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
10
For if they
fall, the
one will lift
up his
fellow: but
woe to him that is al
one when he
falleth; for he hath not
another to help him
up.
w{reb]x -t,a ~yiq'y d'x,a'h .Wl{PIy -mia yiK ? w{myiq]h;l yinev !yea.w lw{PiY,v d'x,a'h w{lyia.w
11
Again, if
two lie
together, then they have
heat: but how can
one be
warm alone?
d'x,a.l.W ~,h'l ~;x.w ~Iy;n.v .Wb.K.vIy -mia ~;G ? ~'xey .$yea
12
And if
one prevail against him,
two shall
withstand him; and a
threefold cord is not
quickly broken.
w{D.g,n .Wd.m;[;y ~Iy;n.V;h d'x,a'h w{p.q.tIy -mia.w ? qet'NIy h'reh.mib a{l v'LUv.m;h j.Wx;h.w
13
Better is a
poor and a
wise child than an
old and
foolish king, who
will no more be
admonished.
lyis.k.W !eq'z .$,l,Mim ~'k'x.w !eK.sim d,l,y bw{j ? dw{[ reh'Zih.l [;d'y -a{l r,v]a
14
For out of
prison* he
cometh to
reign; whereas also he that is
born in his
kingdom becometh
poor.
~;G yiK .${l.mil a'c'y ~yir.Ws'h tyeBim -yiK ? v'r d;lw{n w{t.Wk.l;m.B
15
I
considered all the
living which
walk under the
sun, with the
second child that shall stand
up in his stead.
t;x;T ~yik.L;h.m;h ~yiY;x;h -l'K -t,a yityia'r ? wy'T.x;T d{m][;y r,v]a yineV;h d,l,Y;h ~i[ v,m'V;h
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.
~,hyen.pil h'y'h -r,v]a l{k.l ~'['h -l'k.l #eq -nyea ? h,z -m;g -yiK w{b -.Wx.m.fIy a{l ~yinw{r]x;a'h ~;G ? ;x.Wr !w{y.[;r.w l,b,h