Ecclesiastes 2:23
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For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.Indeed, all his days are filled with grief, and his task is sorrowful; even at night, his mind does not rest. This too is futile.
In other translations
For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.Indeed, all his days are filled with grief, and his task is sorrowful; even at night, his mind does not rest. This too is futile.
Hebrew words
כִּיkiforH3588כָל־khol-allH3605יָמָיוyamavdays hisH3117מַכְאֹבִיםmakh'ovim[are] painsH4341וָכַעַסvakha'asand [is] vexationH3708עִנְיָנוֹinyanotask hisH6045גַּם־gam-alsoH1571בַּלַּיְלָהbalaylahin the nightH3915לֹא־lo'-notH3808שָׁכַבshakhavit restsH7901לִבּוֹliboheart hisH3820גַּם־gam-alsoH1571זֶהzehthisH2088הֶבֶלhevel[is] futilityH1892הוּא׃hu'itH1931
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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