Ecclesiastes 8

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Ecclesiastes 8

חכם

Chakam

Who is as the wise

ידע

Yada`

man and who knoweth

פּשׁר

Pesher

the interpretation

דּבר

Dabar

of a thing

אדם

'adam

חכמה

Chokmah

פּנים

Paniym

maketh his face

אור

'owr

,

עוז עז

`oz

and the boldness

פּנים

Paniym

שׁמר

Shamar

I counsel thee to keep

מלך

melek

פּה

Peh

,

דּברה

Dibrah

and that in regard

,

שׁבוּעה

Sh@buw`ah

of the oath

בּהל

Bahal

Be not hasty

ילך

Yalak

to go out

פּנים

Paniym

עמד

`amad

רעה רע

Ra`

not in an evil

דּבר

Dabar

חפץ

Chaphets

whatsoever pleaseth

דּבר

Dabar

מלך

melek

of a king

שׁלטון

Shiltown (Aramaic)

is, there is power

and who may say

unto him, What doest

שׁמר

Shamar

מצוה

Mitsvah

the commandment

ידע

Yada`

רעה רע

Ra`

דּבר

Dabar

חכם

Chakam

and a wise man's

לב

Leb

ידע

Yada`

עת

`eth

חפץ

Chephets

Because to every purpose

ישׁ

Yesh

עת

`eth

משׁפּט

Mishpat

,

רעה רע

Ra`

therefore the misery

אדם

'adam

of man

רב

Rab

ידע

Yada`

נגד

Nagad

not that which shall be for who can tell

אדם

'adam

There is no man

שׁלּיט

Shalliyt

that hath power

רוּח

Ruwach

over the spirit

כּלא

Kala'

רוּח

Ruwach

שׁלטון

Shiltown (Aramaic)

neither hath he power

יום

Yowm

in the day

מות

Maveth

משׁלחת

Mishlachath

and there is no discharge

מלחמה

Milchamah

רשׁע

Resha`

neither shall wickedness

מלט

Malat

בּעל

Ba`al

those that are given

ראה

Ra'ah

All this have I seen

,

נתן

Nathan

לב

Leb

מעשׂה

Ma`aseh

unto every work

שׁמשׁ

Shemesh

עת

`eth

there is a time

אדם

'adam

wherein one man

שׁלט

Shalat

כּן

Ken

And so

ראה

Ra'ah

רשׁע

Rasha`

קבר

Qabar

,

הלך

Halak

and gone

מקמה מקומה מקם מקום

Maqowm

קדשׁ קדושׁ

Qadowsh

of the holy

,

שׁכח שׁכח

Shakach

and they were forgotten

עיר ער עיר

`iyr

in the city

where they had so done

פּתגּם

Pithgam

Because sentence

רעה רע

Ra`

against an evil

מעשׂה

Ma`aseh

is not executed

מהרה

M@herah

,

לב

Leb

therefore the heart

of the sons

אדם

'adam

of men

מלא מלא

Male'

in them to do

חטא

Chata'

Though a sinner

do

רעה רע

Ra`

מאיה מאה

me'ah

an hundred times

,

ארך

'arak

and his days be prolonged

,

ידע

Yada`

yet surely I know

טוב

Towb

that it shall be well

ירא

Yare'

with them that fear

אלהים

'elohiym

,

ירא

Yare'

פּנים

Paniym

טוב

Towb

But it shall not be well

רשׁע

Rasha`

with the wicked

,

ארך

'arak

neither shall he prolong

יום

Yowm

צל

Tsel

which are as a shadow

ירא

Yare'

because he feareth

פּנים

Paniym

ישׁ

Yesh

הבל הבל

hebel

ארץ

'erets

צדּיק

Tsaddiyq

that there be just

נגע

Naga`

men, unto whom it happeneth

מעשׂה

Ma`aseh

according to the work

רשׁע

Rasha`

of the wicked

ישׁ

Yesh

again, there be

רשׁע

Rasha`

נגע

Naga`

men, to whom it happeneth

מעשׂה

Ma`aseh

according to the work

צדּיק

Tsaddiyq

of the righteous

גּם

Gam

שׁבח

Shabach

Then I commended

שׂמחה

Simchah

,

אדם

'adam

טוב

Towb

hath no better thing

שׁמשׁ

Shemesh

,

אכל

'akal

,

שׁתה

Shathah

and to drink

,

שׂמח

Samach

and to be merry

לוה

Lavah

for that shall abide

עמל

`amal

with him of his labour

יום

Yowm

the days

חי

Chay

,

אלהים

'elohiym

נתן

Nathan

נתן

Nathan

לב

Leb

ידע

Yada`

חכמה

Chokmah

,

ראה

Ra'ah

and to see

ענין

`inyan

ארץ

'erets

יום

Yowm

for also there is that neither day

לילה ליל ליל

Layil

ראה

Ra'ah

שׁנא שׁנה

Shehah

ראה

Ra'ah

מעשׂה

Ma`aseh

אלהים

'elohiym

of God

,

אדם

'adam

יכול יכל

Yakol

מצא

Matsa'

מעשׂה

Ma`aseh

the work

שׁמשׁ

Shemesh

שׁל

Shel

אדם

'adam

עמל

`amal

בּקשׁ

Baqash

to seek it out

מצא

Matsa'

yet he shall not find

חכם

Chakam

it yea further though a wise

ידע

Yada`

יכול יכל

Yakol

it, yet shall he not be able

מצא

Matsa'

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