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5:15: Yob 1:21; Psa 49:17; 1Tim 6:7.

8 [fn] and_advantage of _a _land in/on/at/with_all it[fn] a _king from_field he _has _been _served.
9 [fn] [one _who]_loves silver not he _will _be _satisfied silver and_whoever [is]_loving in/on/at/with_wealth not income also this [is]_futility.
10 [fn] in/on/at/with_increase the_goods they _increase consume_them and_what profit to_owner_their if/because (if) the _sight[fn] eyes_his.
11 [fn] [is]_sweet the _sleep the_labourer whether a _little and_if much he _will _eat and_the_abundance of _the_rich not_he [is]_permitting to_him/it to_sleep.
12 [fn] there _[is] an _evil severe [which]_I _have _seen under the_sun wealth [was]_being _kept by_owner_its to_harm_his.
13 [fn] and_lost the_wealth (the)_that in/on/at/with_venture of _evil and_fathered a _son and_there _is _not in_his/its_hand anything.
14 [fn] just_as he _came _out from_womb his/its_mother naked he _will _return to_go just _as_that_came and_anything not he _will _carry in/on/at/with_toil_his that_carry in_his/its_hand.
15 [fn] and_also this [is]_an _evil severe as_to exactly _as that_came so he _will _go and_what advantage to_him/it who_toils for _the_wind.
16 [fn] also all his/its_days in/on/at/with_darkness he _eats and_vexation greatly and_sickness_him and_anger.
17 [fn] here [that]_which I _have _seen I [to _be]_good [that]_which [is]_beautiful to_eat and_to_drink and_to_find good in_all toil_his which_toils under the_sun the _number of _the _days life_his[fn][fn][fn] which he _has _given to_him/it the_ʼElohīm if/because it lot_his.
18 [fn] also every the_humankind whom he _has _given to_him/it the_ʼElohīm wealth and_possessions and_enables_him to_enjoy from_him/it and_to_accept DOM lot_his and_to_rejoice in/on/at/with_toil_his this [is]_a _gift of _god it.
19 [fn] if/because not much he _will _remember DOM the _days his/its_life if/because the_ʼElohīm [is]_keeping _[him]_busy in/on/at/with_joy his/its_heart.
6 There _[is] an _evil which I _have _seen under the_sun and_heavily it on the_humankind.
2 Anyone whom he _gives to_him/it the_ʼElohīm wealth and_possessions and_honour and_not _existing_he [is]_lacking to_heart_his from_all that he _desires and_not enable_him the_ʼElohīm to_enjoy from_him/it if/because a _man foreign enjoys_them this [is]_futility and_ill an _evil it.
3 If he _will _father anyone one _hundred _[children] and_years many he _will _live and_many that_are the _days years_his and_soul_his not it _will _be _satisfied from the_prosperity and_also burial not it _belonged for_him/it I _say [is]_good from_him/it the_stillborn _child.
4 If/because in/on/at/with_vanity it _came and_in/on/at/with_darkness it _will _go and_in/on/at/with_darkness his/its_name it _is _covered.
5 Also [the]_sun not it _saw and_not it _knew _[it] quietness has_it more _than_he.
6 And_if he _lived a _thousand years two _times and_prosperity not he _saw not to a _place one the_all going.
7 All the _toil the_humankind for_mouth_his and_also the_living _creatures not it _will _be _filled.
8 If/because what advantage have _the_wise more _than the_fool what have _the_poor [who]_knows to_conduct before the_others.
9 [is]_good [the]_sight of _eyes than_wandering desire also this [is]_futility and_chasing of _wind.
10 Whatever that_exists already it _has _been _named his/its_name and_known (cmp) he [is]_human and_not he _is _able to_dispute with who_stronger[fn] than_he.
11 If/because there _[are] words many [which]_increase futility what advantage to _a_anyone.
12 If/because who [is]_knowing what [is]_good for _a_man in/on/at/with_life the _number of _the _days of _the _life futile_his and_pass_them like _a_shadow that who will _he _tell to _a_anyone what will _it _be after_him under the_sun.

5:8 Note: KJB: Eccl.5.9

5:8 Variant note: היא: (x-qere) ’ה֑וּא’: lemma_1931 n_1 morph_HPp3ms id_21rhu ה֑וּא

5:9 Note: KJB: Eccl.5.10

5:10 Note: KJB: Eccl.5.11

5:10 Variant note: ראית: (x-qere) ’רְא֥וּת’: lemma_7207 morph_HNcfsc id_21DLP רְא֥וּת

5:11 Note: KJB: Eccl.5.12

5:12 Note: KJB: Eccl.5.13

5:13 Note: KJB: Eccl.5.14

5:14 Note: KJB: Eccl.5.15

5:15 Note: KJB: Eccl.5.16

5:16 Note: KJB: Eccl.5.17

5:17 Note: KJB: Eccl.5.18

5:17 Variant note: חי/ו: (x-qere) ’חַיָּ֛י/ו’: lemma_2416 e n_0.0.0 morph_HNcmpc/Sp3ms id_21yrH חַיָּ֛י/ו

5:17 Note: Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.

5:17 Note: We have abandoned or added a ketib/qere relative to BHS. In doing this we agree with L against BHS.

5:18 Note: KJB: Eccl.5.19

5:19 Note: KJB: Eccl.5.20

6:10 Variant note: ש/התקיף: (x-qere) ’שֶׁ/תַּקִּ֖יף’: lemma_s/8623 n_0.0 morph_HTd/Aamsa id_21fTQ שֶׁ/תַּקִּ֖יף

OET by section ECC 5:8

Not/None karuan of wealth

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