TBESH · H9002
/וְ · v · and
Conjunctive vav - i.e. followed by prefix, suffix or non-verb (conjunctive) (‘and/but’)
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/וְ (v) means “and” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: v STEP transliteration; pronunciation varies by reading tradition.
/וְ · v · and
Conjunctive vav - i.e. followed by prefix, suffix or non-verb (conjunctive) (‘and/but’)
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Page 232 of 313. 15632 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
When good things increase, so do those who consume them; what then is the profit to the owner, except to behold them with his eyes?
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.10
The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.11
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
As a man came from his mother’s womb, so he will depart again, naked as he arrived. He takes nothing for his labor to carry in his hands.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.14
This too is a grievous affliction: Exactly as a man is born, so he will depart. What does he gain as he toils for the wind?
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.15
Moreover, all his days he eats in darkness, with much sorrow, sickness, and anger.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.16
Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in all the labor one does under the sun during the few days of life that God has given him—for this is his lot.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.17
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
There is another evil I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon mankind:
Read word by wordGod gives a man riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires; but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a grievous affliction.
Read word by wordA man may father a hundred children and live for many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he is unsatisfied with his prosperity and does not even receive a proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he.
Read word by wordFor a stillborn child enters in futility and departs in darkness, and his name is shrouded in obscurity.
Read word by wordThe child, though neither seeing the sun nor knowing anything, has more rest than that man,
Read word by wordeven if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place?
Read word by wordAll a man’s labor is for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied.
Read word by wordBetter what the eye can see than the wandering of desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
Read word by wordWhatever exists was named long ago, and it is known what man is; but he cannot contend with one stronger than he.
Read word by wordFor who knows what is good for a man during the few days in which he passes through his fleeting life like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come after him under the sun?
Read word by wordA good name is better than fine perfume, and one’s day of death is better than his day of birth.
Read word by wordIt is better to enter a house of mourning than a house of feasting, since death is the end of every man, and the living should take this to heart.
Read word by wordThe heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.
Read word by wordFor like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This too is futile.
Read word by wordSurely extortion turns a wise man into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart.
Read word by wordWisdom, like an inheritance, is good, and it benefits those who see the sun.
Read word by wordFor wisdom, like money, is a shelter, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.
Read word by wordIn the day of prosperity, be joyful, but in the day of adversity, consider this: God has made one of these along with the other, so that a man cannot discover anything that will come after him.
Read word by wordIn my futile life I have seen both of these: A righteous man perishing in his righteousness, and a wicked man living long in his wickedness.
Read word by wordDo not be overly righteous, and do not make yourself too wise. Why should you destroy yourself?
Read word by wordDo not be excessively wicked, and do not be a fool. Why should you die before your time?
Read word by wordIt is good to grasp the one and not let the other slip from your hand. For he who fears God will follow both warnings.
Read word by wordSurely there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.
Read word by wordAll this I tested by wisdom, saying, “I resolve to be wise.” But it was beyond me.
Read word by wordWhat exists is out of reach and very deep. Who can fathom it?
Read word by wordI directed my mind to understand, to explore, to search out wisdom and explanations, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the folly of madness.
Read word by wordAnd I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is a net, and whose hands are chains. The man who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is ensnared.
Read word by wordWhile my soul was still searching but not finding, among a thousand I have found one upright man, but among all these I have not found one such woman.
Read word by wordOnly this have I found: I have discovered that God made mankind upright, but they have sought out many schemes.”
Read word by wordWho is like the wise man? Who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom brightens his face, and the sternness of his face is changed.
Read word by wordKeep the king’s command, I say, because of your oath before God.
Read word by wordFor the king’s word is supreme, and who can say to him, “What are you doing?”
Read word by wordWhoever keeps his command will come to no harm, and a wise heart knows the right time and procedure.
Read word by wordFor there is a right time and procedure to every purpose, though a man’s misery weighs heavily upon him.
Read word by wordAs no man has power over the wind to contain it, so no one has authority over his day of death. As no one can be discharged in wartime, so wickedness will not release those who practice it.
Read word by wordAll this I have seen, applying my mind to every deed that is done under the sun; there is a time when one man lords it over another to his own detriment.
Read word by wordThen 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 wordAlthough a sinner does evil a hundred times and still lives long, yet I also know that it will go well with those who fear God, who are reverent in His presence.
Read word by wordYet because the wicked do not fear God, it will not go well with them, and their days will not lengthen like a shadow.
Read word by wordThere is a futility that is done on the earth: There are righteous men who get what the actions of the wicked deserve, and there are wicked men who get what the actions of the righteous deserve. I say that 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 wordWhen I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the task that one performs on the earth—though his eyes do not see sleep in the day or even in the night—
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