Ecclesiastes

Chapter 11

Phonetic (Hebrew): shshalּa֥ch lachemeka֖ 'al-pּene֣y hamּa֑yim kּiֽy-bero֥b hayּami֖ym tּimetza'eֽnּu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Cast your bread upon the waters: for you shall find it after many days.

שַׁלַּ֥ח לַחְמְךָ֖ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י הַמָּ֑יִם כִּֽי־בְרֹ֥ב הַיָּמִ֖ים תִּמְצָאֶֽנּוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): tּen-che֥leq leshshibe'a֖h vega֣m lishshemona֑h kּi֚y lo֣ teda֔ mah-yּiheye֥h ra'a֖h 'al-ha'aֽretz׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for you know not what evil shall be upon the earth.

תֶּן־חֵ֥לֶק לְשִׁבְעָ֖ה וְגַ֣ם לִשְׁמוֹנָ֑ה כִּ֚י לֹ֣א תֵדַ֔ע מַה־יִּהְיֶ֥ה רָעָ֖ה עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): im-yimּale'֨u he'abi֥ym gּe֨shshem֙ 'al-ha'a֣retz yari֔yqu ve'im-yipּ֥ol 'e֛tz bּadּar֖om ve'i֣m bּatzּap֑on meq֛om shsheyּipּ֥ol ha'e֖tz shsha֥m yehֽu'׃

Edified Edition (EDE)If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falls, there it shall be.

אִם־יִמָּלְא֨וּ הֶעָבִ֥ים גֶּ֨שֶׁם֙ עַל־הָאָ֣רֶץ יָרִ֔יקוּ וְאִם־יִפּ֥וֹל עֵ֛ץ בַּדָּר֖וֹם וְאִ֣ם בַּצָּפ֑וֹן מְק֛וֹם שֶׁיִּפּ֥וֹל הָעֵ֖ץ שָׁ֥ם יְהֽוּא׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): shshome֥r r֖ucha lo֣ yizera֑ vero'e֥h be'abi֖ym lo֥ yiqetzֽor׃

Edified Edition (EDE)He that observes the wind shall not sow; and he that regards the clouds shall not reap.

שֹׁמֵ֥ר ר֖וּחַ לֹ֣א יִזְרָ֑ע וְרֹאֶ֥ה בֶעָבִ֖ים לֹ֥א יִקְצֽוֹר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּa'ashshe֨r 'eֽyneka֤ yode֨'a֙ mah-dּe֣reke har֔ucha kּa'atzami֖ym bּebe֣ten hamּele'a֑h kּa֗kah lo֤ teda'֙ 'et-ma'ashse֣h haֽ'elohi֔ym 'ashshe֥r ya'ashse֖h 'et-hakּoֽl׃

Edified Edition (EDE)As you know not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so you know not the works of God who makes all.

כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר אֵֽינְךָ֤ יוֹדֵ֨עַ֙ מַה־דֶּ֣רֶךְ הָר֔וּחַ כַּעֲצָמִ֖ים בְּבֶ֣טֶן הַמְּלֵאָ֑ה כָּ֗כָה לֹ֤א תֵדַע֙ אֶת־מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה אֶת־הַכֹּֽל׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): bּabּo֨qer֙ zera֣ 'et-zare'e֔ka vela'e֖reb 'al-tּanּa֣ch yade֑ka kּiy֩ 'eֽyneka֨ yode֜ 'e֣y ze֤h yikeshshar֙ haze֣h 'o-ze֔h ve'im-shsheneyhe֥m kּe'echa֖d tobiֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening withhold not your hand: for you know not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.

בַּבֹּ֨קֶר֙ זְרַ֣ע אֶת־זַרְעֶ֔ךָ וְלָעֶ֖רֶב אַל־תַּנַּ֣ח יָדֶ֑ךָ כִּי֩ אֵֽינְךָ֨ יוֹדֵ֜ע אֵ֣י זֶ֤ה יִכְשָׁר֙ הֲזֶ֣ה אוֹ־זֶ֔ה וְאִם־שְׁנֵיהֶ֥ם כְּאֶחָ֖ד טוֹבִֽים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): umat֖oq ha'֑or vet֥ob laֽ'eyna֖yim lire'֥ot 'et-hashshּaֽmeshsh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:

וּמָת֖וֹק הָא֑וֹר וְט֥וֹב לַֽעֵינַ֖יִם לִרְא֥וֹת אֶת־הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֣y 'im-shshani֥ym harebּe֛h yicheye֥h ha'ada֖m bּekulּa֣m yishsema֑ch veyizekּor֙ 'et-yeme֣y hacho֔shsheke kּiֽy-harebּe֥h yihey֖u kּal-shshebּa֥ haֽbel׃

Edified Edition (EDE)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 comes is vanity.

כִּ֣י אִם־שָׁנִ֥ים הַרְבֵּ֛ה יִחְיֶ֥ה הָאָדָ֖ם בְּכֻלָּ֣ם יִשְׂמָ֑ח וְיִזְכֹּר֙ אֶת־יְמֵ֣י הַחֹ֔שֶׁךְ כִּֽי־הַרְבֵּ֥ה יִהְי֖וּ כָּל־שֶׁבָּ֥א הָֽבֶל׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): shsema֧ch bּach֣ur bּeyaledute֗yka viֽytiֽybeka֤ libּeka֙ bּiyme֣y bechurote֔ka vehalּeke֙ bּedareke֣y libּeka֔ ubemare'e֖y 'eyne֑yka veda֕ kּi֧y 'al-kּal-'e֛lּeh yebiֽy'aka֥ ha'elohi֖ym bּamּishshepּaֽt׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Rejoice, O young man, in your youth; and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth, and walk in the ways of your heart, and in the sight of your eyes: but know you, that for all these things God will bring you into judgement.

שְׂמַ֧ח בָּח֣וּר בְּיַלְדוּתֶ֗יךָ וִֽיטִֽיבְךָ֤ לִבְּךָ֙ בִּימֵ֣י בְחוּרוֹתֶ֔ךָ וְהַלֵּךְ֙ בְּדַרְכֵ֣י לִבְּךָ֔ וּבְמַרְאֵ֖י עֵינֶ֑יךָ וְדָ֕ע כִּ֧י עַל־כָּל־אֵ֛לֶּה יְבִֽיאֲךָ֥ הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehase֥r kּa֨'as֙ milּibּe֔ka veha'abe֥r ra'a֖h mibּeshsare֑ka kּiֽy-hayּaled֥ut vehaֽshshּachar֖ut haֽbel׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Therefore remove sorrow from your heart, and put away evil from your flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.

וְהָסֵ֥ר כַּ֨עַס֙ מִלִּבֶּ֔ךָ וְהַעֲבֵ֥ר רָעָ֖ה מִבְּשָׂרֶ֑ךָ כִּֽי־הַיַּלְד֥וּת וְהַֽשַּׁחֲר֖וּת הָֽבֶל׃