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OET-LV ECC Chapter 4

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4 And_I _returned I and_I _saw DOM all _of the_oppression(s) which were _being_done under the_sun and_BEHOLD/LO/SEE the _tear[s]_of the _oppressed and_there_was_not to/for_them a _comforter and_was_from_the _hand _of their _oppressors power and_there_was_not to/for_them a _comforter.

2 And_I _commended I DOM the _dead_people who_already they _had _died more _than the_living who they were_alive pleasure_still.

3 And_good more_than _of_both _of _them DOM one_who still not he _has _been one_who not he _has _seen DOM the_activity (the)_evil which it _is _done under the_sun.

4 And_I _considered I DOM all _of the_toil and_DOM all _of the _skill _of the _work (cmp) it is_envy _of everyone from_neighbour _of_his also this is_futility and_striving _of wind.

5 The_fool is_folding DOM hands _of_his and_he_is_eating DOM flesh _of_his _own.

6 is_good the_fullness _of a _palm _of quietness more_than_the_fullness _of the_hollow _of _hands toil and_striving _of wind.

7 And_I _returned I and_I _saw futility under the_sun.

8 There_was one_person and_there_was_not a _second_person also a _son and_a _brother there_belonged_not to_him/it and_there_was_not an _end to/from_all/each/any/every toil _of_his also eye _of_his[fn] not it _was _satisfied wealth and_for_whom am_I toiling and_depriving DOM self _of_my from_good also this is_futility and_is_a _business evil it.

9 are_good (the)_two_people more _than the_one that there_is to/for_them a _reward good for_toil _of_their.

10 If/because if they _will _fall _down the_one he _will _raise DOM companion _of_his and_woe_to_him the_one who_he _will _fall _down and_there_is_not a _second_person to_raise_him.

11 Also if they _will _lie _down two_people and_it _will _be _warm to/for_them and_to_one_person how will _it _be _warm.

12 And_if someone_will _overpower _him the_one the _two_people they _will _stand before_him and_the_thread (the)_threefold not (in)_quickly it _will _be _torn _apart.

13 is_good a _youth poor and_wise more_than _a _king old and_a _fool who not he _knows to_be _warned still.

14 If/because from_the _house _of the _prisoners he _came _out to_become _king if/because also in_his _own _of_kingdom he _had _been _born poor.

15 I _saw DOM all _of the_living who_are_walking _about under the_sun with the_youth the_second who he _will _arise in_place _of _him.

16 There_is_not an _end to/from_all/each/any/every the_people to_all/each/any/every those_whom he _was before_them also the _subsequent_people not they _will _rejoice in_him/it if/because also this is_futility and_a _striving _of wind.

17 [fn] guard foot _of_your[fn] just_as you _will _go to the _house _of the_ʼElohīm and_draw _near to_listen more_than _to _give the_fools a _sacrifice if/because not_they are_knowing for_doing evil.

4:8 OSHB variant note: עיני/ו: (x-qere) ’עֵינ֖/וֹ’: lemma_5869 a n_1.0 morph_HNcbsc/Sp3ms id_21ycY עֵינ֖/וֹ

4:17 Note: KJB: Eccl.5.1

4:17 OSHB variant note: רגלי/ך: (x-qere) ’רַגְלְ/ךָ֗’: lemma_7272 n_1.2.1 morph_HNcfsc/Sp2ms id_21to2 רַגְלְ/ךָ֗

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