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The Futility of All Endeavor
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The words of Koheleth, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
| E | DBRI | QALTh | BN- | DUD | MLK | BIRUShLM
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| | ? | ? | in·we | ? | from·to·as | in·he-will·?
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Vanity of vanities, says Koheleth; vanity of vanities, all is vanity.
| B | ABL | ABLIM | EMR | QALTh | ABL
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| | the·in·to | the·in·to·sea | say | ? | the·in·to
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| | ABLIM | AKL | ABL
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| | the·in·to·sea | the·all | the·in·to
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What profit has man of all his labour wherein he labors under the sun?
| G | MA- | IThRUN | LEDM | BKL- | OMLU | ShIOML | ThChTh
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| | from·the | he-will·? | to·man | in·all | ? | ? | under
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One generation passes away, and another generation comes; and the earth abides for ever.
| D | DUR | ALK | UDUR | BE | UAERTs | LOULM | OMDTh
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| | ? | the·to·as | and·? | come | and·the·earth | to·? | ?
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The sun also arises, and the sun goes down, and hastes to his place where he arises.
| A | UZRCh | AShMSh | UBE | AShMSh
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| | and·rise | the·brightness | and·come | the·brightness
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| | UEL- | MQUMU | ShUEF | ZURCh | AUE | ShM
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| | and·this | from·? | ? | ? | the·and·I-will | name
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The wind goes toward the south, and turns about to the north; it turns about continually in its circuit, and the wind returns again to its circuits.
| U | AULK | EL- | DRUM | USUBB | EL- | TsFUN | SUBB | SBB
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| | the·and·to·as | this | ? | and·? | this | ? | ? | ?
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| | AULK | ARUCh | UOL- | SBIBThIU | ShB
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| | the·and·to·as | the·breath | and·on | ? | ?
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All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full; to the place whither the rivers go, thither they go again.
| Z | KL- | ANChLIM | ALKIM | EL- | AIM | UAIM
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| | all | the·we·? | the·to·as·sea | this | the·sea | and·the·sea
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| | EINNU | MLE | EL- | MQUM
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| | I-will·he-will·we·we·and | from·not | this | place
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| | ShANChLIM | ALKIM | ShM | AM | ShBIM
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| | ? | the·to·as·sea | name | them | ?
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All things toil to weariness; man cannot utter it, the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
| Ch | KL- | ADBRIM | IGOIM | LE- | IUKL
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| | all | the·? | he-will·? | not | he-will·and·all
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| | EISh | LDBR | LE- | ThShBO | OIN | LREUTh | ULE-
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| | I-will·he-will·? | to·? | not | ? | ? | to·? | and·not
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| | ThMLE | EZN | MShMO
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| | ? | I-will·? | from·?
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That which has been is that which shall be, and that which has been done is that which shall be done; and there is nothing new under the sun.
| T | MA- | ShAIA | AUE | ShIAIA | UMA-
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| | from·the | ? | the·and·I-will | ? | and·from·the
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| | ShNOShA | AUE | ShIOShA | UEIN | KL- | ChDSh
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| | ? | the·and·I-will | ? | and·no | all | ?
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| | ThChTh | AShMSh
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| | under | the·brightness
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Is there a thing whereof it is said: 'See, this is new'?--it has been already, in the ages which were before us.
| I | ISh | DBR | ShIEMR | REA- | ZA | ChDSh | AUE
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| | he-will·? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | the·and·I-will
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| | KBR | AIA | LOLMIM | EShR
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| | as·in·? | the·he-will·the | to·? | which
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| | AIA | MLFNNU
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| | the·he-will·the | from·to·?
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There is no remembrance of them of former times; neither shall there be any remembrance of them of latter times that are to come, among those that shall come after.
| IE | EIN | ZKRUN | LREShNIM | UGM | LEChRNIM | ShIAIU | LE- | IAIA
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| | no | ? | to·? | and·? | to·I-will·? | ? | not | is
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| | LAM | ZKRUN | OM | ShIAIU | LEChRNA
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| | to·them | ? | ? | ? | to·I-will·?
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12
I Koheleth have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.
| IB | ENI | QALTh | AIIThI | MLK | OL-
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| | I | ? | the·he-will·he-will·? | from·to·as | on
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| | IShREL | BIRUShLM
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| | Israel | in·he-will·?
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I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven; it is a sore task that God has given to the sons of men to be exercised therewith.
| IG | UNThThI | ETh- | LBI | LDRUSh | ULThUR | BChKMA
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| | and·given | the | to·in·he-will | to·? | and·to·? | in·?
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| | OL | KL- | EShR | NOShA | ThChTh | AShMIM | AUE
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| | on | all | which | we·make | under | the·heaven | the·and·I-will
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| | ONIN | RO | NThN | ELAIM | LBNI | AEDM | LONUTh
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| | ? | ? | we·? | God | to·in·we·he-will | the·man | to·?
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I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and a striving after wind.
| ID | REIThI | ETh- | KL- | AMOShIM | ShNOShU | ThChTh
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| | ? | the | all | the·from·? | ? | under
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| | AShMSh | UANA | AKL | ABL | UROUTh
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| | the·brightness | and·listen | the·all | the·in·to | and·?
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That which is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
| TU | MOUTh | LE- | IUKL | LThQN | UChSRUN | LE-
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| | from·? | not | he-will·and·all | to·? | and·? | not
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| | IUKL | LAMNUTh
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| | he-will·and·all | to·the·from·we·and·she-will
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I spoke with my own heart, saying: 'Lo, I have gotten great wisdom, more also than all that were before me over Jerusalem'; yes, my heart has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.
| TZ | DBRThI | ENI | OM- | LBI | LEMR | ENI | ANA | AGDLThI
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| | ? | I | ? | to·in·he-will | to·say | I | listen | the·?
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| | UAUSFThI | ChKMA | OL | KL- | EShR- | AIA
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| | and·the·and·? | ? | on | all | which | the·he-will·the
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| | LFNI | OL- | IRUShLM | ULBI | REA | ARBA
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| | to·face | on | he-will·? | and·to·in·he-will | ? | the·?
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I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly--I perceived that this also was a striving after wind.
| IZ | UEThNA | LBI | LDOTh | ChKMA | UDOTh
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| | and·I-will·? | to·in·he-will | to·? | ? | and·?
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| | AULLTh | UShKLUTh | IDOThI | ShGM- | ZA
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| | the·and·to·to·she-will | and·? | he-will·? | ? | ?
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| | AUE | ROIUN | RUCh
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| | the·and·I-will | ? | breath
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For in much wisdom is much vexation; and he that increases knowledge increases sorrow.
| ICh | KI | BRB | ChKMA | RB- | KOS | UIUSIF | DOTh
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| | that | in·? | ? | ? | as·? | and·he-will·and·? | ?
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| | IUSIF | MKEUB
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| | he-will·and·? | from·as·I-will·and·in
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