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OET-LV ECC Chapter 2
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2 I _ saidI in/on/at/with _ heart _ of_ my come please test _ you in/on/at/with _ pleasure and _ enjoy in/on/at/with _ what _ is_ goodand _ see/lo/see also it was _ futility2 Of _ laughter I _ saidit _ is _ madand _ of _ pleasure what this is _ _ doing3 I _ searchedin/on/at/with _ mind _ of_ my to _ cheer in/on/at/with _ wine DOM body _ of_ my and _ mind _ of_ my was _ guidingin/on/at/with _ wisdom and _ to _ lay _ holdin/on/at/with _ folly until that I _ sawwhere this is _ goodfor _ sons _ ofthe _ humankind which they _ will_ dounder the _ heavens the _ number_ ofthe _ days_ oflives _ of_ their .
4 I _ made_ greatworks _ of_ my I _ builtto _ me houses I _ plantedto _ me vineyards .
5 I _ madeto _ me gardens and _ parks and _ planted in/among _ them tree[s] _ ofevery _ offruit .
6 I _ madeto _ me pools _ ofwater to _ water from _ them a _ forest_ ofsprouting _ oftrees .
7 I _ acquiredmale _ slavesand _ female _ slavesand _ the _ sonshouse he _ belongedto _ me also livestock herd[s] and _ flocks many it _ belongedto _ me from _ all who _ been to/for _ my _ face/front in/on/at/with _ Yə rūshālam/(Jerusalem) .
8 I _ gatheredto _ me also silver and _ gold and _ treasure _ ofkings and _ the _ provinces I _ acquiredto _ me male _ singersand _ women _ singingand _ delights _ ofthe _ children_ ofthe _ humankind breast and _ women .
9 And _ became _ greatand _ surpassed from _ all who _ were to/for _ my _ face/front in/on/at/with _ Yə rūshālam/(Jerusalem) also wisdom _ of_ my it _ remainedto/for _ me .
10 And _ all/each/any/every that they _ askedeyes _ of_ my not I _ withheldfrom _ them not I _ restrainedDOM heart _ of_ my from _ all pleasure if/because heart _ of_ my was _ joyfulfrom _ all toil _ of_ my and _ this it _ wasreward _ of_ my from _ all toil _ of_ my .
11 And _ considered I in _ all activities _ of_ my hands _ of_ my that _ done and _ in/on/at/with _ toil what _ toiled for _ doing and _ see/lo/see the _ everything was _ futilityand _ chasing _ ofwind and _ nothing advantage under the _ sun .
12 And _ turned I to _ wisdom _ see and _ madness and _ folly if/because what the _ humankind who _ comes after the _ king DOM that _ whichalready done _ him .
13 And _ saw I that _ there _ isadvantage to _ the_ wisdom more _ thanthe _ folly as _ advantage _ ofthe _ light more _ thanthe _ darkness .
14 The _ wise eyes _ of_ his in/on/at/with _ head _ of_ his and _ the _ fool in/on/at/with _ darkness is _ walkingand _ perceived also I that _ fate one it _ will_ happen_ toDOM both _ of_ them .
15 And _ said I in/on/at/with _ heart _ of_ my same _ fate _ ofthe _ fool also me happen _ me and _ for _ what have _ I_ become_ wiseI then excessively and _ said in/on/at/with _ heart _ of_ my that _ also this is _ futility16 If/because there _ is _ notremembrance _ ofthe _ wise with the _ fool in _ future in/on/at/with _ that _ already the _ days the _ (ones _ who)_ wentthe _ both it _ has_ been_ forgottenand _ how he _ will_ diethe _ wise with the _ fool .
17 And _ hated DOM the _ life if/because was _ evilto _ me the _ work that _ done under the _ sun if/because the _ everything is _ futilityand _ chasing _ ofwind .
18 And _ hated I DOM all _ oftoil _ of_ my which _ I was _ toilingunder the _ sun because _ leave _ it to _ the_ man who _ come after _ me .
19 And _ who is _ knowingwhether _ wise will _ he_ beor a _ fooland _ have _ controlin _ all work _ of_ my which _ toiled and _ which _ used _ wisdomunder the _ sun also this is _ futility20 And _ began I to _ despair DOM heart _ of_ my on all _ ofthe _ toil that _ laboured under the _ sun .
21 If/because there _ is a _ personwho _ work _ of_ his in/on/at/with _ wisdom and _ in/on/at/with _ knowledge and _ in/on/at/with _ skill and _ to/for _ humankind who _ not he _ toiledin/on/over _ him/it leave _ him portion _ of_ his also this is _ futilityand _ evil great .
22 If/because what is _ becomingto _ a_ man in _ all toil _ of_ his and _ in/on/at/with _ strain _ ofheart _ of_ his [fn ] [fn ] [fn ] which _ he was _ toilingunder the _ sun .
23 If/because all _ ofhis/its _ days are _ painsand _ grief work _ of_ his also in/on/at/with _ night not his/its _ heart it _ restsalso this is _ futilityit .
24 There _ is _ notgood in/on/at/with _ person that _ eat and _ drink and _ find DOM self _ of_ him good in/on/at/with _ toil _ of_ his also this I _ have_ seenI if/because _ thatfrom _ hand _ ofthe _ ʼElohīm it .
25 If/because who will _ he_ eatand _ who will _ he_ enjoyoutside from _ me .
26 If/because to/for _ ʼĀdām/humankind who _ pleases in _ sight _ of_ his he _ giveswisdom and _ knowledge and _ joy and _ to _ the_ sinner he _ givesthe _ businessof _ gathering and _ to _ collecting to _ give to _ pleasing to _ (the) _ face_ of/in_ front_ of/beforethe _ ʼElohīm also this is _ futilityand _ chasing _ ofwind .
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