Interlinear Bible - Ecclesiastes 4:1-9

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.

~yiqUv]['h -l'K -t,a h,a.r,a'w yin]a yiT.b;v.w ? ~yiqUv]['h t;[.miD heNih.w v,m'V;h t;x;T ~yif][;n r,v]a ? !yea.w ;x{K ~,hyeq.v{[ d;Yim.W ~ex;n.m ~,h'l !yea.w ? ~ex;n.m ~,h'l

2 Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.

~yiY;x;h -nim .Wtem r'b.K,v ~yiteM;h -t,a yin]a ;xeB;v.w ? h'n,d][ ~yiY;x h'Meh r,v]a

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.

h'y'h a{l !,d][ -r,v]a tea ~,hyen.Vim bw{j.w ? h'f][;n r,v]a ['r'h h,f][;M;h -t,a h'a'r -a{l r,v]a ? v,m'V;h t;x;T

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.

!w{r.viK -l'K tea.w l'm'[ -l'K -t,a yin]a yityia'r.w ? h,z -m;G .Whe[erem vyia -t;a.niq ayih yiK h,f][;M;h ? ;x.Wr t.W[.r.W l,b,h

5 The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.

w{r'f.B -t,a lek{a.w wy'd'y -t,a qeb{x lyis.K;h

6 Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.

t.W[.r.W l'm'[ ~Iy;n.p'x a{l.Mim t;x'n @;k a{l.m bw{j ? ;x.Wr

7 Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun.

v,m'V;h t;x;T l,b,h h,a.r,a'w yin]a yiT.b;v.w

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.

w{l -nyea x'a'w !eB ~;G yinev !yea.w d'x,a vey ? [;B.fit -a{l wy'nye[ -m;G w{l'm][ -l'k.l #eq !yea.w ? yiv.p;n -t,a reS;x.m.W lem'[ yin]a yim.l.W r,v{[ ? a.Wh ['r !;y.ni[.w l,b,h h,z -m;G h'bw{Jim

9 Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.

~,h'l -vey r,v]a d'x,a'h -nim ~Iy;n.V;h ~yibw{j ? ~'l'm][;B bw{j r'k'f