Ecclesiastes 11:8
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But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.So if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all. But let him remember the days of darkness, for they will be many. Everything to come is futile.
In other translations
But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.So if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all. But let him remember the days of darkness, for they will be many. Everything to come is futile.
Hebrew words
כִּיkithatH3588אִם־'im-exceptH518שָׁנִיםshanimyearsH8141הַרְבֵּהharbeh[surely] a multitudeH7235יִחְיֶהyichyeh<he> will liveH2421הָאָדָםha'adam<the> personH120בְּכֻלָּםbekhulamin all of themH3605יִשְׂמָחyismachlet him be take pleasureH8055וְיִזְכֹּרveyizkorand he may rememberH2142אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853יְמֵיyemei[the] days ofH3117הַחֹשֶׁךְhachoshekh<the> darknessH2822כִּי־ki-forH3588הַרְבֵּהharbeh[surely] manyH7235יִהְיוּyihyu<they> will beH1961כָּל־kol-allH3605שֶׁבָּאsheba'that <it> has comeH935הָבֶל׃havel[is] futilityH1892
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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