Sendשַׁלַּחyour breadלַחְמְךָon the surfaceעַל פְּנֵיof the waters,הַמָּיִםforכִּיin the abundanceבְרֹבof daysהַיָּמִיםyou will find it.תִּמְצָאֶנּוּ
Giveתֶּןa portionחֵלֶקto seven,לְשִׁבְעָהand alsoוְגַםto eight,לִשְׁמוֹנָהforכִּיyou do notלֹאknowתֵדַעwhatמַהevilרָעָהwill beיִּהְיֶהon the earth.עַל הָאָרֶץ
Ifאִםthe cloudsהֶעָבִיםare fullיִמָּלְאוּof rain,גֶּשֶׁםon the earthעַל הָאָרֶץthey empty it;יָרִיקוּand ifוְאִםa treeעֵץfallsיִפּוֹלto the southבַּדָּרוֹםor to the north,וְאִם בַּצָּפוֹןin the placeמְקוֹםwhereשֶׁthe treeהָעֵץfalls,יִּפּוֹלthereשָׁםit will be.יְהוּא
Whoever watchesשֹׁמֵרthe windרוּחַwill notלֹאsow,יִזְרָעand whoever looksוְרֹאֶהat the cloudsבֶעָבִיםwill notלֹאreap.יִקְצוֹר
Asכַּאֲשֶׁרyou do notאֵינְךָknowיוֹדֵעַwhatמַהis the wayדֶּרֶךְof the breath,הָרוּחַas the bonesכַּעֲצָמִיםin the wombבְּבֶטֶןof the pregnant woman,הַמְּלֵאָהsoכָּכָהyou do notלֹאknowתֵדַעthe workאֶת מַעֲשֵׂהof Elohimהָאֱלֹהִיםwhoאֲשֶׁרdoesיַעֲשֶׂהeverything.אֶת הַכֹּל
In the morningבַּבֹּקֶרsowזְרַעyour seed,אֶת זַרְעֶךָand in the eveningוְלָעֶרֶבdo notאַלlet restתַּנַּחyour hand,יָדֶךָforכִּיyou do notאֵינְךָknowיוֹדֵעwhichאֵי זֶהwill prosper,יִכְשָׁרwhether thisהֲזֶהor that,אוֹ זֶהor whetherוְאִםboth of themשְׁנֵיהֶםalikeכְּאֶחָדwill be good.טוֹבִים
And sweetוּמָתוֹקis the light,הָאוֹרand goodוְטוֹבfor the eyesלַעֵינַיִםto seeלִרְאוֹתthe sun.אֶת הַשָּׁמֶשׁ
Forכִּיifאִםmany yearsשָׁנִים הַרְבֵּהthe human beingהָאָדָםlives,יִחְיֶהin them allבְּכֻלָּםlet him rejoice,יִשְׂמָחand let him rememberוְיִזְכֹּרthe daysאֶת יְמֵיof darkness,הַחֹשֶׁךְforכִּיthey will beיִהְיוּmany;הַרְבֵּהallכָּלthatשֶׁcomesבָּאis vapor.הָבֶל
Rejoice,שְׂמַחyoung man,בָּחוּרin your youth,בְּיַלְדוּתֶיךָand let your heartוִ לִבְּךָdo you goodיטִיבְךָin the daysבִּימֵיof your young manhood,בְחוּרוֹתֶךָand walkוְהַלֵּךְin the waysבְּדַרְכֵיof your heartלִבְּךָand in the sightוּבְמַרְאֵיof your eyes;עֵינֶיךָbut knowוְדָעthatכִּיfor allעַל כָּלthese thingsאֵלֶּהElohimהָאֱלֹהִיםwill bring youיְבִיאֲךָinto judgment.בַּמִּשְׁפָּט
And removeוְהָסֵרvexationכַּעַסfrom your heart,מִלִּבֶּךָand put awayוְהַעֲבֵרevilרָעָהfrom your flesh,מִבְּשָׂרֶךָforכִּיyouthהַיַּלְדוּתand the dawnוְהַשַּׁחֲרוּתare vapor.הָבֶל