TBESH · H9001
/וַ · v · &
Verbal vav: joined to verb with no intervening prefix (usually conversive) (futurepast)
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/וַ (v) means “&” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: v STEP transliteration; pronunciation varies by reading tradition.
/וַ · v · &
Verbal vav: joined to verb with no intervening prefix (usually conversive) (futurepast)
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Page 177 of 227. 11323 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
Do not slander a servant to his master, or he will curse you, and you will bear the guilt.
Read word by wordThe ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer;
Read word by wordthe rock badgers are creatures of little power, yet they make their homes in the rocks;
Read word by wordthe locusts have no king, yet they all advance in formation;
Read word by wordShe selects wool and flax and works with eager hands.
Read word by wordShe rises while it is still night to provide food for her household and portions for her maidservants.
Read word by wordShe appraises a field and buys it; from her earnings she plants a vineyard.
Read word by wordShe girds herself with strength and shows that her arms are strong.
Read word by wordShe makes linen garments and sells them; she delivers sashes to the merchants.
Read word by wordStrength and honor are her clothing, and she can laugh at the days to come.
Read word by wordHer children rise up and call her blessed; her husband praises her as well:
Read word by wordThe sun rises and the sun sets; it hurries back to where it rises.
Read word by wordAnd I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven. What a miserable task God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them!
Read word by wordSo I set my mind to know wisdom and madness and folly; I learned that this, too, is a pursuit of the wind.
Read word by wordI made gardens and parks for myself, where I planted all kinds of fruit trees.
Read word by wordSo I became great and surpassed all in Jerusalem who had preceded me; and my wisdom remained with me.
Read word by wordYet when I considered all the works that my hands had accomplished and what I had toiled to achieve, I found everything to be futile, a pursuit of the wind; there was nothing to be gained under the sun.
Read word by wordThen I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly; for what more can the king’s successor do than what has already been accomplished?
Read word by wordThe wise man has eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also came to realize that one fate overcomes them both.
Read word by wordSo I said to myself, “The fate of the fool will also befall me. What then have I gained by being wise?” And I said to myself that this too is futile.
Read word by wordSo I hated life, because the work that is done under the sun was grievous to me. For everything is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
Read word by wordI hated all for which I had toiled under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.
Read word by wordSo my heart began to despair over all the labor that I had done under the sun.
Read word by wordNothing is better for a man than to eat and drink and enjoy his work. I have also seen that this is from the hand of God.
Read word by wordand also that every man should eat and drink and find satisfaction in all his labor—this is the gift of God.
Read word by wordI have seen that there is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his work, because that is his lot. For who can bring him to see what will come after him?
Read word by wordAgain I looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power lay in the hands of their oppressors, and there was no comforter.
Read word by wordI saw that all labor and success spring from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
Read word by wordAgain, I saw futility under the sun.
Read word by wordAgain, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; but how can one keep warm alone?
Read word by wordDo not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, and do not tell the messenger that your vow was a mistake. Why should God be angry with your words and destroy the work of your hands?
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.5
or wealth lost in a failed venture, so when that man has a son there is nothing to pass on.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.13
Moreover, all his days he eats in darkness, with much sorrow, sickness, and anger.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.16
Furthermore, God has given riches and wealth to every man, and He has enabled him to enjoy them, to accept his lot, and to rejoice in his labor. This is a gift from God.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.18
Then too, I saw the burial of the wicked who used to go in and out of the holy place, and they were praised in the city where they had done so. This too is futile.
Read word by wordSo I commended the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be merry. For this joy will accompany him in his labor during the days of his life that God gives him under the sun.
Read word by wordI saw every work of God, and that a man is unable to comprehend the work that is done under the sun. Despite his efforts to search it out, he cannot find its meaning; even if the wise man claims to know, he is unable to comprehend.
Read word by wordThere was a small city with few men. A mighty king came against it, surrounded it, and built large siege ramps against it.
Read word by wordNow a poor wise man was found in the city, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.
Read word by wordAnd I said, “Wisdom is better than strength, but the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded.”
Read word by wordRemember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of adversity come and the years approach of which you will say, “I find no pleasure in them,”
Read word by wordbefore the light of the sun, moon, and stars is darkened, and the clouds return after the rain,
Read word by wordon the day the keepers of the house tremble and the strong men stoop, when those grinding cease because they are few and those watching through windows see dimly,
Read word by wordwhen the doors to the street are shut and the sound of the mill fades away, when one rises at the sound of a bird and all the daughters of song grow faint,
Read word by wordwhen men fear the heights and dangers of the road, when the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper loses its spring, and the caper berry shrivels—for then man goes to his eternal home and mourners walk the streets.
Read word by wordRemember Him before the silver cord is snapped and the golden bowl is crushed, before the pitcher is shattered at the spring and the wheel is broken at the well,
Read word by wordNot only was the Teacher wise, but he also taught the people knowledge; he pondered, searched out, and arranged many proverbs.
Read word by wordMy beloved calls to me, “Arise, my darling. Come away with me, my beautiful one.
Read word by wordBefore the day breaks and shadows flee, turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of Bether.
Read word by wordBefore the day breaks and the shadows flee, I will make my way to the mountain of myrrh and to the hill of frankincense.
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