Kohelet 6 — Hebrew–OJB Interlinear

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יֵ֣שׁ There is רָעָ֔ה SDBH another evil אֲשֶׁ֥ר SDBH - רָאִ֖יתִי SDBH I have seen תַּ֣חַת SDBH under הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ SDBH the sun וְרַבָּ֥ה SDBH weighs heavily הִ֖יא SDBH and it עַל־ upon הָאָדָֽם׃ SDBH mankind

There is a ra'ah which I have seen under the shemesh, and it is a great weight upon the adam;

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אִ֣ישׁ SDBH a man אֲשֶׁ֣ר SDBH - יִתֶּן־ gives ל֣וֹ הָאֱלֹהִ֡ים SDBH G-d עֹשֶׁר֩ SDBH riches וּנְכָסִ֨ים SDBH wealth וְכָב֜וֹד SDBH and honor וְֽאֵינֶ֨נּוּ SDBH nothing חָסֵ֥ר SDBH so that he lacks לְנַפְשׁ֣וֹ׀ SDBH his heart מִכֹּ֣ל - אֲשֶׁר־ SDBH - יִתְאַוֶּ֗ה SDBH desires וְלֹֽא־ SDBH does not יַשְׁלִיטֶ֤נּוּ SDBH allow him הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ SDBH but G-d לֶאֱכֹ֣ל SDBH to enjoy them מִמֶּ֔נּוּ - כִּ֛י Instead אִ֥ישׁ SDBH a stranger נָכְרִ֖י SDBH . . . יֹֽאכֲלֶ֑נּוּ SDBH will enjoy them זֶ֥ה SDBH This הֶ֛בֶל SDBH is futile וָחֳלִ֥י SDBH and a grievous רָ֖ע SDBH affliction הֽוּא׃ SDBH . . .

An ish to whom HaElohim hath given osher (riches), nekhasim (possessions), and kavod (honor), so that he wanteth nothing for his nefesh of all that he desireth, yet HaElohim giveth him not shlitah (empowerment) to have enjoyment thereof, but an ish nochri (stranger) hath the enjoyment thereof; this is hevel, and it is a grievous ill.

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אִם־ SDBH - יוֹלִ֣יד SDBH may father אִ֣ישׁ SDBH A man מֵאָ֡ה SDBH a hundred [children] וְשָׁנִים֩ SDBH years רַבּ֨וֹת SDBH for many יִֽחְיֶ֜ה SDBH and live וְרַ֣ב׀ SDBH yet no matter how long שֶׁיִּהְי֣וּ - יְמֵֽי־ SDBH he lives שָׁנָ֗יו SDBH . . . וְנַפְשׁוֹ֙ SDBH if he לֹא־ SDBH vvv תִשְׂבַּ֣ע SDBH is unsatisfied מִן־ with הַטּוֹבָ֔ה SDBH his prosperity וְגַם־ SDBH even קְבוּרָ֖ה SDBH receive a proper burial לֹא־ SDBH and does not הָ֣יְתָה . . . לּ֑וֹ אָמַ֕רְתִּי SDBH I say ט֥וֹב SDBH is better off מִמֶּ֖נּוּ than he הַנָּֽפֶל׃ SDBH that a stillborn child

If an ish beget a hundredfold, and live shanim rabbot, so that rav be the yamim of his shanim, and his nefesh be not filled with hatovah, and also that he have no kevurah (grave); I say, that a nefel (stillborn) is better than he.

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כִּֽי־ For בַהֶ֥בֶל SDBH in futility בָּ֖א SDBH [a stillborn child] enters וּבַחֹ֣שֶׁךְ SDBH in darkness יֵלֵ֑ךְ SDBH and departs וּבַחֹ֖שֶׁךְ SDBH in obscurity שְׁמ֥וֹ SDBH and his name יְכֻסֶּֽה׃ SDBH is shrouded

For he cometh in with hevel, and departeth in choshech, and shmo shall be shrouded with choshech.

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גַּם־ SDBH though שֶׁ֥מֶשׁ SDBH the sun לֹא־ SDBH neither רָאָ֖ה SDBH seeing וְלֹ֣א SDBH nor יָדָ֑ע SDBH knowing anything נַ֥חַת SDBH has more rest לָזֶ֖ה SDBH [The child] מִזֶּֽה׃ SDBH than [that man]

Moreover though he hath not seen the shemesh, nor known any thing, this hath more nakhat (rest, quietness) than the other.

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וְאִלּ֣וּ SDBH even if חָיָ֗ה SDBH he lives אֶ֤לֶף SDBH a thousand שָׁנִים֙ SDBH years פַּעֲמַ֔יִם SDBH twice over וְטוֹבָ֖ה SDBH his prosperity לֹ֣א SDBH but fails to רָאָ֑ה SDBH enjoy הֲלֹ֛א SDBH Do not אֶל־ to מָק֥וֹם SDBH place אֶחָ֖ד SDBH the same הַכֹּ֥ל all הוֹלֵֽךְ׃ SDBH go

Yea, though he live an elef shanim twice over, yet hath he seen no tovah. Do not all go to mekom echad?

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כָּל־ All עֲמַ֥ל SDBH labor הָאָדָ֖ם SDBH a man’s לְפִ֑יהוּ SDBH [is] for his mouth וְגַם־ SDBH yet הַנֶּ֖פֶשׁ SDBH his appetite לֹ֥א SDBH is never תִמָּלֵֽא׃ SDBH satisfied

All the amal (labor) of haAdam is for his mouth, and yet the nefesh is not satisfied.

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כִּ֛י then מַה־ SDBH What יּוֹתֵ֥ר SDBH advantage לֶחָכָ֖ם SDBH has the wise man מִֽן־ over הַכְּסִ֑יל SDBH the fool מַה־ SDBH What [gain comes] לֶּעָנִ֣י SDBH to the poor man יוֹדֵ֔עַ SDBH who knows לַהֲלֹ֖ךְ SDBH how to conduct himself נֶ֥גֶד before הַחַיִּֽים׃ SDBH others

For what hath the chacham more than the kesil? What hath the poor man, who has da'as of how to conduct himself before the living?

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ט֛וֹב SDBH Better מַרְאֵ֥ה SDBH can see עֵינַ֖יִם SDBH what the eye מֵֽהֲלָךְ־ SDBH than the wandering נָ֑פֶשׁ SDBH of desire גַּם־ SDBH too זֶ֥ה SDBH This הֶ֖בֶל SDBH is futile וּרְע֥וּת SDBH and a pursuit רֽוּחַ׃ SDBH of the wind

Better what the eynayim see than the roving of the nefesh; this also is hevel and chasing after ruach.

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מַה־ SDBH Whatever שֶּֽׁהָיָ֗ה exists כְּבָר֙ SDBH long ago נִקְרָ֣א SDBH was named שְׁמ֔וֹ SDBH . . . וְנוֹדָ֖ע SDBH and it is known אֲשֶׁר־ SDBH what ה֣וּא SDBH but he אָדָ֑ם SDBH man [is] וְלֹא־ SDBH cannot יוּכַ֣ל SDBH . . . לָדִ֔ין SDBH contend עִ֥ם with שֶׁהַתְקִיף SDBH one stronger מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ than he

That which is, its shem hath already been named, and it is known what adam shall be; neither may he contend with what is stronger than he.

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כִּ֛י For יֵשׁ־ vvv דְּבָרִ֥ים SDBH words הַרְבֵּ֖ה the more מַרְבִּ֣ים the more הָ֑בֶל SDBH futility מַה־ SDBH and how יֹּתֵ֖ר SDBH does that profit לָאָדָֽם׃ SDBH anyone

Seeing there be many things that increase hevel, what profit is there for adam?

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כִּ֣י For מִֽי־ SDBH who יוֹדֵעַ֩ SDBH knows מַה־ SDBH what טּ֨וֹב SDBH is good לָֽאָדָ֜ם SDBH for a man בַּֽחַיִּ֗ים SDBH - מִסְפַּ֛ר SDBH during the few יְמֵי־ SDBH days [in which] חַיֵּ֥י SDBH life הֶבְל֖וֹ SDBH his fleeting וְיַעֲשֵׂ֣ם SDBH he passes through כַּצֵּ֑ל SDBH like a shadow אֲשֶׁר֙ SDBH - מִֽי־ SDBH Who יַגִּ֣יד SDBH can tell לָֽאָדָ֔ם SDBH a man מַה־ SDBH what יִּהְיֶ֥ה will come אַחֲרָ֖יו SDBH after him תַּ֥חַת SDBH under הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ SDBH the sun

For who has da'as what is tov for adam in this life, all the few days of his chayyei hevel which he spendeth as a shadow? For who can tell adam what shall be after him under the shemesh?