Ecclesiastes 5

Qohelet instructs approaching God's house reverently to listen rather than offer hasty sacrifices or vows, urging fulfillment of promises to God without excuse before His messenger, and to fear God. He observes oppression and injustice without surprise, notes the king's dependence on the field, and declares the vanity of riches—which increase expenses, cannot be taken in death, often perish harmfully, and bring sorrow—contrasting with enjoying God's gifts of labor and provision.

Interlinear Text

Verse 17 הִנֵּ֞ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh Look! HTm אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that-which HTr רָאִ֣יתִי 𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤕𐤉 raiti I saw HVqp1cs אָ֗נִי 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I HPp1cs ט֣וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov good HAamsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that-which HTr יָפֶ֣ה 𐤉𐤐𐤄 yafeh beautiful HAamsa לֶֽ/אֶכוֹל 𐤋/𐤀𐤊𐤅𐤋 leekhol to eat HR/Vqc וְ֠/לִ/שְׁתּוֹת 𐤅/𐤋/𐤔𐤕𐤅𐤕 velishetot and to drink HC/R/Vqc וְ/לִ/רְא֨וֹת 𐤅/𐤋/𐤓𐤀𐤅𐤕 velireot and to see HC/R/Vqc טוֹבָ֜ה 𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤄 tovah good (feminine) HAafsa בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal in the whole of HR/Ncmsc עֲמָל֣/וֹ 𐤏𐤌𐤋/𐤅 amalo his burdensome toil HNcbsc/Sp3ms שֶׁ/יַּעֲמֹ֣ל 𐤔/𐤉𐤏𐤌𐤋 sheyaamol he will toil HTr/Vqi3ms תַּֽחַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat under; in place of HR הַ/שֶּׁ֗מֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤔 hashemesh the sun HTd/Ncbsa מִסְפַּ֧ר 𐤌𐤎𐤐𐤓 misepar counted total HNcmsc יְמֵי 𐤉𐤌𐤉 yemey days of HNcmpc חי/ו 𐤇𐤉/𐤅 chyv his lives HNcmpc/Sp3ms חַיָּ֛י/ו 𐤇𐤉𐤉/𐤅 chayayv his lives HNcmpc/Sp3ms אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-3 that-which HTr נָֽתַן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 natan he gave HVqp3ms ל֥/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo HR/Sp3ms הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) the Mighty Ones HTd/Ncmpa כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki for/because HC ה֥וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he HPp3ms חֶלְקֽ/וֹ 𐤇𐤋𐤒/𐤅 cheleqo his allotted portion HNcmsc/Sp3ms