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OET-LV ECC Chapter 2
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2 I _ saidI in _ my _ of_ heart come please let _ me _ put_ you_ to_ the_ testwith _ pleasure and _ look on _ good and _ see/lo/see also it was _ futility2 Of _ laughter I _ saidit _ is _ madand _ of _ pleasure what this is _ _ doing3 I _ searchedin _ my _ of_ heart to _ gratify with _ wine DOM flesh _ of_ my and _ my _ of_ heart was _ guidingwith _ wisdom and _ to _ take _ holdon _ folly until that I _ sawwhere this is _ goodfor _ the _ children_ ofthe _ humankind which they _ will_ dounder the _ heavens the _ number_ ofthe _ days_ oftheir _ lives_ of_ of .
4 I _ made_ greatworks _ of_ my I _ builtto _ me houses I _ plantedto _ me vineyards .
5 I _ madeto _ me gardens and _ parks and _ I _ plantedin/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 _ flock[s] many it _ belongedto _ me from _ all those _ who_ they _ wereto/for _ my _ face/front in _ Yə rūshālam/(Jerusalem) .
8 I _ gatheredto _ me also silver and _ gold and _ treasure _ ofkings and _ (the) _ provinces I _ acquiredto _ me male _ singersand _ female _ singersand _ the _ delights_ ofthe _ children_ ofthe _ humankind breast and _ breasts .
9 And _ I _ became_ greatand _ I _ increasedfrom _ all _ who_ he _ wasto/for _ my _ face/front in _ 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 _ I _ turnedI in _ all works _ of_ my hands _ of_ my which _ they _ had_ doneand _ on _ toil which _ I _ had_ toiledfor _ doing and _ see/lo/see (the) _ everything was _ futilityand _ striving _ ofwind and _ there _ was _ notadvantage under the _ sun .
12 And _ I _ turnedI to _ wisdom _ see and _ madness(es) and _ folly if/because what the _ humankind who _ he _ will_ comeafter the _ king DOM that _ whichalready people _ have _ done_ it13 And _ I _ sawI (cmp) _ there_ is advantage of _ wisdom more _ than(the) _ folly like _ the _ advantage_ ofthe _ light more _ thanthe _ darkness .
14 The _ wise_ eyes _ of_ his are _ in_ his _ of_ head and _ the _ fool in _ darkness is _ walkingand _ I _ knewalso I (cmp) _ fate one it _ will_ happen_ toDOM of _ them_ of_ all .
15 And _ I _ saidI in _ my _ of_ heart like _ the _ fate_ ofthe _ foolalso me it _ will _ happen_ to_ meand _ for _ what have _ I_ become_ wiseI then excessively and _ I _ saidin _ my _ of_ heart (cmp) _ also this is _ futility16 If/because there _ is _ notremembrance _ ofman with the _ fool for _ a _ long_ timein _ that _ already the _ days the _ (ones _ who)_ went(the) _ everything it _ has_ been_ forgottenand _ how he _ will_ diethe _ wise_ with the _ fool .
17 And _ I _ hatedDOM (the) _ life if/because was _ evilon _ me the _ work which _ it _ was_ doneunder the _ sun if/because (the) _ everything is _ futilityand _ striving _ ofwind .
18 And _ I _ hatedI DOM all _ oftoil _ of_ my which _ I was _ toilingunder the _ sun that _ I _ will _ leave_ itto _ person who _ he _ will_ beafter _ me .
19 And _ who is _ knowinga _ wise _ will _ he_ beor a _ fooland _ he _ will_ have_ powerin _ all toil _ of_ my which _ I _ have_ toiledand _ which _ I _ have_ been_ wiseunder the _ sun also this is _ futility20 And _ I _ turnedI to _ make _ despairDOM heart _ of_ my on all _ ofthe _ toil which _ I _ have_ toiledunder the _ sun .
21 If/because there _ is a _ personwho _ his _ of_ toil was _ with_ wisdom and _ with _ knowledge and _ with _ skill and _ to/for _ humankind who _ not he _ toiledin/on/over _ him/it he _ will _ give_ itportion _ of_ his also this is _ futilityand _ an _ evilgreat .
22 If/because what is _ becomingto _ person in _ all toil _ of_ his and _ in _ the _ striving_ ofhis _ heart_ of_ of [fn ] [fn ] [fn ] which _ he was _ toilingunder the _ sun .
23 If/because all _ ofhis/its _ days are _ painsand _ is _ vexation business _ of_ his also in _ night not his/its _ heart it _ restsalso this is _ futilityit .
24 There _ is _ notgood for _ person (cmp) _ he_ will _ eatand _ he _ will_ drinkand _ he _ will_ showDOM self _ of_ his good in _ his _ of_ toil also this I _ have_ seenI if/because _ thatis _ from_ the _ 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 _ is _ good before _ him he _ giveswisdom and _ knowledge and _ joy and _ to _ sinner he _ givesthe _ businessto _ gather and _ to _ gather to _ give _ to _ a _ _ goodto _ (the) _ face_ of/in_ front_ of/beforethe _ ʼElohīm also this is _ futilityand _ striving _ ofwind .
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