Ecclesiastes 11
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אִם־ifיִמָּלְא֨וּthey will be filledהֶעָבִ֥יםthe cloudsגֶּ֙שֶׁם֙rainעַל־onהָאָ֣רֶץthe earthיָרִ֔יקוּthey will pour it outוְאִם־and whetherיִפּ֥וֹלit fallsעֵ֛ץa treeבַּדָּר֖וֹםat the southוְאִ֣םand orבַּצָּפ֑וֹןat the northמְק֛וֹםthe placeשֶׁיִּפּ֥וֹלwhere it fallsהָעֵ֖ץthe treeשָׁ֥םthereיְהֽוּא׃it will be
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כַּאֲשֶׁ֨רjust asאֵֽינְךָ֤not youיוֹדֵ֙עַ֙are knowingמַה־what?דֶּ֣רֶךְis the way ofהָר֔וּחַthe windכַּעֲצָמִ֖יםlike bonesבְּבֶ֣טֶןin the womb ofהַמְּלֵאָ֑הthe full womanכָּ֗כָהthusלֹ֤אnotתֵדַע֙you knowאֶת־obj.מַעֲשֵׂ֣הthe work ofהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםthe Godאֲשֶׁ֥רwhoיַעֲשֶׂ֖הhe makesאֶת־obj.הַכֹּֽל׃the everything
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בַּבֹּ֙קֶר֙in the morningזְרַ֣עsowאֶת־obj.זַרְעֶ֔ךָseed yourוְלָעֶ֖רֶבand to the eveningאַל־may notתַּנַּ֣חyou give rest toיָדֶ֑ךָhand yourכִּי֩forאֵֽינְךָ֨not youיוֹדֵ֜עare knowingאֵ֣יwhere?זֶ֤הthisיִכְשָׁר֙will it succeedהֲזֶ֣ה¿ thisאוֹ־or?זֶ֔הthisוְאִם־and or?שְׁנֵיהֶ֥םwill both of themכְּאֶחָ֖דas oneטוֹבִֽים׃be good
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כִּ֣יthatאִם־exceptשָׁנִ֥יםyearsהַרְבֵּ֛הsurely a multitudeיִחְיֶ֥הhe will liveהָאָדָ֖םthe personבְּכֻלָּ֣םin all of themיִשְׂמָ֑חlet him be take pleasureוְיִזְכֹּר֙and he may rememberאֶת־obj.יְמֵ֣יthe days ofהַחֹ֔שֶׁךְthe darknessכִּֽי־forהַרְבֵּ֥הsurely manyיִהְי֖וּthey will beכָּל־allשֶׁבָּ֥אthat it has comeהָֽבֶל׃is futility
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שְׂמַ֧חrejoiceבָּח֣וּרO young manבְּיַלְדוּתֶ֗יךָin youth yourוִֽיטִֽיבְךָ֤and let it make good youלִבְּךָ֙heart yourבִּימֵ֣יin the days ofבְחוּרוֹתֶ֔ךָyouths yourוְהַלֵּךְ֙and walkבְּדַרְכֵ֣יin the ways ofלִבְּךָ֔heart yourוּבְמַרְאֵ֖יand in the sight ofעֵינֶ֑יךָeyes yourוְדָ֕עand knowכִּ֧יthatעַל־onכָּל־allאֵ֛לֶּהthese thingsיְבִֽיאֲךָ֥he will bring youהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםthe Godבַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃in the judgment
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