Ecclesiastes 6

— there exists — evil — that-which — I saw — under; in place of — the sun — and she increased — she — upon — the earthling

Verse 1 יֵ֣שׁ 𐤉𐤔 yesh there exists HTm רָעָ֔ה 𐤓𐤏𐤄 raah evil HNcfsa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that-which HTr רָאִ֖יתִי 𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤕𐤉 raiti I saw HVqp1cs תַּ֣חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat under; in place of HR הַ/שָּׁ֑מֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤔 hashamesh the sun HTd/Ncbsa וְ/רַבָּ֥ה 𐤅/𐤓𐤁𐤄 verabah and she increased HC/Aafsa הִ֖יא 𐤄𐤉𐤀 hi she HPp3fs עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon HR הָ/אָדָֽם 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌 haadam the earthling HTd/Ncmsa

— man — that-which — he will give — the Mighty Ones — material wealth — and accumulated assets — and weighty honor — and he is absent — lacking — for his living-self — from the whole of — that-which — he will long intensely — and not — he will grant him dominion — the Mighty Ones — to eat — from us — for/because — man — foreign one — he will consume him — this one — vapor-breath — sickness — bad — he

Verse 2 אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man HNcmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that-which HTr יִתֶּן 𐤉𐤕𐤍 yiten he will give HVqi3ms ל֣/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo HR/Sp3ms הָ/אֱלֹהִ֡ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) the Mighty Ones HTd/Ncmpa עֹשֶׁר֩ 𐤏𐤔𐤓 osher material wealth HNcmsa וּ/נְכָסִ֨ים 𐤅/𐤍𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤌 unekhasim and accumulated assets HC/Ncmpa וְ/כָב֜וֹד 𐤅/𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃 vekhavod and weighty honor HC/Ncbsa וְֽ/אֵינֶ֨/נּוּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍/𐤍𐤅 veeynenu and he is absent HC/Tn/Sp3ms חָסֵ֥ר 𐤇𐤎𐤓 chaser lacking HAamsa לְ/נַפְשׁ֣/וֹ 𐤋/𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤅 lenafesho for his living-self HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms מִ/כֹּ֣ל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikol from the whole of HR/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that-which HTr יִתְאַוֶּ֗ה 𐤉𐤕𐤀𐤅𐤄 yiteaveh he will long intensely HVti3ms וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not HC/Tn יַשְׁלִיטֶ֤/נּוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤉𐤈/𐤍𐤅 yashelitenu he will grant him dominion HVhi3ms/Sp3ms הָֽ/אֱלֹהִים֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim-2 Mulimu (Lozi) the Mighty Ones HTd/Ncmpa לֶ/אֱכֹ֣ל 𐤋/𐤀𐤊𐤋 leekhol to eat HR/Vqc מִמֶּ֔/נּוּ 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤅 mimenu from us HR/Sp1cp כִּ֛י 𐤊𐤉 ki for/because HC אִ֥ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish-2 man HNcmsa נָכְרִ֖י 𐤍𐤊𐤓𐤉 nakheri foreign one HAamsa יֹֽאכֲלֶ֑/נּוּ 𐤉𐤀𐤊𐤋/𐤍𐤅 yokhalenu he will consume him HVqi3ms/Sp3ms זֶ֥ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh this one HPdxms הֶ֛בֶל 𐤄𐤁𐤋 hevel vapor-breath HNcmsa וָ/חֳלִ֥י 𐤅/𐤇𐤋𐤉 vacholi sickness HC/Ncmsa רָ֖ע 𐤓𐤏 ra bad HAamsa הֽוּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he HPp3ms

— if / whether — he will beget offspring — man — one hundred — and years — many (feminine plural) — he will live — and great — that they be — days of — his year-cycles — his living self — not — she will be satisfied — from — the good (feminine) — and also — burial-place — not — she became — I said — good — from us — the fallen offspring

Verse 3 אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if / whether HC יוֹלִ֣יד 𐤉𐤅𐤋𐤉𐤃 yolid he will beget offspring HVhi3ms אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man HNcmsa מֵאָ֡ה 𐤌𐤀𐤄 meah one hundred HAcbsa וְ/שָׁנִים֩ 𐤅/𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 veshanim and years HC/Ncfpa רַבּ֨וֹת 𐤓𐤁𐤅𐤕 rabot many (feminine plural) HAafpa יִֽחְיֶ֜ה 𐤉𐤇𐤉𐤄 yicheyeh he will live HVqi3ms וְ/רַ֣ב 𐤅/𐤓𐤁 verav and great HC/Aamsa שֶׁ/יִּהְי֣וּ 𐤔/𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤅 sheyiheyu that they be HTr/Vqi3mp יְמֵֽי 𐤉𐤌𐤉 yemey days of HNcmpc שָׁנָ֗י/ו 𐤔𐤍𐤉/𐤅 shanayv his year-cycles HNcfpc/Sp3ms וְ/נַפְשׁ/וֹ֙ 𐤅/𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤅 venafesho his living self HC/Ncbsc/Sp3ms לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn תִשְׂבַּ֣ע 𐤕𐤔𐤁𐤏 tiseba she will be satisfied HVqi3fs מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from HR הַ/טּוֹבָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤄 hatovah the good (feminine) HTd/Aafsa וְ/גַם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam and also HC/Ta קְבוּרָ֖ה 𐤒𐤁𐤅𐤓𐤄 qevurah burial-place HNcfsa לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not HTn הָ֣יְתָה 𐤄𐤉𐤕𐤄 hayetah she became HVqp3fs לּ֑/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo-3 HR/Sp3ms אָמַ֕רְתִּי 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕𐤉 amareti I said HVqp1cs ט֥וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov good HAamsa מִמֶּ֖/נּוּ 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤅 mimenu from us HR/Sp1cp הַ/נָּֽפֶל 𐤄/𐤍𐤐𐤋 hanafel the fallen offspring HTd/Ncmsa

— for/because — breath-vapor — he came — and in the darkness — he will go — and in the darkness — his name — he will be covered over

Verse 4 כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for/because HC בַ/הֶ֥בֶל 𐤁/𐤄𐤁𐤋 vahevel breath-vapor HRd/Ncmsa בָּ֖א 𐤁𐤀 ba he came HVqp3ms וּ/בַ/חֹ֣שֶׁךְ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤇𐤔𐤊 uvachoshekhe Ubushiku (Bemba) and in the darkness HC/Rd/Ncmsa יֵלֵ֑ךְ 𐤉𐤋𐤊 yelekhe he will go HVqi3ms וּ/בַ/חֹ֖שֶׁךְ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤇𐤔𐤊 uvachoshekhe-2 Ubushiku (Bemba) and in the darkness HC/Rd/Ncmsa שְׁמ֥/וֹ 𐤔𐤌/𐤅 shemo his name HNcmsc/Sp3ms יְכֻסֶּֽה 𐤉𐤊𐤎𐤄 yekhuseh he will be covered over HVPi3ms

— also — sun — not — seeing — and not — he knew — descent-rest — to this one — from this

Verse 5 גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam also HTa שֶׁ֥מֶשׁ 𐤔𐤌𐤔 shemesh sun HNcbsa לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn רָאָ֖ה 𐤓𐤀𐤄 raah seeing HVqp3ms וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not HC/Tn יָדָ֑ע 𐤉𐤃𐤏 yada he knew HVqp3ms נַ֥חַת 𐤍𐤇𐤕 nachat descent-rest HNcfsa לָ/זֶ֖ה 𐤋/𐤆𐤄 lazeh to this one HR/Pdxms מִ/זֶּֽה 𐤌/𐤆𐤄 mizeh from this HR/Pdxms

— and if — living one — thousand-unit — cycles of years — two strokes — and good — not — seeing — is it not? — toward — standing-place — one — the whole — the one walking

Verse 6 וְ/אִלּ֣וּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤅 veilu and if HC/C חָיָ֗ה 𐤇𐤉𐤄 chayah living one HVqp3ms אֶ֤לֶף 𐤀𐤋𐤐 elef thousand-unit HAcbsa שָׁנִים֙ 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 shanim cycles of years HNcfpa פַּעֲמַ֔יִם 𐤐𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤌 paamayim two strokes HNcfda וְ/טוֹבָ֖ה 𐤅/𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤄 vetovah and good HC/Aafsa לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn רָאָ֑ה 𐤓𐤀𐤄 raah seeing HVqp3ms הֲ/לֹ֛א 𐤄/𐤋𐤀 halo is it not? HTi/Tn אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el toward HR מָק֥וֹם 𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 maqom standing-place HNcmsa אֶחָ֖ד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad Eka (Bemba) one HAcmsa הַ/כֹּ֥ל 𐤄/𐤊𐤋 hakol the whole HTd/Ncmsa הוֹלֵֽךְ 𐤄𐤅𐤋𐤊 holekhe the one walking HVqrmsa

— entirety of — burdensome toil — the earthling — according to his mouth — and also — the living being — not — she will be filled

Verse 7 כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal entirety of HNcmsc עֲמַ֥ל 𐤏𐤌𐤋 amal burdensome toil HNcbsc הָ/אָדָ֖ם 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌 haadam the earthling HTd/Ncmsa לְ/פִ֑י/הוּ 𐤋/𐤐𐤉/𐤄𐤅 lefihu according to his mouth HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms וְ/גַם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam and also HC/Ta הַ/נֶּ֖פֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤍𐤐𐤔 hanefesh the living being HTd/Ncbsa לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn תִמָּלֵֽא 𐤕𐤌𐤋𐤀 timale she will be filled HVNi3fs

— for/because — what? — the remaining one — to a wise man — from — the thick-minded one — what? — to the afflicted one — the knowing one — to go, to walk — in front of — the living ones

Verse 8 כִּ֛י 𐤊𐤉 ki for/because HC מַה 𐤌𐤄 mah what? HTi יּוֹתֵ֥ר 𐤉𐤅𐤕𐤓 yoter the remaining one HNcmsa לֶ/חָכָ֖ם 𐤋/𐤇𐤊𐤌 lechakham to a wise man HRd/Aamsa מִֽן 𐤌𐤍 min from HR הַ/כְּסִ֑יל 𐤄/𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋 hakesil the thick-minded one HTd/Aamsa מַה 𐤌𐤄 mah-2 what? HTi לֶּ/עָנִ֣י 𐤋/𐤏𐤍𐤉 leani to the afflicted one HRd/Aamsa יוֹדֵ֔עַ 𐤉𐤅𐤃𐤏 yodea the knowing one HVqrmsa לַ/הֲלֹ֖ךְ 𐤋/𐤄𐤋𐤊 lahalokhe to go, to walk HR/Vqc נֶ֥גֶד 𐤍𐤂𐤃 neged in front of HR הַ/חַיִּֽים 𐤄/𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌 hachayim the living ones HTd/Aampa

— good — visible appearance — eyes — to go — breathing being — also — this one — vapor-breath — and craving of — breath of

Verse 9 ט֛וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov good HAamsa מַרְאֵ֥ה 𐤌𐤓𐤀𐤄 mareeh visible appearance HNcmsc עֵינַ֖יִם 𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤌 eynayim eyes HNcbda מֵֽ/הֲלָךְ 𐤌/𐤄𐤋𐤊 mehalakhe to go HR/Vqc נָ֑פֶשׁ 𐤍𐤐𐤔 nafesh breathing being HNcbsa 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

— what? — he was — Kebar Canal — we call — his name — and it became known — that-which — he — human being — and not — he is able — to judge — if / whether — to overpower — mighty one — from us

Verse 10 מַה 𐤌𐤄 mah what? HTi שֶּֽׁ/הָיָ֗ה 𐤔/𐤄𐤉𐤄 shehayah he was HTr/Vqp3ms כְּבָר֙ 𐤊𐤁𐤓 kevar Kebar Canal HD נִקְרָ֣א 𐤍𐤒𐤓𐤀 niqera we call HVNrmsa שְׁמ֔/וֹ 𐤔𐤌/𐤅 shemo his name HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/נוֹדָ֖ע 𐤅/𐤍𐤅𐤃𐤏 venoda and it became known HC/VNrmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that-which HTr ה֣וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he HPp3ms אָדָ֑ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam human being HNcmsa וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not HC/Tn יוּכַ֣ל 𐤉𐤅𐤊𐤋 yukhal he is able HVqi3ms לָ/דִ֔ין 𐤋/𐤃𐤉𐤍 ladin to judge HR/Vqc עִ֥ם 𐤏𐤌 im if / whether HR ש/התקיף 𐤔/𐤄𐤕𐤒𐤉𐤐 shhtqyf to overpower HTr/Vhc שֶׁ/תַּקִּ֖יף 𐤔/𐤕𐤒𐤉𐤐 shetaqif mighty one HTd/Aamsa מִמֶּֽ/נּוּ 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤅 mimenu from us HR/Sp3ms

— for/because — there exists — spoken matters — cause to multiply — those causing to multiply — fleeting vapor — what? — the remaining one — to the human

Verse 11 כִּ֛י 𐤊𐤉 ki for/because HC יֵשׁ 𐤉𐤔 yesh there exists HTm דְּבָרִ֥ים 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 devarim spoken matters HNcmpa הַרְבֵּ֖ה 𐤄𐤓𐤁𐤄 harebeh cause to multiply HVha מַרְבִּ֣ים 𐤌𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 marebim those causing to multiply HVhrmpa הָ֑בֶל 𐤄𐤁𐤋 havel fleeting vapor HNcmsa מַה 𐤌𐤄 mah what? HTi יֹּתֵ֖ר 𐤉𐤕𐤓 yoter the remaining one HNcmsa לָ/אָדָֽם 𐤋/𐤀𐤃𐤌 laadam to the human HRd/Ncmsa

— for/because — who? — the knowing one — what? — good — to the human — in the lives — counted total — days of — lives of — his vapor — and he will do them — like shade — that-which — who? — he will make known — to the human — what? — he will come to be — behind him — under; in place of — the sun

Verse 12 כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for/because HC מִֽי 𐤌𐤉 mi who? HTi יוֹדֵעַ֩ 𐤉𐤅𐤃𐤏 yodea the knowing one HVqrmsa מַה 𐤌𐤄 mah what? HTi טּ֨וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov good HAamsa לָֽ/אָדָ֜ם 𐤋/𐤀𐤃𐤌 laadam to the human HRd/Ncmsa בַּֽ/חַיִּ֗ים 𐤁/𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌 bachayim in the lives HRd/Ncmpa מִסְפַּ֛ר 𐤌𐤎𐤐𐤓 misepar counted total HNcmsc יְמֵי 𐤉𐤌𐤉 yemey days of HNcmpc חַיֵּ֥י 𐤇𐤉𐤉 chayey lives of HNcmpc הֶבְל֖/וֹ 𐤄𐤁𐤋/𐤅 hevelo his vapor HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/יַעֲשֵׂ֣/ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤔/𐤌 veyaasem and he will do them HC/Vqi3ms/Sp3mp כַּ/צֵּ֑ל 𐤊/𐤑𐤋 katsel like shade HRd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר֙ 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that-which HTr מִֽי 𐤌𐤉 mi-2 who? HTi יַגִּ֣יד 𐤉𐤂𐤉𐤃 yagid he will make known HVhi3ms לָֽ/אָדָ֔ם 𐤋/𐤀𐤃𐤌 laadam-2 to the human HRd/Ncmsa מַה 𐤌𐤄 mah-2 what? HTi יִּהְיֶ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh he will come to be HVqi3ms אַחֲרָ֖י/ו 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤅 acharayv behind him HR/Sp3ms תַּ֥חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat under; in place of HR הַ/שָּֽׁמֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤔 hashamesh the sun HTd/Ncbsa

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