1
The
words of the
Preacher, the
son of
David,
king in
Jerusalem.
~i'l'v.WryiB .$,l,m diw'D -n,B t,l,h{q yer.biD
2
"Vanity of
vanities,"
says the
Preacher,
"Vanity of
vanities!
All is
vanity."
l{K;h ~yil'b]h leb]h t,l,h{q r;m'a ~yil'b]h leb]h ? l,b'h
3
What advantage does
man have in
all his
work Which he
does under the
sun?
l{m][;Y,v w{l'm][ -l'k.B ~'d'a'l !w{r.tiY -h;m ? v,m'V;h t;x;T
4
A
generation goes and a
generation comes, But the
earth remains forever.
t,d'm{[ ~'lw{[.l #,r'a'h.w a'B rw{d.w .$el{h rw{D
5
Also, the
sun rises and the
sun sets; And
hastening to its
place it
rises there again.
@eaw{v w{mw{q.m -l,a.w v,m'V;h a'b.W v,m,V;h x;r'z.w ? ~'v a.Wh ;xerw{z
6
Blowing toward the
south, Then
turning toward the
north, The
wind continues swirling along; And on its
circular courses the
wind returns.
bebw{s !w{p'c -l,a bebw{s.w ~w{r'D -l,a .$elw{h ? ;x.Wr'h b'v wy't{byib.s -l;[.w ;x.Wr'h .$elw{h beb{s
7
All the
rivers flow into the
sea, Yet the
sea is not
full. To the
place where the
rivers flow,
There they
flow again.
.WN,nyea ~'Y;h.w ~'Y;h -l,a ~yik.l{h ~yil'x.N;h -l'K ? ~eh ~'v ~yik.l{h ~yil'x.N;h,v ~w{q.m -l,a ael'm ? t,k'l'l ~yib'v
8
All things are
wearisome;
Man is not
able to
tell it. The
eye is not
satisfied with
seeing,
Nor is the
ear filled with
hearing.
reB;d.l vyia l;k.Wy -a{l ~yi[eg.y ~yir'b.D;h -l'K ? !,z{a ael'Mit -a{l.w tw{a.ril !Iy;[ [;B.fit -a{l ? ;[{m.Vim
9
That
which * has
been is that
which will be, And that
which * has been
done is that
which will be
done. So
there is
nothing * new under the
sun.
a.Wh ]h'f][;N,V -h;m.W h,y.hiY,v a.Wh h'y'h,V -h;m ? v,m'V;h t;x;T v'd'x -l'K !yea.w h,f'[eY,v
10
Is
there anything of
which one might
say,
"See this, it is
new "?
Already it has
existed for
ages Which were
before * us.
r'b.K a.Wh v'd'x h,z -hea.r r;ma{Y,v r'b'D vey ? .Wnen'p.Lim h'y'h r,v]a ~yim'l{[.l h'y'h
11
There is
no remembrance of
earlier things; And
also of the
later things which will
occur, There will be for them
no remembrance Among those
who will
come later still.
.Wy.hiY,v ~yin{r]x;a'l ~;g.w ~yin{vair'l !w{r.kiz !yea ? h'n{r]x;a'l .Wy.hiY,v ~i[ !w{r'Kiz ~,h'l h,y.hIy -a{l