Ecclesiastes 9:3

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This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.This is an evil in everything that is done under the sun: There is one fate for everyone. Furthermore, the hearts of men are full of evil and madness while they are alive, and afterward they join the dead.

In other translations

This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.This is an evil in everything that is done under the sun: There is one fate for everyone. Furthermore, the hearts of men are full of evil and madness while they are alive, and afterward they join the dead.

Hebrew words

זֶה׀zehthisH2088רָעra'[is] an evilH7451בְּכֹלbekholin allH3605אֲשֶׁר־'asher-thatH834נַעֲשָׂהna'asahit is doneH6213תַּחַתtachatunderH8478הַשֶּׁמֶשׁhashemeshthe sunH8121כִּי־ki-forH3588מִקְרֶהmikrehfateH4745אֶחָד'echadoneH259לַכֹּלlakol[belongs] to <the> everyoneH3605וְגַםvegamand alsoH1571לֵבlev[the] heart ofH3820בְּנֵי־benei-[the] children ofH1121הָאָדָםha'adom<the> humankindH120מָלֵא־male'-[is] fullH4392רָעra'evilH7451וְהוֹלֵלוֹתveholelotand madnessH1947בִּלְבָבָםbilvavam[is] in heart theirH3824בְּחַיֵּיהֶםbechaiyeihemin lives theirH2416וְאַחֲרָיוve'acharavand after itH310אֶל־'el-toH413הַמֵּתִים׃hametimthe deadH4191

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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