Ecclesiastes 6:7

The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation (JPS 1917)

በዚህ ቋንቋ ገና ትርጉም የለም፤ English እየታየ ነው።

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1 יֵ֣שׁ רָעָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר רָאִ֖יתִי תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ וְרַבָּ֥ה הִ֖יא עַל־הָאָדָֽם׃ There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy upon men:

2 אִ֣ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִתֶּן־ל֣וֹ הָאֱלֹהִ֡ים עֹ֩שֶׁר֩ וּנְכָסִ֨ים וְכָב֜וֹד וְֽאֵינֶ֨נּוּ חָסֵ֥ר לְנַפְשׁ֣וֹ ׀ מִכֹּ֣ל אֲשֶׁר־יִתְאַוֶּ֗ה וְלֹֽא־יַשְׁלִיטֶ֤נּוּ הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ לֶאֱכֹ֣ל מִמֶּ֔נּוּ כִּ֛י אִ֥ישׁ נׇכְרִ֖י יֹֽאכְלֶ֑נּוּ זֶ֥ה הֶ֛בֶל וׇחֳלִ֥י רָ֖ע הֽוּא׃ a man to whom God giveth riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it; this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.

3 אִם־יוֹלִ֣יד אִ֣ישׁ מֵאָ֡ה וְשָׁנִים֩ רַבּ֨וֹת יִֽחְיֶ֜ה וְרַ֣ב ׀ שֶׁיִּהְי֣וּ יְמֵֽי־שָׁנָ֗יו וְנַפְשׁוֹ֙ לֹא־תִשְׂבַּ֣ע מִן־הַטּוֹבָ֔ה וְגַם־קְבוּרָ֖ה לֹא־הָ֣יְתָה לּ֑וֹ אָמַ֕רְתִּי ט֥וֹב מִמֶּ֖נּוּ הַנָּֽפֶל׃ If a man beget a hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul have not enough of good, and moreover he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he;

4 כִּֽי־בַהֶ֥בֶל בָּ֖א וּבַחֹ֣שֶׁךְ יֵלֵ֑ךְ וּבַחֹ֖שֶׁךְ שְׁמ֥וֹ יְכֻסֶּֽה׃ for it cometh in vanity, and departeth in darkness, and the name thereof is covered with darkness;

5 גַּם־שֶׁ֥מֶשׁ לֹא־רָאָ֖ה וְלֹ֣א יָדָ֑ע נַ֥חַת לָזֶ֖ה מִזֶּֽה׃ moreover it hath not seen the sun nor known it; this hath gratification rather than the other;

6 וְאִלּ֣וּ חָיָ֗ה אֶ֤לֶף שָׁנִים֙ פַּעֲמַ֔יִם וְטוֹבָ֖ה לֹ֣א רָאָ֑ה הֲלֹ֛א אֶל־מָק֥וֹם אֶחָ֖ד הַכֹּ֥ל הוֹלֵֽךְ׃ yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, and enjoy no good; do not all go to one place?

7 כׇּל־עֲמַ֥ל הָאָדָ֖ם לְפִ֑יהוּ וְגַם־הַנֶּ֖פֶשׁ לֹ֥א תִמָּלֵֽא׃ All the labour of man is for his mouth, And yet the appetite is not filled.

8 כִּ֛י מַה־יּוֹתֵ֥ר לֶחָכָ֖ם מִֽן־הַכְּסִ֑יל מַה־לֶּעָנִ֣י יוֹדֵ֔עַ לַהֲלֹ֖ךְ נֶ֥גֶד הַחַיִּֽים׃ For what advantage hath the wise more than the fool? or the poor man that hath understanding, in walking before the living?

9 ט֛וֹב מַרְאֵ֥ה עֵינַ֖יִם מֵֽהֲלׇךְ־נָ֑פֶשׁ גַּם־זֶ֥ה הֶ֖בֶל וּרְע֥וּת רֽוּחַ׃ Better is the seeing of the eyes than the wandering of the desire; this also is vanity and a striving after wind.

10 מַה־שֶּֽׁהָיָ֗ה כְּבָר֙ נִקְרָ֣א שְׁמ֔וֹ וְנוֹדָ֖ע אֲשֶׁר־ה֣וּא אָדָ֑ם וְלֹא־יוּכַ֣ל לָדִ֔ין עִ֥ם (שהתקיף) [שֶׁתַּקִּ֖יף] מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ Whatsoever cometh into being, the name thereof was given long ago, and it is foreknown what man is; neither can he contend with Him that is mightier than he.

11 כִּ֛י יֵשׁ־דְּבָרִ֥ים הַרְבֵּ֖ה מַרְבִּ֣ים הָ֑בֶל מַה־יֹּתֵ֖ר לָאָדָֽם׃ Seeing there are many words that increase vanity, what is man the better?

12 כִּ֣י מִֽי־יוֹדֵ֩עַ֩ מַה־טּ֨וֹב לָֽאָדָ֜ם בַּֽחַיִּ֗ים מִסְפַּ֛ר יְמֵי־חַיֵּ֥י הֶבְל֖וֹ וְיַעֲשֵׂ֣ם כַּצֵּ֑ל אֲשֶׁר֙ מִֽי־יַגִּ֣יד לָֽאָדָ֔ם מַה־יִּהְיֶ֥ה אַחֲרָ֖יו תַּ֥חַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ For who knoweth what is good for man in his life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?

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ቃል በቃል (Hebrew → English · Strong’s)

כָּלkôlthe whole
עֲמַ֥לʻâmâltoil
הָאָדָ֖םʼâdâmruddy i.e. a human being (an individual
לְפִ֑יהוּpehthe mouth
וְגַםgamassemblage
הַנֶּ֖פֶשׁnephesha breathing creature
לֹ֥אlôʼnot
תִמָּלֵֽאmâlêʼto fill or be full of

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Ecclesiastes 6:7 in every translation

עברית · Miqra according to the Masorah

כׇּל־עֲמַ֥ל הָאָדָ֖ם לְפִ֑יהוּ וְגַם־הַנֶּ֖פֶשׁ לֹ֥א תִמָּלֵֽא׃

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עברית · Tanach with Ta'amei Hamikra

כָּל־עֲמַ֥ל הָאָדָ֖ם לְפִ֑יהוּ וְגַם־הַנֶּ֖פֶשׁ לֹ֥א תִמָּלֵֽא׃

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English · The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation (JPS 1917)

All the labour of man is for his mouth, And yet the appetite is not filled.

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עברית · Tanach with Text Only

כל־עמל האדם לפיהו וגם־הנפש לא תמלא

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עברית · Tanach with Nikkud

כָּל־עֲמַל הָאָדָם לְפִיהוּ וְגַם־הַנֶּפֶשׁ לֹא תִמָּלֵא׃

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English · The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

All the toil of man is for his "mouth" [i.e., that he enjoy both this world and the world to come]; and shall the desire [(for this world as well as for the next)] also not be fulfilled [by this wealthy man]?

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English · Kohelet by Bruce Heitler

For a person labors for his mouth, yet his soul is not filled.

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Français · Bible du Rabbinat 1899 [fr]

Tout le labeur de l’homme est au profit de sa bouche, et jamais son désir n’est assouvi.

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Deutsch · Die Heilige Schrift, trans. Dr. Simon Bernfeld, Berlin, 1902 - German [de]

Alles Mühen des Menschen ist für seinen Mund, gleichwohl wird die Gier nicht gestillt.

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Polski · Bible in Polish, trans. Izaak Cylkow, 1841 - 1908 [pl]

Cała praca człowieka podejmowana dla ust jego; a jednak nie może żądza się nasycić.

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ייִדיש · Yehoyesh's Yiddish Tanakh Translation [yi]

די גאַנצע מי פֿון מענטשן איז פֿאַר זײַן מױל, און פֿון דעסט װעגן װערט די זעל ניט אָנגעפֿילט.

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English · The Metsudah Five Megillot, Lakewood, N.J., 2001

All man’s labor is to fill his mouth; yet his appetite is never filled.

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Esperanto · La Malnova Testamento, L.L.Zamenhof [eo]

Ĉiuj laboroj de homo estas por lia buŝo, kaj tamen lia animo ne estas satigebla.

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Commentary on Ecclesiastes 6:7

Rashi

English

All man’s labor. Is for his mouth, that he should benefit and eat in this world and in the next, but this one had no benefit in his life.

Yet his appetite is never filled. This is a question; i.e., but this one, did he not even gratify his desire with a small pleasure? This is similar to, “I will satisfy תִּמְלָאֵמוֹ my lust with them,” an expression of attaining a desire. And since this is so —

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Ibn Ezra

עברית

כל עמל. תמה על הכסיל שלא ראה טובה והלא עיקר כל עמל כדי שיאכל אדם ולא ימות:

וענין וגם הנפש לא תמלא. שלא תשבע ואילו היה לה כל הון שבעולם וכל (תאכל) חטה וענין גם ישוב על הפה שלא ימלא כי מיד ירד המאכל ממנו:

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