Ecclesiastes 2

Qohelet investigates self-indulgence, examining mirth, wine, wisdom, madness, folly, great works, gardens, vineyards, servants, cattle, wealth, and possessions, concluding all is vanity and a chasing after the wind.[1] He notes the living must leave their toil to others at death, advising enjoyment of life's pleasures as a gift from the Lord, yet without the Lord everything remains pointless.[1]

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Verse 1

— I said — I — in my inner core — Go! — please — let me thoroughly test you — rejoicing — and see! — and good — and look! — also — he — fleeting vapor

אָמַ֤רְתִּֽי 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕𐤉 amareti I said HVqp1cs אֲנִי֙ 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I HPp1cs בְּ/לִבִּ֔/י 𐤁/𐤋𐤁/𐤉 belibi in my inner core HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs לְכָ/ה 𐤋𐤊/𐤄 lekhah Go! HVqv2ms/Sh נָּ֛א 𐤍𐤀 na please HTj אֲנַסְּ/כָ֛ה 𐤀𐤍𐤎/𐤊𐤄 anasekhah let me thoroughly test you HVph1cs/Sp2ms בְ/שִׂמְחָ֖ה 𐤁/𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤄 vesimechah rejoicing HR/Ncfsa וּ/רְאֵ֣ה 𐤅/𐤓𐤀𐤄 ureeh and see! HC/Vqv2ms בְ/ט֑וֹב 𐤁/𐤈𐤅𐤁 vetov and good HR/Aamsa וְ/הִנֵּ֥ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh and look! HC/Tm גַם 𐤂𐤌 gam also HD ה֖וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he HPp3ms הָֽבֶל 𐤄𐤁𐤋 havel fleeting vapor HNcmsa

Verse 2

— for laughter — I said — highly praised one — and for rejoicing — what? — this one — the doing-one

לִ/שְׂח֖וֹק 𐤋/𐤔𐤇𐤅𐤒 lisechoq for laughter HR/Ncmsa אָמַ֣רְתִּי 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕𐤉 amareti I said HVqp1cs מְהוֹלָ֑ל 𐤌𐤄𐤅𐤋𐤋 meholal highly praised one HVMsmsa וּ/לְ/שִׂמְחָ֖ה 𐤅/𐤋/𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤄 ulesimechah and for rejoicing HC/R/Ncfsa מַה 𐤌𐤄 mah what? HTi זֹּ֥ה 𐤆𐤄 zoh this one HPdxfs עֹשָֽׂה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 osah the doing-one HVqrfsa

Verse 3

— I explored — my inner core — to draw — in the wine — object-marker — my flesh — my inner core — the one who drives — in wisdom — and to seize — in foolishness — up to — that-which — let me see — where is? — this one — good — to sons of — the earthling — that-which — they will do — under; in place of — the lofty-heights — counted total — days of — their lives

תַּ֣רְתִּי 𐤕𐤓𐤕𐤉 tareti I explored HVqp1cs בְ/לִבִּ֔/י 𐤁/𐤋𐤁/𐤉 velibi my inner core HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs לִ/מְשׁ֥וֹךְ 𐤋/𐤌𐤔𐤅𐤊 limeshokhe to draw HR/Vqc בַּ/יַּ֖יִן 𐤁/𐤉𐤉𐤍 bayayin in the wine HRd/Ncmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker HTo בְּשָׂרִ֑/י 𐤁𐤔𐤓/𐤉 besari my flesh HNcmsc/Sp1cs וְ/לִבִּ֞/י 𐤅/𐤋𐤁/𐤉 velibi-2 my inner core HC/Ncmsc/Sp1cs נֹהֵ֤ג 𐤍𐤄𐤂 noheg the one who drives HVqrmsa בַּֽ/חָכְמָה֙ 𐤁/𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄 bachakhemah in wisdom HRd/Ncfsa וְ/לֶ/אֱחֹ֣ז 𐤅/𐤋/𐤀𐤇𐤆 veleechoz and to seize HC/R/Vqc בְּ/סִכְל֔וּת 𐤁/𐤎𐤊𐤋𐤅𐤕 besikhelut in foolishness HR/Ncfsa עַ֣ד 𐤏𐤃 ad up to HR אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that-which HTr אֶרְאֶ֗ה 𐤀𐤓𐤀𐤄 ereeh let me see HVqi1cs אֵי 𐤀𐤉 ey kai (Lozi) where is? HTi זֶ֨ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh this one HPdxms ט֜וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov good HAamsa לִ/בְנֵ֤י 𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉 liveney Bene (Bemba) to sons of HR/Ncmpc הָ/אָדָם֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌 haadam the earthling HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that-which HTr יַעֲשׂוּ֙ 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤅 yaasu they will do HVqi3mp תַּ֣חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat under; in place of HR הַ/שָּׁמַ֔יִם 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim the lofty-heights HTd/Ncmpa מִסְפַּ֖ר 𐤌𐤎𐤐𐤓 misepar counted total HNcmsc יְמֵ֥י 𐤉𐤌𐤉 yemey days of HNcmpc חַיֵּי/הֶֽם 𐤇𐤉𐤉/𐤄𐤌 chayeyhem their lives HNcmpc/Sp3mp

Verse 4

— I made great — my deeds — I built — houses — I planted — vineyards

הִגְדַּ֖לְתִּי 𐤄𐤂𐤃𐤋𐤕𐤉 higedaleti I made great HVhp1cs מַעֲשָׂ֑/י 𐤌𐤏𐤔/𐤉 maasay my deeds HNcmpc/Sp1cs בָּנִ֤יתִי 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤕𐤉 baniti I built HVqp1cs לִ/י֙ 𐤋/𐤉 li HR/Sp1cs בָּתִּ֔ים 𐤁𐤕𐤉𐤌 batim houses HNcmpa נָטַ֥עְתִּי 𐤍𐤈𐤏𐤕𐤉 nataeti I planted HVqp1cs לִ֖/י 𐤋/𐤉 li-2 HR/Sp1cs כְּרָמִֽים 𐤊𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤌 keramim vineyards HNcbpa

Verse 5

— I did — enclosed gardens — enclosed parks — and I planted — wood-tree of — entirety of — fruit-yield

עָשִׂ֣יתִי 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕𐤉 asiti I did HVqp1cs לִ֔/י 𐤋/𐤉 li HR/Sp1cs גַּנּ֖וֹת 𐤂𐤍𐤅𐤕 ganot enclosed gardens HNcfpa וּ/פַרְדֵּסִ֑ים 𐤅/𐤐𐤓𐤃𐤎𐤉𐤌 ufaredesim enclosed parks HC/Ncmpa וְ/נָטַ֥עְתִּי 𐤅/𐤍𐤈𐤏𐤕𐤉 venataeti and I planted HC/Vqp1cs בָ/הֶ֖ם 𐤁/𐤄𐤌 vahem HR/Sp3mp עֵ֥ץ 𐤏𐤑 ets wood-tree of HNcmsc כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal entirety of HNcmsc פֶּֽרִי 𐤐𐤓𐤉 peri fruit-yield HNcmsa

Verse 6

— I did — water reservoirs — waters — to cause to drink — thick forest — sprouting one — trees

עָשִׂ֥יתִי 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕𐤉 asiti I did HVqp1cs לִ֖/י 𐤋/𐤉 li HR/Sp1cs בְּרֵכ֣וֹת 𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤅𐤕 berekhot water reservoirs HNcfpc מָ֑יִם 𐤌𐤉𐤌 mayim Amanzi (Zulu) waters HNcmpa לְ/הַשְׁק֣וֹת 𐤋/𐤄𐤔𐤒𐤅𐤕 lehasheqot to cause to drink HR/Vhc מֵ/הֶ֔ם 𐤌/𐤄𐤌 mehem HR/Sp3mp יַ֖עַר 𐤉𐤏𐤓 yaar thick forest HNcmsc צוֹמֵ֥חַ 𐤑𐤅𐤌𐤇 tsomecha sprouting one HVqrmsc עֵצִֽים 𐤏𐤑𐤉𐤌 etsim trees HNcmpa

Verse 7

— I acquired — male servants — and female slaves — and sons of — house — he was / he became — also — acquired livestock — head of cattle — sheep-and-goat flock — cause to multiply — he was / he became — from the whole of — they came to be — before my face — in Yerushalem in Yerushalam

קָנִ֨יתִי֙ 𐤒𐤍𐤉𐤕𐤉 qaniti I acquired HVqp1cs עֲבָדִ֣ים 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤌 avadim male servants HNcmpa וּ/שְׁפָח֔וֹת 𐤅/𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤅𐤕 ushefachot and female slaves HC/Ncfpa וּ/בְנֵי 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉 uveney Bene (Bemba) and sons of HC/Ncmpc בַ֖יִת 𐤁𐤉𐤕 vayit house HNcmsa הָ֣יָה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah he was / he became HVqp3ms לִ֑/י 𐤋/𐤉 li HR/Sp1cs גַּ֣ם 𐤂𐤌 gam also HTa מִקְנֶה֩ 𐤌𐤒𐤍𐤄 miqeneh acquired livestock HNcmsa בָקָ֨ר 𐤁𐤒𐤓 vaqar head of cattle HNcbsa וָ/צֹ֤אן 𐤅/𐤑𐤀𐤍 vatson sheep-and-goat flock HC/Ncbsa הַרְבֵּה֙ 𐤄𐤓𐤁𐤄 harebeh cause to multiply HVha הָ֣יָה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah-2 he was / he became HVqp3ms לִ֔/י 𐤋/𐤉 li-2 HR/Sp1cs מִ/כֹּ֛ל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikol from the whole of HR/Ncmsc שֶֽׁ/הָי֥וּ 𐤔/𐤄𐤉𐤅 shehayu they came to be HTr/Vqp3cp לְ/פָנַ֖/י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍/𐤉 lefanay before my face HR/Ncbpc/Sp1cs בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִָֽם 𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 birushalaim in Yerushalem in Yerushalam HR/Np

Verse 8

— I gathered together — also — silver — and gold — treasured possession of — kings — and the governed provinces — I did — the singing-ones — and singing women — and delights of — sons of — the earthling — chest — chests

כָּנַ֤סְתִּי 𐤊𐤍𐤎𐤕𐤉 kanaseti I gathered together HVqp1cs לִ/י֙ 𐤋/𐤉 li HR/Sp1cs גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam also HTa כֶּ֣סֶף 𐤊𐤎𐤐 kesef silver HNcmsa וְ/זָהָ֔ב 𐤅/𐤆𐤄𐤁 vezahav and gold HC/Ncmsa וּ/סְגֻלַּ֥ת 𐤅/𐤎𐤂𐤋𐤕 usegulat treasured possession of HC/Ncfsc מְלָכִ֖ים 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉𐤌 melakhim kings HNcmpa וְ/הַ/מְּדִינ֑וֹת 𐤅/𐤄/𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤍𐤅𐤕 vehamedinot and the governed provinces HC/Td/Ncfpa עָשִׂ֨יתִי 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕𐤉 asiti I did HVqp1cs לִ֜/י 𐤋/𐤉 li-2 HR/Sp1cs שָׁרִ֣ים 𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 sharim the singing-ones HVqrmpa וְ/שָׁר֗וֹת 𐤅/𐤔𐤓𐤅𐤕 vesharot and singing women HC/Vqrfpa וְ/תַעֲנוּגֹ֛ת 𐤅/𐤕𐤏𐤍𐤅𐤂𐤕 vetaanugot and delights of HC/Ncmpc בְּנֵ֥י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of HNcmpc הָ/אָדָ֖ם 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌 haadam the earthling HTd/Ncmsa שִׁדָּ֥ה 𐤔𐤃𐤄 shidah chest HNcfsa וְ/שִׁדּֽוֹת 𐤅/𐤔𐤃𐤅𐤕 veshidot chests HC/Ncfpa

Verse 9

— I became great — and I will add — from the whole of — he was — before my face — in Yerushalem in Yerushalam — indeed — my wisdom — she stood

וְ/גָדַ֣לְתִּי 𐤅/𐤂𐤃𐤋𐤕𐤉 vegadaleti I became great HC/Vqp1cs וְ/הוֹסַ֔פְתִּי 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤎𐤐𐤕𐤉 vehosafeti and I will add HC/Vhp1cs מִ/כֹּ֛ל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikol from the whole of HR/Ncmsa שֶׁ/הָיָ֥ה 𐤔/𐤄𐤉𐤄 shehayah he was HTr/Vqp3ms לְ/פָנַ֖/י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍/𐤉 lefanay before my face HR/Ncbpc/Sp1cs בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם 𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 birushalaim in Yerushalem in Yerushalam HR/Np אַ֥ף 𐤀𐤐 af indeed HTa חָכְמָתִ֖/י 𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤕/𐤉 chakhemati my wisdom HNcfsc/Sp1cs עָ֥מְדָה 𐤏𐤌𐤃𐤄 amedah she stood HVqp3fs לִּֽ/י 𐤋/𐤉 li HR/Sp1cs

Verse 10

— and the whole of — that-which — they asked — my eyes — not — I set apart — not — I withheld — object-marker — my inner core — from the entirety of — glad rejoicing — for/because — my inner core — joyful one — from the entirety of — my hardship-toil — and this one — he was / he became — my allotted portion — from the entirety of — my hardship-toil

וְ/כֹל֙ 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhol and the whole of HC/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that-which HTr שָֽׁאֲל֣וּ 𐤔𐤀𐤋𐤅 shaalu they asked HVqp3cp עֵינַ֔/י 𐤏𐤉𐤍/𐤉 eynay my eyes HNcbdc/Sp1cs לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn אָצַ֖לְתִּי 𐤀𐤑𐤋𐤕𐤉 atsaleti I set apart HVqp1cs מֵ/הֶ֑ם 𐤌/𐤄𐤌 mehem HR/Sp3mp לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not HTn מָנַ֨עְתִּי 𐤌𐤍𐤏𐤕𐤉 manaeti I withheld HVqp1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker HTo לִבִּ֜/י 𐤋𐤁/𐤉 libi my inner core HNcmsc/Sp1cs מִ/כָּל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikal from the entirety of HR/Ncmsc שִׂמְחָ֗ה 𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤄 simechah glad rejoicing HNcfsa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for/because HC לִבִּ֤/י 𐤋𐤁/𐤉 libi-2 my inner core HNcmsc/Sp1cs שָׂמֵ֨חַ֙ 𐤔𐤌𐤇 samecha joyful one HAamsa מִ/כָּל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikal-2 from the entirety of HR/Ncmsc עֲמָלִ֔/י 𐤏𐤌𐤋/𐤉 amali my hardship-toil HNcbsc/Sp1cs וְ/זֶֽה 𐤅/𐤆𐤄 vezeh and this one HC/Pdxms הָיָ֥ה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah he was / he became HVqp3ms חֶלְקִ֖/י 𐤇𐤋𐤒/𐤉 cheleqi my allotted portion HNcmsc/Sp1cs מִ/כָּל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikal-3 from the entirety of HR/Ncmsc עֲמָלִֽ/י 𐤏𐤌𐤋/𐤉 amali-2 my hardship-toil HNcbsc/Sp1cs

Verse 11

— and I turned — I — in the whole of — my deeds — they did — my two hands — burdensome toil — that I toiled hard — to do or make — and look! — the whole — vapor-breath — and craving of — breath of — and there is not — surplus gain — under; in place of — the sun

וּ/פָנִ֣יתִֽי 𐤅/𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤕𐤉 ufaniti and I turned HC/Vqp1cs אֲנִ֗י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I HPp1cs בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal in the whole of HR/Ncmsc מַעֲשַׂ/י֙ 𐤌𐤏𐤔/𐤉 maasay my deeds HNcmpc/Sp1cs שֶֽׁ/עָשׂ֣וּ 𐤔/𐤏𐤔𐤅 sheasu they did HTr/Vqp3cp יָדַ֔/י 𐤉𐤃/𐤉 yaday my two hands HNcbdc/Sp1cs וּ/בֶֽ/עָמָ֖ל 𐤅/𐤁/𐤏𐤌𐤋 uveamal burdensome toil HC/Rd/Ncbsa שֶׁ/עָמַ֣לְתִּי 𐤔/𐤏𐤌𐤋𐤕𐤉 sheamaleti that I toiled hard HTr/Vqp1cs לַ/עֲשׂ֑וֹת 𐤋/𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 laasot to do or make HR/Vqc וְ/הִנֵּ֨ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh and look! HC/Tm הַ/כֹּ֥ל 𐤄/𐤊𐤋 hakol the whole HTd/Ncmsa הֶ֨בֶל֙ 𐤄𐤁𐤋 hevel vapor-breath HNcmsa וּ/רְע֣וּת 𐤅/𐤓𐤏𐤅𐤕 ureut and craving of HC/Ncfsc ר֔וּחַ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha Roho (Swahili) breath of HNcbsa וְ/אֵ֥ין 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍 veeyn and there is not HC/Tn יִתְר֖וֹן 𐤉𐤕𐤓𐤅𐤍 yiteron surplus gain HNcmsa תַּ֥חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat under; in place of HR הַ/שָּֽׁמֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤔 hashamesh the sun HTd/Ncbsa

Verse 12

— and I turned — I — to see — wisdom — and follies — foolishness — for/because — what? — the earthling — he will come — after, following — the king — object-marker — that-which — Kebar Canal — they made him

וּ/פָנִ֤יתִֽי 𐤅/𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤕𐤉 ufaniti and I turned HC/Vqp1cs אֲנִי֙ 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I HPp1cs לִ/רְא֣וֹת 𐤋/𐤓𐤀𐤅𐤕 lireot to see HR/Vqc חָכְמָ֔ה 𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄 chakhemah wisdom HNcfsa וְ/הוֹלֵל֖וֹת 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤋𐤋𐤅𐤕 veholelot and follies HC/Ncfpa וְ/סִכְל֑וּת 𐤅/𐤎𐤊𐤋𐤅𐤕 vesikhelut foolishness HC/Ncfsa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for/because HC מֶ֣ה 𐤌𐤄 meh what? HTi הָ/אָדָ֗ם 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌 haadam the earthling HTd/Ncmsa שֶׁ/יָּבוֹא֙ 𐤔/𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤀 sheyavo he will come HTr/Vqi3ms אַחֲרֵ֣י 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 acharey after, following HR הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king HTd/Ncmsa אֵ֥ת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker HTo אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that-which HTr כְּבָ֖ר 𐤊𐤁𐤓 kevar Kebar Canal HD עָשֽׂוּ/הוּ 𐤏𐤔𐤅/𐤄𐤅 asuhu they made him HVqp3cp/Sp3ms

Verse 13

— and I saw — I — that there is — surplus gain — to the wisdom — from — the foolishness — surplus of — the light — from — the darkness

וְ/רָאִ֣יתִי 𐤅/𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤕𐤉 veraiti and I saw HC/Vqp1cs אָ֔נִי 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I HPp1cs שֶׁ/יֵּ֥שׁ 𐤔/𐤉𐤔 sheyesh that there is HTr/Tm יִתְר֛וֹן 𐤉𐤕𐤓𐤅𐤍 yiteron surplus gain HNcmsa לַֽ/חָכְמָ֖ה 𐤋/𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄 lachakhemah to the wisdom HRd/Ncfsa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from HR הַ/סִּכְל֑וּת 𐤄/𐤎𐤊𐤋𐤅𐤕 hasikhelut the foolishness HTd/Ncfsa כִּֽ/יתְר֥וֹן 𐤊/𐤉𐤕𐤓𐤅𐤍 kiteron surplus of HR/Ncmsc הָ/א֖וֹר 𐤄/𐤀𐤅𐤓 haor the light HTd/Ncbsa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min-2 from HR הַ/חֹֽשֶׁךְ 𐤄/𐤇𐤔𐤊 hachoshekhe Ubushiku (Bemba) the darkness HTd/Ncmsa

Verse 14

— the wise man — his two eyes — on his head — and the thick-minded one — in the darkness — the one walking — and I knew — also — I — chance occurrence — one — he will encounter — object-marker — the entirety of them

הֶֽ/חָכָם֙ 𐤄/𐤇𐤊𐤌 hechakham the wise man HTd/Aamsa עֵינָ֣י/ו 𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤅 eynayv his two eyes HNcbdc/Sp3ms בְּ/רֹאשׁ֔/וֹ 𐤁/𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤅 berosho on his head HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms וְ/הַ/כְּסִ֖יל 𐤅/𐤄/𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋 vehakesil and the thick-minded one HC/Td/Aamsa בַּ/חֹ֣שֶׁךְ 𐤁/𐤇𐤔𐤊 bachoshekhe Ubushiku (Bemba) in the darkness HRd/Ncmsa הוֹלֵ֑ךְ 𐤄𐤅𐤋𐤊 holekhe the one walking HVqrmsa וְ/יָדַ֣עְתִּי 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕𐤉 veyadaeti and I knew HC/Vqp1cs גַם 𐤂𐤌 gam also HD אָ֔נִי 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I HPp1cs שֶׁ/מִּקְרֶ֥ה 𐤔/𐤌𐤒𐤓𐤄 shemiqereh chance occurrence HTr/Ncmsa אֶחָ֖ד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad Eka (Bemba) one HAcmsa יִקְרֶ֥ה 𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤄 yiqereh he will encounter HVqi3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker HTo כֻּלָּֽ/ם 𐤊𐤋/𐤌 kulam the entirety of them HNcmsc/Sp3mp

Verse 15

— and I said — I — in my inner core — like a chance-occurrence of — the thick-minded one — also — I — he will encounter me — and for what? — I became wise — I — at that time — the remaining one — and I spoke — my inner core — that also — this one — fleeting vapor

וְ/אָמַ֨רְתִּֽי 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕𐤉 veamareti and I said HC/Vqp1cs אֲנִ֜י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I HPp1cs בְּ/לִבִּ֗/י 𐤁/𐤋𐤁/𐤉 belibi in my inner core HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs כְּ/מִקְרֵ֤ה 𐤊/𐤌𐤒𐤓𐤄 kemiqereh like a chance-occurrence of HR/Ncmsc הַ/כְּסִיל֙ 𐤄/𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋 hakesil the thick-minded one HTd/Aamsa גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam also HTa אֲנִ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani-2 Ine (Bemba) I HPp1cs יִקְרֵ֔/נִי 𐤉𐤒𐤓/𐤍𐤉 yiqereni he will encounter me HVqi3ms/Sp1cs וְ/לָ֧/מָּה 𐤅/𐤋/𐤌𐤄 velamah and for what? HC/R/Ti חָכַ֛מְתִּי 𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤕𐤉 chakhameti I became wise HVqp1cs אֲנִ֖י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani-3 Ine (Bemba) I HPp1cs אָ֣ז 𐤀𐤆 az at that time HD יוֹתֵ֑ר 𐤉𐤅𐤕𐤓 yoter the remaining one HNcmsa וְ/דִבַּ֣רְתִּי 𐤅/𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤕𐤉 vedibareti and I spoke HC/Vpp1cs בְ/לִבִּ֔/י 𐤁/𐤋𐤁/𐤉 velibi my inner core HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs שֶׁ/גַּם 𐤔/𐤂𐤌 shegam that also HTr/D זֶ֖ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh this one HPdxms הָֽבֶל 𐤄𐤁𐤋 havel fleeting vapor HNcmsa

Verse 16

— for/because — there is not — memorial-of — to a wise man — if / whether — the thick-minded one — for an unseen age — in that already — the days — the coming ones — the whole — has been forgotten — and how? — he will die — the wise man — if / whether — the thick-minded one

כִּי֩ 𐤊𐤉 ki for/because HC אֵ֨ין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there is not HTn זִכְר֧וֹן 𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤅𐤍 zikheron memorial-of HNcmsc לֶ/חָכָ֛ם 𐤋/𐤇𐤊𐤌 lechakham to a wise man HRd/Aamsa עִֽם 𐤏𐤌 im if / whether HR הַ/כְּסִ֖יל 𐤄/𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋 hakesil the thick-minded one HTd/Aamsa לְ/עוֹלָ֑ם 𐤋/𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 leolam for an unseen age HR/Ncmsa בְּ/שֶׁ/כְּבָ֞ר 𐤁/𐤔/𐤊𐤁𐤓 beshekevar in that already HR/Tr/D הַ/יָּמִ֤ים 𐤄/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 hayamim the days HTd/Ncmpa הַ/בָּאִים֙ 𐤄/𐤁𐤀𐤉𐤌 habaim the coming ones HTd/Vqrmpa הַ/כֹּ֣ל 𐤄/𐤊𐤋 hakol the whole HTd/Ncmsa נִשְׁכָּ֔ח 𐤍𐤔𐤊𐤇 nishekach has been forgotten HVNp3ms וְ/אֵ֛יךְ 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤊 veeykhe and how? HC/Ti יָמ֥וּת 𐤉𐤌𐤅𐤕 yamut he will die HVqi3ms הֶ/חָכָ֖ם 𐤄/𐤇𐤊𐤌 hechakham the wise man HTd/Aamsa עִֽם 𐤏𐤌 im-2 if / whether HR הַ/כְּסִֽיל 𐤄/𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋 hakesil-2 the thick-minded one HTd/Aamsa

Verse 17

— and I hated — object-marker — the living ones — for/because — bad — upon me — the deed — was done — under; in place of — the sun — for/because — the whole — vapor-breath — and craving of — breath of

וְ/שָׂנֵ֨אתִי֙ 𐤅/𐤔𐤍𐤀𐤕𐤉 vesaneti and I hated HC/Vqp1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker HTo הַ֣/חַיִּ֔ים 𐤄/𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌 hachayim the living ones HTd/Ncmpa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for/because HC רַ֤ע 𐤓𐤏 ra bad HAamsa עָלַ/י֙ 𐤏𐤋/𐤉 alay upon me HR/Sp1cs הַֽ/מַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤄 hamaaseh the deed HTd/Ncmsa שֶׁ/נַּעֲשָׂ֖ה 𐤔/𐤍𐤏𐤔𐤄 shenaasah was done HTr/VNp3ms תַּ֣חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat under; in place of HR הַ/שָּׁ֑מֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤔 hashamesh the sun HTd/Ncbsa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for/because HC הַ/כֹּ֥ל 𐤄/𐤊𐤋 hakol the whole HTd/Ncmsa הֶ֖בֶל 𐤄𐤁𐤋 hevel vapor-breath HNcmsa וּ/רְע֥וּת 𐤅/𐤓𐤏𐤅𐤕 ureut and craving of HC/Ncfsc רֽוּחַ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha Roho (Swahili) breath of HNcbsa

Verse 18

— and I hated — I — object-marker — entirety of — my hardship-toil — that I — toiling one — under; in place of — the sun — I will set him down — to the human — that he will become — behind me

וְ/שָׂנֵ֤אתִֽי 𐤅/𐤔𐤍𐤀𐤕𐤉 vesaneti and I hated HC/Vqp1cs אֲנִי֙ 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I HPp1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal entirety of HNcmsc עֲמָלִ֔/י 𐤏𐤌𐤋/𐤉 amali my hardship-toil HNcbsc/Sp1cs שֶׁ/אֲנִ֥י 𐤔/𐤀𐤍𐤉 sheani Ine (Bemba) that I HTr/Pp1cs עָמֵ֖ל 𐤏𐤌𐤋 amel toiling one HAamsa תַּ֣חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat under; in place of HR הַ/שָּׁ֑מֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤔 hashamesh the sun HTd/Ncbsa שֶׁ֣/אַנִּיחֶ֔/נּוּ 𐤔/𐤀𐤍𐤉𐤇/𐤍𐤅 sheanichenu I will set him down HTr/Vhi1cs/Sp3ms לָ/אָדָ֖ם 𐤋/𐤀𐤃𐤌 laadam to the human HRd/Ncmsa שֶׁ/יִּהְיֶ֥ה 𐤔/𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 sheyiheyeh that he will become HTr/Vqi3ms אַחֲרָֽ/י 𐤀𐤇𐤓/𐤉 acharay behind me HR/Sp1cs

Verse 19

— and who? — the knowing one — the wise man — he will come to be — or — he acted foolishly — he will rule — in the whole of — my hardship-toil — that I toiled hard — I was wise — under; in place of — the sun — also — this one — fleeting vapor

וּ/מִ֣י 𐤅/𐤌𐤉 umi and who? HC/Ti יוֹדֵ֗עַ 𐤉𐤅𐤃𐤏 yodea the knowing one HVqrmsa הֶֽ/חָכָ֤ם 𐤄/𐤇𐤊𐤌 hechakham the wise man HTi/Aamsa יִהְיֶה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh he will come to be HVqi3ms א֣וֹ 𐤀𐤅 o or HC סָכָ֔ל 𐤎𐤊𐤋 sakhal he acted foolishly HNcmsa וְ/יִשְׁלַט֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤈 veyishelat he will rule HC/Vqi3ms בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal in the whole of HR/Ncmsc עֲמָלִ֔/י 𐤏𐤌𐤋/𐤉 amali my hardship-toil HNcbsc/Sp1cs שֶֽׁ/עָמַ֥לְתִּי 𐤔/𐤏𐤌𐤋𐤕𐤉 sheamaleti that I toiled hard HTr/Vqp1cs וְ/שֶׁ/חָכַ֖מְתִּי 𐤅/𐤔/𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤕𐤉 veshechakhameti I was wise HC/Tr/Vqp1cs תַּ֣חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat under; in place of HR הַ/שָּׁ֑מֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤔 hashamesh the sun HTd/Ncbsa גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam also HTa זֶ֖ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh this one HPdxms הָֽבֶל 𐤄𐤁𐤋 havel fleeting vapor HNcmsa

Verse 20

— and I went around — I — to cause to despair — object-marker — my inner core — upon — entirety of — burdensome toil — that I toiled hard — under; in place of — the sun

וְ/סַבּ֥וֹתִֽי 𐤅/𐤎𐤁𐤅𐤕𐤉 vesaboti and I went around HC/Vqp1cs אֲנִ֖י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I HPp1cs לְ/יַאֵ֣שׁ 𐤋/𐤉𐤀𐤔 leyaesh to cause to despair HR/Vpc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker HTo לִבִּ֑/י 𐤋𐤁/𐤉 libi my inner core HNcmsc/Sp1cs עַ֚ל 𐤏𐤋 al upon HR כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal entirety of HNcmsc הֶ֣/עָמָ֔ל 𐤄/𐤏𐤌𐤋 heamal burdensome toil HTd/Ncbsa שֶׁ/עָמַ֖לְתִּי 𐤔/𐤏𐤌𐤋𐤕𐤉 sheamaleti that I toiled hard HTr/Vqp1cs תַּ֥חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat under; in place of HR הַ/שָּֽׁמֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤔 hashamesh the sun HTd/Ncbsa

Verse 21

— for/because — there exists — human being — his toil — in wisdom — and in knowledge — and in fitness — and to a human — that not — burdensome toil — he will give him — his allotted portion — also — this one — vapor-breath — and he saw — great

כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki for/because HC יֵ֣שׁ 𐤉𐤔 yesh there exists HTm אָדָ֗ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam human being HNcmsa שֶׁ/עֲמָל֛/וֹ 𐤔/𐤏𐤌𐤋/𐤅 sheamalo his toil HTr/Ncbsc/Sp3ms בְּ/חָכְמָ֥ה 𐤁/𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄 bechakhemah in wisdom HR/Ncfsa וּ/בְ/דַ֖עַת 𐤅/𐤁/𐤃𐤏𐤕 uvedaat and in knowledge HC/R/Ncfsa וּ/בְ/כִשְׁר֑וֹן 𐤅/𐤁/𐤊𐤔𐤓𐤅𐤍 uvekhisheron and in fitness HC/R/Ncmsa וּ/לְ/אָדָ֞ם 𐤅/𐤋/𐤀𐤃𐤌 uleadam and to a human HC/R/Ncmsa שֶׁ/לֹּ֤א 𐤔/𐤋𐤀 shelo that not HTr/Tn עָֽמַל 𐤏𐤌𐤋 amal burdensome toil HVqp3ms בּ/וֹ֙ 𐤁/𐤅 bo HR/Sp3ms יִתְּנֶ֣/נּוּ 𐤉𐤕𐤍/𐤍𐤅 yitenenu he will give him HVqi3ms/Sp3ms חֶלְק֔/וֹ 𐤇𐤋𐤒/𐤅 cheleqo his allotted portion HNcmsc/Sp3ms גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam also HTa זֶ֥ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh this one HPdxms הֶ֖בֶל 𐤄𐤁𐤋 hevel vapor-breath HNcmsa וְ/רָעָ֥ה 𐤅/𐤓𐤏𐤄 veraah and he saw HC/Ncfsa רַבָּֽה 𐤓𐤁𐤄 rabah great HAafsa

Verse 22

— for/because — what? — existing one — to the human — in the whole of — his burdensome toil — mental striving of — his inner core — he — toiling one — under; in place of — the sun

כִּ֠י 𐤊𐤉 ki for/because HC מֶֽה 𐤌𐤄 meh what? HTi הֹוֶ֤ה 𐤄𐤅𐤄 hoveh existing one HVqrmsa לָֽ/אָדָם֙ 𐤋/𐤀𐤃𐤌 laadam to the human HRd/Ncmsa בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal in the whole of HR/Ncmsc עֲמָל֔/וֹ 𐤏𐤌𐤋/𐤅 amalo his burdensome toil HNcbsc/Sp3ms וּ/בְ/רַעְי֖וֹן 𐤅/𐤁/𐤓𐤏𐤉𐤅𐤍 uveraeyon mental striving of HC/R/Ncmsc לִבּ֑/ו 𐤋𐤁/𐤅 libv his inner core HNcmsc/Sp3ms שֶׁ/ה֥וּא 𐤔/𐤄𐤅𐤀 shehu he HTr/Pp3ms עָמֵ֖ל 𐤏𐤌𐤋 amel toiling one HAamsa תַּ֥חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat under; in place of HR הַ/שָּֽׁמֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤔 hashamesh the sun HTd/Ncbsa

Verse 23

— for/because — all of — his days — pains — vexation — his concern — also — in the night — not — he lay down — his inner core — also — this one — vapor-breath — he

כִּ֧י 𐤊𐤉 ki for/because HC כָל 𐤊𐤋 khal all of HNcmsc יָמָ֣י/ו 𐤉𐤌𐤉/𐤅 yamayv his days HNcmpc/Sp3ms מַכְאֹבִ֗ים 𐤌𐤊𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤌 makheovim pains HNcmpa וָ/כַ֨עַס֙ 𐤅/𐤊𐤏𐤎 vakhaas vexation HC/Ncmsa עִנְיָנ֔/וֹ 𐤏𐤍𐤉𐤍/𐤅 ineyano his concern HNcmsc/Sp3ms גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam also HTa בַּ/לַּ֖יְלָה 𐤁/𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 balayelah in the night HRd/Ncmsa לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn שָׁכַ֣ב 𐤔𐤊𐤁 shakhav he lay down HVqp3ms לִבּ֑/וֹ 𐤋𐤁/𐤅 libo his inner core HNcmsc/Sp3ms גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam-2 also HTa זֶ֖ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh this one HPdxms הֶ֥בֶל 𐤄𐤁𐤋 hevel vapor-breath HNcmsa הֽוּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he HPp3ms

Verse 24

— there is not — good — in a human — that he eats — and he drank — and he caused to see — object-marker — his living-self — good — in his toil — also — this one — I saw — I — for/because — from hand of — the Mighty Ones — she

אֵֽין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there is not HTn ט֤וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov good HAamsa בָּ/אָדָם֙ 𐤁/𐤀𐤃𐤌 baadam in a human HRd/Ncmsa שֶׁ/יֹּאכַ֣ל 𐤔/𐤉𐤀𐤊𐤋 sheyokhal that he eats HTr/Vqi3ms וְ/שָׁתָ֔ה 𐤅/𐤔𐤕𐤄 veshatah and he drank HC/Vqq3ms וְ/הֶרְאָ֧ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤓𐤀𐤄 vehereah and he caused to see HC/Vhq3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker HTo נַפְשׁ֛/וֹ 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤅 nafesho his living-self HNcbsc/Sp3ms ט֖וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov-2 good HAamsa בַּ/עֲמָל֑/וֹ 𐤁/𐤏𐤌𐤋/𐤅 baamalo in his toil HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam also HTa זֹה֙ 𐤆𐤄 zoh this one HPdxms רָאִ֣יתִי 𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤕𐤉 raiti I saw HVqp1cs אָ֔נִי 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I HPp1cs כִּ֛י 𐤊𐤉 ki for/because HC מִ/יַּ֥ד 𐤌/𐤉𐤃 miyad from hand of HR/Ncbsc הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) the Mighty Ones HTd/Ncmpa הִֽיא 𐤄𐤉𐤀 hi she HPp3fs

Verse 25

— for/because — who? — he will consume — and who? — he will hurry — outside space — from me

כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for/because HC מִ֥י 𐤌𐤉 mi who? HTi יֹאכַ֛ל 𐤉𐤀𐤊𐤋 yokhal he will consume HVqi3ms וּ/מִ֥י 𐤅/𐤌𐤉 umi and who? HC/Ti יָח֖וּשׁ 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤔 yachush he will hurry HVqi3ms ח֥וּץ 𐤇𐤅𐤑 chuts outside space HNcmsa מִמֶּֽ/נִּי 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤉 mimeni from me HR/Sp1cs

Verse 26

— for/because — to a human — good — before his face — he gave — wisdom — knowledge-of — rejoicing — and to the erring one — he gave — engaging matter — to gather — and to gather — to give — for benefit — to the face of — the Mighty Ones — also — this one — vapor-breath — and craving of — breath of

כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki for/because HC לְ/אָדָם֙ 𐤋/𐤀𐤃𐤌 leadam to a human HR/Ncmsa שֶׁ/טּ֣וֹב 𐤔/𐤈𐤅𐤁 shetov good HTr/Aamsa לְ/פָנָ֔י/ו 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤅 lefanayv before his face HR/Ncbpc/Sp3ms נָתַ֛ן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 natan he gave HVqp3ms חָכְמָ֥ה 𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄 chakhemah wisdom HNcfsa וְ/דַ֖עַת 𐤅/𐤃𐤏𐤕 vedaat knowledge-of HC/Ncfsa וְ/שִׂמְחָ֑ה 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤄 vesimechah rejoicing HC/Ncfsa וְ/לַ/חוֹטֶא֩ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤇𐤅𐤈𐤀 velachote and to the erring one HC/Rd/Vqrmsa נָתַ֨ן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 natan-2 he gave HVqp3ms עִנְיָ֜ן 𐤏𐤍𐤉𐤍 ineyan engaging matter HNcmsa לֶ/אֱס֣וֹף 𐤋/𐤀𐤎𐤅𐤐 leesof to gather HR/Vqc וְ/לִ/כְנ֗וֹס 𐤅/𐤋/𐤊𐤍𐤅𐤎 velikhenos and to gather HC/R/Vqc לָ/תֵת֙ 𐤋/𐤕𐤕 latet to give HR/Vqc לְ/טוֹב֙ 𐤋/𐤈𐤅𐤁 letov for benefit HR/Aamsa לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney to the face of HR/Ncbpc הָֽ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) the Mighty Ones HTd/Ncmpa גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam also HTa זֶ֥ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh this one HPdxms הֶ֖בֶל 𐤄𐤁𐤋 hevel vapor-breath HNcmsa וּ/רְע֥וּת 𐤅/𐤓𐤏𐤅𐤕 ureut and craving of HC/Ncfsc רֽוּחַ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha Roho (Swahili) breath of HNcbsa

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