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| וש֣בתֽי אנ֗י ואראה֙ את־כל־ה֣עשק֔ים אש֥ר נעש֖ים ת֣חת הש֑מש והנ֣ה׀ דמע֣ת העשק֗ים וא֤ין להם֙ מנח֔ם ומי֤ד עֽשקיהם֙ כ֔ח וא֥ין לה֖ם מנחֽם׃ | Qoh 4:1 So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter. |
| ושב֧ח אנ֛י את־המת֖ים שכב֣ר מ֑תו מן־ה֣חי֔ים אש֛ר ה֥מה חי֖ים עדֽנה׃ | Qoh 4:2 Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive. |
| וטוב֙ משניה֔ם א֥ת אשר־עד֖ן ל֣א הי֑ה אש֤ר לֽא־ראה֙ את־המעש֣ה הר֔ע אש֥ר נעש֖ה ת֥חת השֽמש׃ | Qoh 4:3 Yea, better is he than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun. |
| ורא֨יתֽי אנ֜י את־כל־עמ֗ל ואת֙ כל־כשר֣ון הֽמעש֔ה כ֛י ה֥יא קנאת־א֖יש מרע֑הו גם־ז֥ה ה֖בל ורע֥ות רֽוח׃ | Qoh 4:4 Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit. |
| הכסיל֙ חב֣ק את־יד֔יו ואכ֖ל את־בשרֽו׃ | Qoh 4:5 The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh. |
| ט֕וב מל֥א כ֖ף נ֑חת ממל֥א חפנ֛ים עמ֖ל ורע֥ות רֽוח׃ | Qoh 4:6 Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit. |
| וש֧בתי אנ֛י וארא֥ה ה֖בל ת֥חת השֽמש׃ | Qoh 4:7 Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun. |
| י֣ש י֣ש אחד֩ אחד֩ וא֨ין וא֨ין שנ֜י שנ֜י ג֣ם ג֣ם ב֧ן ב֧ן וא֣ח וא֣ח אֽין־אֽין־ל֗ו ל֗ו וא֥ין וא֥ין קץ֙ קץ֙ לכל־לכל־עמל֔ו עמל֔ו עינ֖ו גם־עינ֖ו לא־תשב֣ע לא־ע֑שר תשב֣ע ולמ֣י׀ ע֑שר אנ֣י ולמ֣י׀ אנ֣י עמ֗ל ומחס֤ר עמ֗ל את־ומחס֤ר נפשי֙ את־נפשי֙ מטוב֔ה מטוב֔ה גם־גם־ז֥ה ה֛בל ז֥ה ה֛בל ועני֥ן ר֖ע ועני֥ן הֽוא׃ ר֖ע הֽוא׃ | Qoh 4:8 There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail. |
| טוב֥ים השנ֖ים מן־האח֑ד אש֧ר יש־לה֛ם שכ֥ר ט֖וב בעמלֽם׃ | Qoh 4:9 Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. |
| כ֣י אם־יפ֔לו האח֖ד יק֣ים את־חבר֑ו וא֣יל֗ו הֽאחד֙ שיפ֔ול וא֥ין שנ֖י להקימֽו׃ | Qoh 4:10 For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up. |
| ג֛ם אם־ישכב֥ו שנ֖ים וח֣ם לה֑ם ולאח֖ד א֥יך יחֽם׃ | Qoh 4:11 Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone? |
| ואֽם־יתקפו֙ האח֔ד השנ֖ים יעמד֣ו נגד֑ו והחוט֙ הֽמשל֔ש ל֥א במהר֖ה ינתֽק׃ | Qoh 4:12 And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken. |
| ט֛וב י֥לד מסכ֖ן וחכ֑ם ממ֤לך זקן֙ וכס֔יל אש֛ר לא־יד֥ע להזה֖ר עֽוד׃ | Qoh 4:13 Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished. |
| כֽי־מב֥ית הסור֖ים יצ֣א למל֑ך כ֛י ג֥ם במלכות֖ו נול֥ד רֽש׃ | Qoh 4:14 For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor. |
| רא֙יתי֙ את־כל־ה֣חי֔ים הֽמהלכ֖ים ת֣חת הש֑מש ע֚ם הי֣לד השנ֔י אש֥ר יעמ֖ד תחתֽיו׃ | Qoh 4:15 I considered all the living which walk under the sun, with the second child that shall stand up in his stead. |
| אֽין־ק֣ץ לכל־הע֗ם לכ֤ל אשר־היה֙ לפניה֔ם ג֥ם האחרונ֖ים ל֣א ישמחו־ב֑ו כֽי־גם־ז֥ה ה֖בל ורעי֥ון רֽוח׃ | Qoh 4:16 There is no end of all the people, even of all that have been before them: they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit. |
| שמ֣ר רגלך֗ כאש֤ר תלך֙ אל־ב֣ית האלה֔ים וקר֣וב לשמ֔ע מת֥ת הכסיל֖ים ז֑בח כֽי־אינ֥ם יודע֖ים לעש֥ות רֽע׃ | Qoh 4:17 [KJV 5:1] Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil. |