Interlinear Bible - Ecclesiastes 8

1 Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed.

t;m.k'x r'b'D r,veP ;[edw{y yim.W ~'k'x,h.K yim ? a,NUv.y wy'n'P z{[.w wy'n'P ryia'T ~'d'a

2 I counsel thee to keep the king's commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.

t;[.Wb.v t;r.biD l;[.w rw{m.v .$,l,m -yiP yin]a ? ~yih{l/a

3 Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.

r'b'd.B d{m][;T -l;a .$eleT wy'n'Pim leh'BiT -l;a ? h,f][;y #{P.x;y r,v]a -l'K yiK ['r

4 Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?

w{l -r;ma{y yim.W !w{j.liv .$,l,m -r;b.D r,v]a;B ? h,f][;T -h;m

5 Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment.

j'P.vim.W te[.w ['r r'b'D [;dey a{l h'w.cim remw{v ? ~'k'x bel [;dey

6 Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great 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 For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be?

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 There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to 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 have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his own 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 And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this is also vanity.

~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 sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them 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 Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:

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 shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before 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 a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just men, unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked men, to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity.

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 Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth 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 applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes:)

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

17 Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea further; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.

a{l yiK ~yih{l/a'h hef][;m -l'K -t,a yityia'r.w ? h'f][;n r,v]a h,f][;M;h -t,a aw{c.mil ~'d'a'h l;k.Wy ? veQ;b.l ~'d'a'h l{m][;y r,v]a l,v.B v,m,V;h -t;x;t ? t;[;d'l ~'k'x,h r;ma{y -mia ~;g.w a'c.mIy a{l.w ? a{c.mil l;k.Wy a{l