6
For
there is a proper
time and
procedure for
every delight,
though a
man's trouble is
heavy upon him.
t;['r -yiK j'P.vim.W te[ vey #,pex -l'k.l yiK ? wy'l'[ h'B;r ~'d'a'h
7
If no one knows what will
happen,
who can
tell him
when it will
happen?
r,v]a;K yiK h,y.hiY,V -h;m ;[ed{y .WN,nyea -yiK ? w{l dyiG;y yim h,y.hIy
8
No man has authority to
restrain the
wind with the
wind, or
authority over the
day of
death; and
there is
no discharge in the
time of
war, and
evil will not
deliver those
who practice it.
;x.Wr'h -t,a aw{l.kil ;x.Wr'B jyiL;v ~'d'a !yea ? t;x;l.vim !yea.w t,w'M;h ~w{y.B !w{j.liv !yea.w ? wy'l'[.B -t,a [;v,r jeL;m.y -a{l.w h'm'x.liM;B
9
All this I have
seen and
applied my
mind to
every deed that has been
done under the
sun wherein a
man has
exercised authority over another
man to his
hurt.
yiBil -t,a !w{t'n.w yityia'r h,z -l'K -t,a ? te[ v,m'V;h t;x;T h'f][;n r,v]a h,f][;m -l'k.l ? w{l [;r.l ~'d'a.B ~'d'a'h j;l'v r,v]a
10
So then, I have
seen the
wicked buried, those who used to
go in and out from the
holy place, and they are soon
forgotten in the
city where they
did thus.
This too is
futility.
~w{q.Mim.W .Wa'b'w ~yirUb.q ~yi['v.r yityia'r !ek.b.W ? .Wf'[ -neK r,v]a ryi['b .Wx.K;T.vIy.w .WkeL;h.y vw{d'q ? l,b'h h,z -m;G
11
Because the
sentence against an
evil deed is not
executed quickly,
therefore * the
hearts of the
sons of
men among them are
given fully to
do evil.
h'reh.m h'['r'h hef][;m ~'g.tip h'f][;n -nyea r,v]a ? tw{f][;l ~,h'B ~'d'a'h -yen.B bel ael'm !eK -l;[ ? ['r
12
Although a
sinner does evil a
hundred times and may
lengthen his life,
still * I
know that it will be
well for those who
fear God,
who fear Him
openly *.
yiK w{l .$yir]a;m.W t;a.m ['r h,f{[ a,j{x r,v]a ? yea.rIy.l bw{J -h,y.hIy r,v]a yin'a ;[edw{y -m;G ? wy'n'p.Lim .Wa.ryIy r,v]a ~yih{l/a'h
13
But it will not be
well for the
evil man and he will not
lengthen his
days like a
shadow,
because he does not
fear God.
~yim'y .$yir]a;y -a{l.w ['v'r'l h,y.hIy -a{l bw{j.w ? ~yih{l/a yen.piLim aer'y .WN,nyea r,v]a leC;K
14
There is
futility which is
done on the
earth, that is,
there are
righteous men to
whom it
happens according to the
deeds of the
wicked. On the other hand,
there are
evil men to
whom it
happens according to the
deeds of the
righteous. I
say that
this too is
futility.
vey r,v]a #,r'a'h -l;[ h'f][;n r,v]a l,b,h -v,y ? ~yi['v.r'h hef][;m.K ~,hel]a ;[yiG;m r,v]a ~yiqyiD;c ? ~yiqyiD;C;h hef][;m.K ~,hel]a ;[yiG;M,v ~yi['v.r vey.w ? l,b'h h,z -m;G,v yiT.r;m'a
15
So I
commended pleasure, for
there is
nothing good for a
man under the
sun except * to
eat and to
drink and to be
merry, and
this will
stand by him in his
toils throughout the
days of his
life which God has
given him
under the
sun.
bw{j -nyea r,v]a h'x.miF;h -t,a yin]a yiT.x;Biv.w ? tw{T.vil.w lw{k/a,l -mia yiK v,m,V;h t;x;T ~'d'a'l ? wy'Y;x yem.y w{l'm][;b .WN,w.lIy a.Wh.w ;xw{m.fil.w ? v,m'V;h t;x;T ~yih{l/a'h w{l -n;t'n -r,v]a
16
When I
gave my
heart to
know wisdom and to
see the
task which has been
done on the
earth (
even though one should
never sleep * * day or
night ),
tw{a.ril.w h'm.k'x t;[;d'l yiBil -t,a yiT;t'n r,v]a;K ? yiK #,r'a'h~wy -l;[ h'f][;n r,v]a !'y.ni['h -t,a ? .WN,nyea wy'nye[.B< h'nev h'l.y;L;b.W ~w{Y;B ~;g ? h,a{r