Interlinear Bible - Ecclesiastes 2:8-18

8 I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments*, and that of all sorts.

~yik'l.m t;LUg.s.W b'h'z.w @,s,K -m;G yil yiT.s;n'K ? t{g.Wn][;t.w tw{r'v.w ~yir'v yil yityif'[ tw{nyid.M;h.w ? tw{Div.w h'Div ~'d'a'h yen.B

9 So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.

~i'l'v.WryiB y;n'p.l h'y'h,v l{Kim yiT.p;sw{h.w yiT.l;d'g.w ? yiL h'd.m'[ yit'm.k'x @;a

10 And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.

yiT.l;c'a a{l y;nye[ .Wl]a'v r,v]a l{k.w ? -yiK h'x.mif -l'Kim yiBil -t,a yiT.[;n'm -a{l ~,hem ? yil'm][ -l'Kim yiq.l,x h'y'h -h,z.w yil'm][ -l'Kim ;xem'f yiBil

11 Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.

l'm'[,b.W y;d'y .Wf'[,v y;f][;m -l'k.B yin]a yityin'p.W ? t.W[.r.W l,b,h l{K;h heNih.w tw{f][;l yiT.l;m'[,v ? v,m'V;h t;x;T !w{r.tIy !yea.w ;x.Wr

12 And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.

t.Wl.kis.w tw{lelw{h.w h'm.k'x tw{a.ril yin]a yityin'p.W ? r'b.K -r,v]a tea .$,l,M;h yer]x;a aw{b'Y,v ~'d'a'h h,m yiK ? .Wh.Wf'[

13 Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.

t.Wl.kiS;h -nim h'm.k'x;l !w{r.tIy veY,v yin'a yityia'r.w ? .$,v{x;h -nim rw{a'h !w{r.tyiK

14 The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.

.$,v{x;B lyis.K;h.w w{va{r.B wy'nye[ ~'k'x,h ? ~'LUK -t,a h,r.qIy d'x,a h,r.qiM,v yin'a -m;g yiT.[;d'y.w .$elw{h

15 Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.

yin]a -m;G lyis.K;h her.qim.K yiBil.B yin]a yiT.r;m'a.w ? yiT.r;Bid.w retw{y z'a yin]a yiT.m;k'x h'M'l.w yiner.qIy ? l,b'h h,z -m;G,v yiBil.b

16 For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.

~'lw{[.l lyis.K;h -mi[ ~'k'x,l !w{r.kiz !yea yiK ? .$yea.w x'K.vin l{K;h ~yia'B;h ~yim'Y;h r'b.K,v.B ? lyis.K;h -mi[ ~'k'x,h t.Wm'y

17 Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

h,f][;M;h y;l'[ [;r yiK ~yiY;x;h -t,a yitaen'f.w ? t.W[.r.W l,b,h l{K;h -yiK v,m'V;h t;x;T h'f][;N,v ? ;x.Wr

18 Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.

lem'[ yin]a,v yil'm][ -l'K -t,a yin]a yitaen'f.w ? y'r]x;a h,y.hiY,v ~'d'a'l .WN,xyiN;a,v v,m'V;h t;x;T