td/Vqrmpa אֵינָ֧/ם 𐤀𐤉𐤍/𐤌 eynam are not they are not are not HTn/Sp3mp יוֹדְעִ֣ים 𐤉𐤅𐤃𐤏𐤉𐤌 yodeim-2 knowing the knowing ones knowing HVqrmpa מְא֗וּמָה 𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤌𐤄 meumah anything any marked thing anything HNcfsa וְ/אֵֽין 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍 veeyn nor is there and there is not and there is not HC/Tn ע֤וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od anymore still, again, further anymore HD לָ/הֶם֙ 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem for them for them HR/Sp3mp שָׂכָ֔ר 𐤔𐤊𐤓 sakhar a reward wage-payment wage-payment HNcmsa כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for for/because for HC נִשְׁכַּ֖ח 𐤍𐤔𐤊𐤇 nishekach is forgotten has been forgotten has been forgotten HVNp3ms זִכְרָֽ/ם 𐤆𐤊𐤓/𐤌 zikheram their memory their remembrance their remembrance HNcmsc/Sp3mp
Verse 6
also also also their love to love them their love and also also their hate their hostility their hate and also also their envy their zeal their envy already Kebar Canal already perished she perished she perished and portion and portion-of and portion-of there is no there is not there is not for them — for them anymore still, again, further anymore forever for an unseen age for forever in all in entirety in all that that-which that is done was done is done under under; in place of under the sun the sun the sun
גַּ֣ם 𐤂𐤌 gam also also also HTa אַהֲבָתָ֧/ם 𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤕/𐤌 ahavatam their love to love them their love HNcfsc/Sp3mp גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam-2 and also also HTa שִׂנְאָתָ֛/ם 𐤔𐤍𐤀𐤕/𐤌 sineatam their hate their hostility their hate HNcfsc/Sp3mp גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam-3 and also also HTa קִנְאָתָ֖/ם 𐤒𐤍𐤀𐤕/𐤌 qineatam their envy their zeal their envy HNcfsc/Sp3mp כְּבָ֣ר 𐤊𐤁𐤓 kevar already Kebar Canal already HD אָבָ֑דָה 𐤀𐤁𐤃𐤄 avadah perished she perished she perished HVqp3fs וְ/חֵ֨לֶק 𐤅/𐤇𐤋𐤒 vecheleq and portion and portion-of and portion-of HC/Ncmsa אֵין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there is no there is not there is not HTn לָ/הֶ֥ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem for them for them HR/Sp3mp עוֹד֙ 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od anymore still, again, further anymore HD לְ/עוֹלָ֔ם 𐤋/𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 leolam forever for an unseen age for forever HR/Ncmsa בְּ/כֹ֥ל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhol kila (Swahili) in all in entirety in all HR/Ncmsa אֲשֶֽׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that HTr נַעֲשָׂ֖ה 𐤍𐤏𐤔𐤄 naasah is done was done is done HVNp3ms תַּ֥חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat under under; in place of under HR הַ/שָּֽׁמֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤔 hashamesh the sun the sun the sun HTd/Ncbsa
Verse 7
Go Go Go eat Eat! Eat! with joy in rejoicing in joy your bread your bread your bread and drink and drink! and drink with heart inner-core of with a good heart good good good your wine your wine your wine for for/because for already already already has accepted he was pleased he accepted God the Mighty Ones the Elohim direct object marker object-marker [·] your works your deeds your works
לֵ֣ךְ 𐤋𐤊 lekhe Go Go Go HVqv2ms אֱכֹ֤ל 𐤀𐤊𐤋 ekhol okèlè (Yoruba) eat Eat! Eat! HVqv2ms בְּ/שִׂמְחָה֙ 𐤁/𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤄 besimechah Nsansamuka (Bemba) with joy in rejoicing in joy HR/Ncfsa לַחְמֶ֔/ךָ 𐤋𐤇𐤌/𐤊 lachemekha your bread your bread your bread HNcbsc/Sp2ms וּֽ/שֲׁתֵ֥ה 𐤅/𐤔𐤕𐤄 ushateh and drink and drink! and drink HC/Vqv2ms בְ/לֶב 𐤁/𐤋𐤁 velev with heart inner-core of with a good heart HR/Ncmsc ט֖וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov good good good HAamsa יֵינֶ֑/ךָ 𐤉𐤉𐤍/𐤊 yeynekha ubumayi (Bemba) your wine your wine your wine HNcmsc/Sp2ms כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC כְבָ֔ר 𐤊𐤁𐤓 khevar already already already HD רָצָ֥ה 𐤓𐤑𐤄 ratsah has accepted he was pleased he accepted HVqp3ms הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) God the Mighty Ones the Elohim HTd/Ncmpa אֶֽת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker object-marker [·] HTo מַעֲשֶֽׂי/ךָ 𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤉/𐤊 maaseykha your works your deeds your works HNcmpc/Sp2ms
Verse 9
Enjoy See! See! life lives livings with if / whether with the wife woman woman whom that-which whom you love you loved you loved all entirety of all of days days of days of of life lives of livings of of your vanity your breath-vapor your breath-vapor which that-which which he has given he gave he gave to you — to you under under; in place of under the sun the sun the sun all the whole of all of days days of days of of your vanity your breath-vapor your breath-vapor for for/because for that he it is your portion your allotted portion your allotted portion in life in the lives in the living and in your toil and in your toilsome hardship and in your toilsome hardship which that-which which you you you labor toiling one toiling one under under; in place of under the sun the sun the sun
רְאֵ֨ה 𐤓𐤀𐤄 reeh Enjoy See! See! HVqv2ms חַיִּ֜ים 𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌 chayim hai (Swahili) life lives livings HNcmpa עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with if / whether with HR אִשָּׁ֣ה 𐤀𐤔𐤄 ishah the wife woman woman HNcfsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whom that-which whom HTr אָהַ֗בְתָּ 𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤕 ahaveta hɔ̃ (Ewe (Gbe)) you love you loved you loved HVqp2ms כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc יְמֵי֙ 𐤉𐤌𐤉 yemey days days of days of HNcmpc חַיֵּ֣י 𐤇𐤉𐤉 chayey hai (Swahili) of life lives of livings of HNcmpc הֶבְלֶ֔/ךָ 𐤄𐤁𐤋/𐤊 hevelekha vulu (Kikongo) of your vanity your breath-vapor your breath-vapor HNcmsc/Sp2ms אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 which that-which which HTr נָֽתַן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 natan he has given he gave he gave HVqp3ms לְ/ךָ֙ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha to you to you HR/Sp2ms תַּ֣חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat under under; in place of under HR הַ/שֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤔 hashemesh the sun the sun the sun HTd/Ncbsa כֹּ֖ל 𐤊𐤋 kol kila (Swahili) all the whole of all of HNcmsc יְמֵ֣י 𐤉𐤌𐤉 yemey-2 days days of days of HNcmpc הֶבְלֶ֑/ךָ 𐤄𐤁𐤋/𐤊 hevelekha-2 vulu (Kikongo) of your vanity your breath-vapor your breath-vapor HNcmsc/Sp2ms כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC ה֤וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu that he it HPp3ms חֶלְקְ/ךָ֙ 𐤇𐤋𐤒/𐤊 cheleqekha is your portion your allotted portion your allotted portion HNcmsc/Sp2ms בַּֽ/חַיִּ֔ים 𐤁/𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌 bachayim hai (Swahili) in life in the lives in the living HRd/Ncmpa וּ/בַ/עֲמָ֣לְ/ךָ֔ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤏𐤌𐤋/𐤊 uvaamalekha and in your toil and in your toilsome hardship and in your toilsome hardship HC/R/Ncbsc/Sp2ms אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-3 which that-which which HTr אַתָּ֥ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you you HPp2ms עָמֵ֖ל 𐤏𐤌𐤋 amel labor toiling one toiling one HAamsa תַּ֥חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat-2 under under; in place of under HR הַ/שָּֽׁמֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤔 hashamesh the sun the sun the sun HTd/Ncbsa
Verse 10
Whatever the whole of all of that that-which that you find you will find you will find your hand your hand your hand to do to do or make to do with your might in your strength in your strength do it Do! Do! for for/because for there is no there is not there is no work deed of work nor device and Cheshbon or calculation nor knowledge knowledge-of and knowledge-of nor wisdom wisdom-skill and wisdom-skill in Sheol in the underworld in Sheol where that-which where you you you are going the one walking the one walking there to that place there
כֹּ֠ל 𐤊𐤋 kol kila (Swahili) Whatever the whole of all of HNcmsa אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that HTr תִּמְצָ֧א 𐤕𐤌𐤑𐤀 timetsa you find you will find you will find HVqi3fs יָֽדְ/ךָ֛ 𐤉𐤃/𐤊 yadekha your hand your hand your hand HNcbsc/Sp2ms לַ/עֲשׂ֥וֹת 𐤋/𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 laasot to do to do or make to do HR/Vqc בְּ/כֹחֲ/ךָ֖ 𐤁/𐤊𐤇/𐤊 bekhochakha with your might in your strength in your strength HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms עֲשֵׂ֑ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 aseh do it Do! Do! HVqv2ms כִּי֩ 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC אֵ֨ין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there is no there is not there is no HTn מַעֲשֶׂ֤ה 𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤄 maaseh work deed of work HNcmsa וְ/חֶשְׁבּוֹן֙ 𐤅/𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤅𐤍 vecheshebon nor device and Cheshbon or calculation HC/Ncmsa וְ/דַ֣עַת 𐤅/𐤃𐤏𐤕 vedaat nor knowledge knowledge-of and knowledge-of HC/Ncfsa וְ/חָכְמָ֔ה 𐤅/𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄 vechakhemah nor wisdom wisdom-skill and wisdom-skill HC/Ncfsa בִּ/שְׁא֕וֹל 𐤁/𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 bisheol in Sheol in the underworld in Sheol HR/Np אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 where that-which where HTr אַתָּ֖ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you you HPp2ms הֹלֵ֥ךְ 𐤄𐤋𐤊 holekhe are going the one walking the one walking HVqrmsa שָֽׁמָּ/ה 𐤔𐤌/𐤄 shamah there to that place there HD/Sd
Verse 11
I returned I turned back I returned and saw and seeing and saw under under; in place of under the sun the sun the sun that for/because that not not not to the swift to the light ones to the swift the race the running the race nor and not nor to the mighty to the mighty men to the mighty the battle the battle the battle nor and also nor not not not to the wise to the wise ones to the wise ones bread bread bread nor and also nor not not not to the discerning to the discerning ones to the discerning wealth material wealth material wealth nor and also nor not not not to those who know to the knowing ones to those who know favor favor favor for for/because for time object marker time and chance and a chance encounter and chance happens he will encounter befalls to object-marker [·] all of them the entirety of them all of them
שַׁ֜בְתִּי 𐤔𐤁𐤕𐤉 shaveti I returned I turned back I returned HVqp1cs וְ/רָאֹ֣ה 𐤅/𐤓𐤀𐤄 veraoh and saw and seeing and saw HC/Vqa תַֽחַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat under under; in place of under HR הַ/שֶּׁ֗מֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤔 hashemesh the sun the sun the sun HTd/Ncbsa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because that HC לֹא֩ 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn לַ/קַּלִּ֨ים 𐤋/𐤒𐤋𐤉𐤌 laqalim to the swift to the light ones to the swift HRd/Aampa הַ/מֵּר֜וֹץ 𐤄/𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤑 hamerots the race the running the race HTd/Ncmsa וְ/לֹ֧א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo nor and not nor HC/Tn לַ/גִּבּוֹרִ֣ים 𐤋/𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤌 lagiborim to the mighty to the mighty men to the mighty HRd/Aampa הַ/מִּלְחָמָ֗ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 hamilechamah the battle the battle the battle HTd/Ncfsa וְ֠/גַם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam nor and also nor HC/Ta לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not not HTn לַ/חֲכָמִ֥ים 𐤋/𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤉𐤌 lachakhamim to the wise to the wise ones to the wise ones HRd/Aampa לֶ֨חֶם֙ 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lechem bread bread bread HNcbsa וְ/גַ֨ם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam-2 nor and also nor HC/Ta לֹ֤א 𐤋𐤀 lo-3 not not not HTn לַ/נְּבֹנִים֙ 𐤋/𐤍𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 lanevonim to the discerning to the discerning ones to the discerning HRd/VNrmpa עֹ֔שֶׁר 𐤏𐤔𐤓 osher wealth material wealth material wealth HNcmsa וְ/גַ֛ם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam-3 nor and also nor HC/Ta לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo-4 not not not HTn לַ/יֹּדְעִ֖ים 𐤋/𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤉𐤌 layodeim to those who know to the knowing ones to those who know HRd/Vqrmpa חֵ֑ן 𐤇𐤍 chen favor favor favor HNcmsa כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for for/because for HC עֵ֥ת 𐤏𐤕 et time object marker time HNcbsa וָ/פֶ֖גַע 𐤅/𐤐𐤂𐤏 vafega and chance and a chance encounter and chance HC/Ncmsa יִקְרֶ֥ה 𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤄 yiqereh happens he will encounter befalls HVqi3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 to object-marker [·] HTo כֻּלָּֽ/ם 𐤊𐤋/𐤌 kulam kila (Swahili) all of them the entirety of them all of them HNcmsc/Sp3mp
Verse 12
for for/because for also also also not not not knows let him know knows man the earthling the human - object-marker [·] his time with him his time like fish like prolific fish like fish that are caught those being seized that are seized in a net in a hunting-trap in a net evil evil evil and like birds and like chirping birds and like birds that are caught the seized ones that are caught in a snare in the spread-out snare in a snare like them they they are snared ensnared ones are snared sons of sons of sons of man the earthling the human at a time for an appointed time for an appointed time evil evil evil when it falls she will fall when it falls upon them upon them upon them suddenly suddenly suddenly
כִּ֡י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC גַּם֩ 𐤂𐤌 gam also also also HTa לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn יֵדַ֨ע 𐤉𐤃𐤏 yeda knows let him know knows HVqi3ms הָ/אָדָ֜ם 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌 haadam man the earthling the human HTd/Ncmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - object-marker [·] HTo עִתּ֗/וֹ 𐤏𐤕/𐤅 ito his time with him his time HNcbsc/Sp3ms כַּ/דָּגִים֙ 𐤊/𐤃𐤂𐤉𐤌 kadagim dagaa (Swahili) like fish like prolific fish like fish HRd/Ncmpa שֶׁ/נֶּֽאֱחָזִים֙ 𐤔/𐤍𐤀𐤇𐤆𐤉𐤌 sheneechazim that are caught those being seized that are seized HTr/VNsmpa בִּ/מְצוֹדָ֣ה 𐤁/𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤃𐤄 bimetsodah in a net in a hunting-trap in a net HR/Ncfsa רָעָ֔ה 𐤓𐤏𐤄 raah evil evil evil HAafsa וְ/כַ֨/צִּפֳּרִ֔ים 𐤅/𐤊/𐤑𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 vekhatsiporim and like birds and like chirping birds and like birds HC/Rd/Ncbpa הָ/אֲחֻז֖וֹת 𐤄/𐤀𐤇𐤆𐤅𐤕 haachuzot that are caught the seized ones that are caught HTd/Vqsfpa בַּ/פָּ֑ח 𐤁/𐤐𐤇 bapach in a snare in the spread-out snare in a snare HRd/Ncmsa כָּ/הֵ֗ם 𐤊/𐤄𐤌 kahem like them they they HR/Pp3mp יֽוּקָשִׁים֙ 𐤉𐤅𐤒𐤔𐤉𐤌 yuqashim are snared ensnared ones are snared HVPsmpa בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of sons of HNcmpc הָֽ/אָדָ֔ם 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌 haadam-2 man the earthling the human HTd/Ncmsa לְ/עֵ֣ת 𐤋/𐤏𐤕 leet at a time for an appointed time for an appointed time HR/Ncbsc רָעָ֔ה 𐤓𐤏𐤄 raah-2 evil evil evil HAafsa כְּ/שֶׁ/תִּפּ֥וֹל 𐤊/𐤔/𐤕𐤐𐤅𐤋 keshetipol when it falls she will fall when it falls HR/Tr/Vqi3fs עֲלֵי/הֶ֖ם 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem upon them upon them upon them HR/Sp3mp פִּתְאֹֽם 𐤐𐤕𐤀𐤌 piteom suddenly suddenly suddenly HD
Verse 14
a city watchful settlement city small small small and men and men and men in it — in her few a small amount of few and came and he came and he came to it to her to her a king king of a great king great great great and surrounded and he encircled and he encircled it her [·] and built and he built and he built against it upon her against her siegeworks hunting-traps siegeworks great great ones great
עִ֣יר 𐤏𐤉𐤓 ir a city watchful settlement city HNcfsa קְטַנָּ֔ה 𐤒𐤈𐤍𐤄 qetanah small small small HAafsa וַ/אֲנָשִׁ֥ים 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 vaanashim and men and men and men HC/Ncmpa בָּ֖/הּ 𐤁/𐤄 bah in it in her HR/Sp3fs מְעָ֑ט 𐤌𐤏𐤈 meat few a small amount of few HNcmsa וּ/בָֽא 𐤅/𐤁𐤀 uva and came and he came and he came HC/Vqp3ms אֵלֶ֜י/הָ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤄 eleyha to it to her to her HR/Sp3fs מֶ֤לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe a king king of a great king HNcmsa גָּדוֹל֙ 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋 gadol great great great HAamsa וְ/סָבַ֣ב 𐤅/𐤎𐤁𐤁 vesavav and surrounded and he encircled and he encircled HC/Vqp3ms אֹתָ֔/הּ 𐤀𐤕/𐤄 otah it her [·] HTo/Sp3fs וּ/בָנָ֥ה 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤄 uvanah akha (Zulu) and built and he built and he built HC/Vqp3ms עָלֶ֖י/הָ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄 aleyha against it upon her against her HR/Sp3fs מְצוֹדִ֥ים 𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤃𐤉𐤌 metsodim siegeworks hunting-traps siegeworks HNcmpa גְּדֹלִֽים 𐤂𐤃𐤋𐤉𐤌 gedolim great great ones great HAampa
Verse 15
and-was-found and he found and was found in-it — in it man man a man poor dependent poor man poor wise wise one of wise and-he-delivered and he delivered and he delivered he he he [direct object marker] object-marker [·] the-city the watchful settlement the city by-his-wisdom by his wisdom in his wisdom and-man human being and human being not not not remembered male remembered [direct object marker] object-marker [·] the-man the man the man the-poor the dependent poor man the poor that he that
וּ/מָ֣צָא 𐤅/𐤌𐤑𐤀 umatsa and-was-found and he found and was found HC/Vqp3ms בָ֗/הּ 𐤁/𐤄 vah in-it in it HR/Sp3fs אִ֤ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man man a man HNcmsa מִסְכֵּן֙ 𐤌𐤎𐤊𐤍 miseken poor dependent poor man poor HAamsa חָכָ֔ם 𐤇𐤊𐤌 chakham wise wise one of wise HAamsa וּ/מִלַּט 𐤅/𐤌𐤋𐤈 umilat and-he-delivered and he delivered and he delivered HC/Vpp3ms ה֥וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he he HPp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo הָ/עִ֖יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair the-city the watchful settlement the city HTd/Ncfsa בְּ/חָכְמָת֑/וֹ 𐤁/𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤕/𐤅 bechakhemato by-his-wisdom by his wisdom in his wisdom HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms וְ/אָדָם֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤃𐤌 veadam and-man human being and human being HC/Ncmsa לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn זָכַ֔ר 𐤆𐤊𐤓 zakhar kumbuka (Lingala) remembered male remembered HVqp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo הָ/אִ֥ישׁ 𐤄/𐤀𐤉𐤔 haish the-man the man the man HTd/Ncmsa הַ/מִּסְכֵּ֖ן 𐤄/𐤌𐤎𐤊𐤍 hamiseken the-poor the dependent poor man the poor HTd/Aamsa הַ/הּֽוּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he that HTd/Pp3ms
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