And rememberוּזְכֹרyour Creatorאֶת בּוֹרְאֶיךָin the daysבִּימֵיof your young manhood,בְּחוּרֹתֶיךָbeforeעַד אֲשֶׁר לֹאthe daysיְמֵיof evilהָרָעָהcomeיָבֹאוּand yearsשָׁנִיםarriveוְהִגִּיעוּof whichאֲשֶׁרyou will say,תֹּאמַר“I have noאֵין לִיdelightחֵפֶץin them”;בָהֶם
beforeעַד אֲשֶׁר לֹאthe sunהַשֶּׁמֶשׁis darkened,תֶחְשַׁךְand the light,וְהָאוֹרand the moonוְהַיָּרֵחַand the stars,וְהַכּוֹכָבִיםand the cloudsהֶעָבִיםreturnוְשָׁבוּafterאַחַרthe rain;הַגָּשֶׁם
on the dayבַּיּוֹםwhenשֶׁthe keepersשֹׁמְרֵיof the houseהַבַּיִתtremble,יָּזֻעוּand the menאַנְשֵׁיof vigorהֶחָיִלstoop,וְהִתְעַוְּתוּand those who grindהַטֹּחֲנוֹתceaseוּבָטְלוּbecauseכִּיthey are few,מִעֵטוּand those who lookהָרֹאוֹתthrough the windowsבָּאֲרֻבּוֹתgrow dark,וְחָשְׁכוּ
and the doorsדְלָתַיִםon the streetבַּשּׁוּקare shut,וְסֻגְּרוּwhenבִּthe soundקוֹלof the millהַטַּחֲנָהis low,שְׁפַלand one risesוְיָקוּםat the voiceלְקוֹלof the bird,הַצִּפּוֹרand allכָּלthe daughtersבְּנוֹתof songהַשִּׁירare brought low;וְיִשַּׁחוּ
alsoגַּםof what is highמִגָּבֹהַּthey are afraid,יִרָאוּandוְterrorsחַתְחַתִּיםare in the way;בַּדֶּרֶךְand the almond treeהַשָּׁקֵדblossoms,וְיָנֵאץand the grasshopperהֶחָגָבgrows heavy,וְיִסְתַּבֵּלand the caperהָאֲבִיּוֹנָהfails,וְתָפֵרbecauseכִּיthe human beingהָאָדָםis goingהֹלֵךְto his eternalעוֹלָמוֹhouse,אֶל בֵּיתand the mournersהַסֹּפְדִיםgo aroundוְסָבְבוּin the street;בָשּׁוּק
beforeעַד אֲשֶׁר לֹאthe silverהַכֶּסֶףcordחֶבֶלis snapped,יֵרָתֵקand the goldenהַזָּהָבbowlגֻּלַּתis crushed,וְתָרֻץand the jarכַּדis shatteredוְתִשָּׁבֶרat the spring,עַל הַמַּבּוּעַand the wheelהַגַּלְגַּלis brokenוְנָרֹץat the cistern;אֶל הַבּוֹר
and the dustהֶעָפָרreturnsוְיָשֹׁבto the earthעַל הָאָרֶץas it was,כְּשֶׁהָיָהand the spiritוְהָרוּחַreturnsתָּשׁוּבto Elohimאֶל הָאֱלֹהִיםwhoאֲשֶׁרgave it.נְתָנָהּ
“Vaporהֲבֵלof vapors,”הֲבָלִיםsaysאָמַרQohelet;הַקּוֹהֶלֶת“everythingהַכֹּלis vapor.”הָבֶל
And besides thatוְיֹתֵר שֶׁQoheletקֹהֶלֶתwasהָיָהwise,חָכָםhe alsoעוֹדtaughtלִמַּדthe peopleאֶת הָעָםknowledge,דַּעַתand he weighedוְאִזֵּןand searched out;וְחִקֵּרhe arrangedתִּקֵּןmanyהַרְבֵּהproverbs.מְשָׁלִים
Qoheletקֹהֶלֶתsoughtבִּקֵּשׁto findלִמְצֹאwordsדִּבְרֵיof delight,חֵפֶץand what was writtenוְכָתוּבwith uprightness,יֹשֶׁרwordsדִּבְרֵיof truth.אֱמֶת
The wordsדִּבְרֵיof the wiseחֲכָמִיםare like goads,כַּדָּרְבֹנוֹתand like nailsוּכְמַשְׂמְרוֹתplantedנְטוּעִיםare the ownersבַּעֲלֵיof the collections;אֲסֻפּוֹתthey are givenנִתְּנוּby a single shepherd.מֵרֹעֶה אֶחָד
And besidesוְיֹתֵרthese,מֵהֵמָּהmy son,בְּנִיbe warned:הִזָּהֵרof makingעֲשׂוֹתmanyהַרְבֵּהbooksסְפָרִיםthere is noאֵיןend,קֵץand muchוְ הַרְבֵּהstudyלַהַגis a wearinessיְגִעַתof the flesh.בָּשָׂר
The endסוֹףof the matter;דָּבָרallהַכֹּלhas been heard:נִשְׁמָעfearיְרָאElohimאֶת הָאֱלֹהִיםand keepוְ שְׁמוֹרhis commandments,אֶת מִצְוֺתָיוforכִּיthisזֶהis the wholeכָּלof the human being.הָאָדָם
Forכִּיeveryאֶת כָּלworkמַעֲשֶׂהElohimהָאֱלֹהִיםwill bringיָבִאinto judgmentבְמִשְׁפָּטwith everyעַל כָּלhidden thing,נֶעְלָםwhether goodאִם טוֹבor evil.וְאִם רָע