<< Ecclesiastes 8 >> Ecclesiastes 8 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex Transliterated

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1 mi ke·he·cha·cham, u·mi yo·v·de·a' pe·sher da·var; cha·che·mat a·dam ta·'ir pa·nav, ve·'oz pa·nav ye·shun·ne.

2 a·ni pi-me·lech she·mo·vr, ve·'al div·rat she·vu·'at e·lo·him. 3 al-tib·ba·hel mip·pa·nav te·lech, al-ta·'a·mod be·da·var ra; ki kol-a·sher yach·potz ya·'a·seh. 4 ba·'a·sher de·var-me·lech shil·to·vn; u·mi yo·mar-lov mah-ta·'a·seh.

5 sho·v·mer mitz·vah, lo ye·da da·var ra; ve·'et u·mish·pat, ye·da lev cha·cham. 6 ki le·chol-che·fetz, yesh et u·mish·pat; ki-ra·'at ha·'a·dam rab·bah a·lav. 7 ki-ei·nen·nu yo·de·a' mah-shei·yih·yeh; ki ka·'a·sher yih·yeh, mi yag·gid lov. 8 ein a·dam shal·lit ba·ru·ach lich·lo·v et-ha·ru·ach, ve·'ein shil·to·vn be·yo·vm ham·ma·vet, ve·'ein mish·la·chat bam·mil·cha·mah; ve·lo-ye·mal·let re·sha et-be·'a·lav. 9 et-kol-zeh ra·'i·ti ve·na·to·vn et-lib·bi, le·chol-ma·'a·seh, a·sher na·'a·sah ta·chat ha·sha·mesh; et a·sher sha·lat ha·'a·dam be·'a·dam le·ra lov.

10 u·ve·chen ra·'i·ti re·sha·'im ke·vu·rim va·va·'u u·mim·me·ko·vm ka·do·vsh ye·hal·le·chu, ve·yish·tak·ke·chu va·'ir a·sher ken-a·su; gam-zeh ha·vel. 11 a·sher ein-na·'a·sah fit·gam, ma·'a·seh ha·ra·'ah me·he·rah; al-ken ma·le lev be·nei-ha·'a·dam ba·hem la·'a·so·vt ra. 12 a·sher cho·te o·seh ra me·'at u·ma·'a·rich lov; ki gam-yo·v·de·a' a·ni, a·sher yih·yeh-to·vv le·yir·'ei ha·'e·lo·him, a·sher yi·re·'u mil·le·fa·nav. 13 ve·to·vv lo-yih·yeh la·ra·sha, ve·lo-ya·'a·rich ya·mim ka·tzel; a·sher ei·nen·nu ya·re mil·lif·nei e·lo·him.

14 yesh-he·vel a·sher na·'a·sah al-ha·'a·retz a·sher yesh tzad·di·kim a·sher mag·gi·a' a·le·hem ke·ma·'a·seh ha·re·sha·'im, ve·yesh re·sha·'im, shem·mag·gi·a' a·le·hem ke·ma·'a·seh ha·tzad·di·kim; a·mar·ti sheg·gam-zeh ha·vel. 15 ve·shib·bach·ti a·ni et-has·sim·chah, a·sher ein-to·vv la·'a·dam ta·chat ha·she·mesh, ki im-le·'e·cho·vl ve·lish·to·vt ve·lis·mo·v·ach; ve·hu yil·ven·nu va·'a·ma·lov ye·mei chai·yav a·sher-na·tan-lov ha·'e·lo·him ta·chat ha·sha·mesh.

16 ka·'a·sher na·tat·ti et-lib·bi la·da·'at cha·che·mah, ve·lir·'o·vt et-ha·'in·yan, a·sher na·'a·sah al-ha·'a·retz; ki gam bai·yo·vm u·val·lay·lah, she·nah be·'ei·nav ei·nen·nu ro·'eh. 17 ve·ra·'i·ti et-kol-ma·'a·seh ha·'e·lo·him ki lo yu·chal ha·'a·dam lim·tzo·v et-ham·ma·'a·seh a·sher na·'a·sah ta·chat-ha·she·mesh, be·shel a·sher ya·'a·mol ha·'a·dam le·vak·kesh ve·lo yim·tza; ve·gam im-yo·mar he·cha·cham la·da·'at, lo yu·chal lim·tzo.

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