Study it in the app“For also the human being does not know his time; like fish that are caught in an evil net, and like birds caught in the snare, so are human beings ensnared at an evil time when it falls on them suddenly.”
Forכִּיalsoגַּםthe human beingהָאָדָםdoes notלֹאknowיֵדַעhis time;אֶת עִתּוֹlike fishכַּדָּגִיםthatשֶׁare caughtנֶּאֱחָזִיםin an evilרָעָהnet,בִּמְצוֹדָהand like birdsוְכַצִּפֳּרִיםcaughtהָאֲחֻזוֹתin the snare,בַּפָּחsoכָּהֵםare human beingsבְּנֵי הָאָדָםensnaredיוּקָשִׁיםat an evilרָעָהtimeלְעֵתwhenכְּשֶׁit fallsתִּפּוֹלon themעֲלֵיהֶםsuddenly.פִּתְאֹם
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appearsknow
To know something, realize.
Where else “yeda” appearstime
The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".
Where else “it” appearsfish
Fish; fish as a whole.
Where else “dagim” appearsseize
To take something in the hand and not let go.
Where else “neechazim” appearsevil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “raa” appearsnet
What is laid to catch animals.
Where else “metsoda” appearsbird
Bird, small bird.
Where else “tsiporim” appearssnare
A bird trap; a hidden danger.
Where else “pach” appearshuman being
Literally "son of Adam": any person, a mortal.
Where else “bene” appearsbe snared
Be snared: be caught like an animal in a snare; also to lay a snare.
Where else “yukashim” appearsfall
To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.
Where else “tipol” appearssuddenly
Suddenly, in an instant.
Where else “pitom” appears11I turned and saw under the sun that not to the swift is the race, nor to the mighty men the war, nor even to the wise bread, nor even to the discerning riches, nor even to those who know favor, for time and occurrence befall them all.
12 · This verse (above)
13This also I saw — wisdom under the sun and it was great to me:
