1
For I have taken all this to my heart and explain it that righteous men, wise men, and their deeds are in the hand of God. Man does not know whether it will be love or hatred; anything awaits him.
r.Wb'l.wt03820 yiBil -l,a yiT;t'nt05414 h,z -l'K -t,a yiK ? ~yim'k]x;h.w ~yiqyiD;C;ht06662 r,v]a h,z -l'K -t,a ? h'a.nif -m;g h'b]h;at0160 -m;G ~yih{l/a'ht0430 d;y.Bt03027 ~,hyed'b][;wt05652 ? ~,hyen.pilt06440 l{K;h ~'d'a'ht0120 ;[edw{y !yea
2
It is the same for all. There is one fate for the righteous and for the wicked; for the good, for the clean and for the unclean; for the man who offers a sacrifice and for the one who does not sacrifice. As the good man is, so is the sinner; as the swearer is, so is the one who is afraid to swear.
['v'r'l.wt07563 qyiD;C;lt06662 d'x,at0259 h,r.qimt04745 l{K;l r,v]a;Kt0834 l{K;h ? .WN,nyea r,v]a;l.w ;xeb{Z;l.wt02076 aem'J;l.wt02931 rw{h'J;l.wt02889 bw{J;l ? h'[.Wb.v r,v]a;K ['B.viN;ht07650 a,j{x;Kt02398 bw{J;K ;xeb{zt02076 ? aer'yt03373
3
This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one fate for all men. Furthermore, the hearts of the sons of men are full of evil and insanity is in their hearts throughout their lives. Afterwards they go to the dead.
-yiKt04745 v,m,V;h t;x;Tt08121 h'f][;n -r,v]a l{k.B ['r h,zt07451 ? -ael'm ~'d'a'ht07451 -yen.Bt04390 belt0120 ~;g.w l{K;lt03820 d'x,a h,r.qim ?t0259 ~yiteM;h -l,a wy'r]x;a.w ~,hyeY;x.Bt0310 ~'b'b.liBt02416 tw{lelw{h.wt03824 ['rt01947
4
For whoever * is joined with all the living, there is hope; surely a live dog is better than a dead lion.
veyt03426 ~yiY;x;ht02416 -l'K l,a rex'BIyt0977 r,v]a yimt04310 -yiK ? hey.r;a'ht0738 -nim bw{j a.Wh y;xt02416 b,l,k.lt03611 -yiK !w{x'JiBt0986 ? teM;h
5
For the living know they will die; but the dead do not know anything, nor have they any longer a reward, for their memory is forgotten.
~'nyea ~yiteM;h.w .WtUm'Y,vt04191 ~yi[.dw{y ~yiY;x;ht02416 yiK ? r'k'ft07939 ~,h'l dw{[ -nyea.w h'm.Wa.mt03972 ~yi[.dw{y ? ~'r.kizt02143 x;K.vin yiK
6
Indeed their love, their hate and their zeal have already perished, and they will no longer have a share in all that is done under the sun.
r'b.Kt03528 ~'t'a.niqt07068 -m;G ~'t'a.nift08135 -m;G ~'t'b]h;at0160 ~;G ? l{k.B ~'lw{[.lt05769 dw{[ ~,h'l -nyea q,lex.wt02506 h'd'b'at06 ? v,m'V;ht08121 t;x;T h'f][;n -r,v]a
7
Go then, eat your bread in happiness and drink your wine with a cheerful heart; for God has already approved your works.
bw{j -b,l.bt03820 het]v.Wt08354 '$,m.x;l h'x.mif.Bt08057 l{k/at0398 .$el ? '$y,f][;mt04639 -t,a ~yih{l/a'ht0430 h'c'r r'b.kt03528 yiK '$,nyey
8
Let your clothes be white all the time, and let not oil be lacking on your head.
'$.va{rt07218 -l;[ !,m,v.wt08081 ~yin'b.l '$y,d'g.bt0899 .Wy.hIy te[t06256 -l'k.B ? r's.x,yt02637 -l;a
9
Enjoy life with the woman whom you love all the days of your fleeting life which He has given to you under the sun ; for this is your reward in life and in your toil in which you have labored under the sun.
yem.y -l'K 'T.b;h'at0157 -r,v]a h'Viat0802 -mi[ ~yiY;xt02416 hea.rt07200 ? l{K v,m,V;ht08121 t;x;T '$.l -n;t'n r,v]a '$,l.b,ht01892 yeY;xt02416 ? '$.l'm][;b.Wt05999 ~yiY;x;Bt02416 '$.q.l,xt02506 a.Wh yiK '$,l.b,ht01892 yem.y ? v,m'V;ht08121 t;x;T lem'[t06001 h'T;a -r,v]a
10
Whatever * your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no activity or planning or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol where * you are going.
hef][t06213 '$]x{k.Bt03581 tw{f][;l '$.d'yt03027 a'c.miTt04672 r,v]a l{K ? lw{a.viBt07585 h'm.k'x.wt02451 t;[;d.wt01847 !w{B.v,x.wt02808 h,f][;m !yea yiK ? h'M'v .$el{ht01980 h'T;a r,v]a
11
I again saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift and the battle is not to the warriors, and neither * is bread to the wise nor * wealth to the discerning nor * favor to men of ability; for time and chance overtake them all.
a{lt07031 yiK v,m,V;h -t;x;tt08121 h{a'r.w yiT.b;vt07200 ? ~;g.w h'm'x.liM;h ~yirw{BiG;l a{l.wt04421 #w{reM;ht01368 ~yiL;Q;l ?t04793 r,v{[ ~yin{b.N;l a{lt06239 ~;g.w ~,x,l ~yim'k]x;l a{lt03899 ? ~'LUK -t,a h,r.qIy [;g,p'wt07136 te[t06294 -yiKt06256 !ex ~yi[.d{Y;l a{l ~;g.w
12
Moreover *, man does not know his time: like fish caught in a treacherous net and birds trapped in a snare, so the sons of men are ensnared at an evil time when it suddenly falls on them.
~yig'D;K w{Ti[t06256 -t,a ~'d'a'ht0120 [;dey -a{l ~;G yiK ? tw{zUx]a'ht0270 ~yir\PiC;k.w h'['rt07451 h'dw{c.miBt04685 ~yiz'x/a,N,v ? h'['rt07451 te[.lt06256 ~'d'a'ht0120 yen.B ~yiv'q.Wy ~eh'Kt01992 x'P;Bt06341 ? ~{a.tiPt06597 ~,hyel][ lw{PiT,v.K
13
Also this I came to see as wisdom under the sun, and it impressed me.
h'lw{d.g.Wt01419 v,m'V;ht08121 t;x;T h'm.k'xt02451 yityia'r h{zt02090 -m;G ? y'lea ayih
14
There was a small city with few men in it and a great king came to it, surrounded it and constructed large siegeworks against it.
'hy,lea -a'b.Wt0935 j'[.mt04592 H'B ~yiv'n]a;wt0582 h'N;j.q ryi[t05892 ? ~yidw{c.mt04685 'hy,l'[ h'n'b.Wt01129 H't{a b;b's.wt05437 lw{d'G .$,l,mt04428 ? ~yil{d.G
15
But there was found in it a poor wise man and he delivered the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.
a.Wh -j;Lim.Wt04422 ~'k'xt02450 !eK.simt04542 vyiat0376 H'b a'c'm.Wt04672 ? vyia'ht0376 -t,a r;k'zt02142 a{l ~'d'a.wt0120 w{t'm.k'x.B ryi['ht05892 -t,a ? a.Wh;h !eK.siM;ht04542
16
So I said, "Wisdom is better than strength." But the wisdom of the poor man is despised and his words are not heeded.
t;m.k'x.wt02451 h'r.Wb.Gimt01369 h'm.k'xt02451 h'bw{j yin'a yiT.r;m'a.wt0559 ? ~yi['m.vint08085 ~'nyea wy'r'b.d.Wt01697 h'y.Wz.B !eK.siM;ht04542
17
The words of the wise heard in quietness are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools.
levw{m t;q][;Zimt02201 ~yi['m.vint08085 t;x;n.Bt05183 ~yim'k]x yer.biDt01697 ? ~yilyis.K;Bt03684
18
Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.
deB;a.yt06 d'x,at0259 a,jw{x.w b'r.qt07128 yel.Kimt03627 h'm.k'xt02451 h'bw{j ? heB.r;ht07235 h'bw{j