Interlinear Bible - Ecclesiastes 2:1-11

1 I said to myself, "Come now, I will test you with pleasure. So enjoy yourself." And behold, it too was futility.

h'x.mif.b h'k.S;n]a a'N -h'k.l yiBil.B yin]a ]yiT.r;m'a ? l,b'h a.Wh -m;g heNih.w bw{j.b hea.r.W

2 I said of laughter, "It is madness," and of pleasure, "What does it accomplish?"

h{Z -h;m h'x.mif.l.W l'lw{h.m yiT.r;m'a qw{x.fil ? h'f{[

3 I explored with my mind how to stimulate my body with wine while my mind was guiding me wisely, and how to take hold of folly, until * I could see what * good there is for the sons of men to do under heaven the few years of their lives.

yiBil.w yir'f.B -t,a !Iy;Y;B .$w{v.mil yiBil.b yiT.r;T ? h,a.r,a -r,v]a d;[ t.Wl.kis.B z{x/a,l.w h'm.k'x;B geh{n ? t;x;T .Wf][;y r,v]a ~'d'a'h yen.bil bw{j h,z -yea ? ~,hyeY;x yem.y r;P.sim ~Iy;m'V;h

4 I enlarged my works: I built houses for myself, I planted vineyards for myself;

yiT.[;j'n ~yiT'B yil yityin'B y'f][;m yiT.l;D.gih ? ~yim'r.K yil

5 I made gardens and parks for myself and I planted in them all kinds of fruit trees;

~,h'b yiT.[;j'n.w ~yiseD.r;p.W tw{N;G yil yityif'[ ? yir,P -l'K #e[

6 I made ponds of water for myself from which to irrigate a forest of growing trees.

r;[;y ~,hem tw{q.v;h.l ~Iy'm tw{ker.B yil yityif'[ ? ~yice[ ;xemw{c

7 I bought male and female slaves * and I had homeborn * slaves. Also I possessed flocks and herds larger than all who preceded me in Jerusalem.

h'y'h tIy;b -yen.b.W tw{x'p.v.W ~yid'b][ yityin'q ? yil h'y'h heB.r;h !a{c'w r'q'b h,n.qim ~;G yil ? ~i'l'v.WryiB y;n'p.l .Wy'h,v l{Kim

8 Also, I collected for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces. I provided for myself male and female singers and the pleasures of men * -many concubines.

~yik'l.m t;LUg.s.W b'h'z.w @,s,K -m;G yil yiT.s;n'K ? t{g.Wn][;t.w tw{r'v.w ~yir'v yil yityif'[ tw{nyid.M;h.w ? tw{Div.w h'Div ~'d'a'h yen.B

9 Then I became great and increased more than all who preceded me in Jerusalem. My wisdom also stood by me.

~i'l'v.WryiB y;n'p.l h'y'h,v l{Kim yiT.p;sw{h.w yiT.l;d'g.w ? yiL h'd.m'[ yit'm.k'x @;a

10 All that my eyes desired I did not refuse them. I did not withhold my heart from any pleasure, for my heart was pleased because of all my labor and this was my reward for all my labor.

yiT.l;c'a a{l y;nye[ .Wl]a'v r,v]a l{k.w ? -yiK h'x.mif -l'Kim yiBil -t,a yiT.[;n'm -a{l ~,hem ? yil'm][ -l'Kim yiq.l,x h'y'h -h,z.w yil'm][ -l'Kim ;xem'f yiBil

11 Thus I considered all my activities which my hands had done and the labor which I had exerted, and behold all was vanity and striving after wind and there was no profit under the sun.

l'm'[,b.W y;d'y .Wf'[,v y;f][;m -l'k.B yin]a yityin'p.W ? t.W[.r.W l,b,h l{K;h heNih.w tw{f][;l yiT.l;m'[,v ? v,m'V;h t;x;T !w{r.tIy !yea.w ;x.Wr

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