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