8. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ecclesiastes 11:8:1 ⧉כִּ֣יkifor Ecclesiastes 11:8:2 ⧉אִם־שָׁנִ֥יםimshanimif years Ecclesiastes 11:8:3 ⧉הַרְבֵּ֛הharbemany Ecclesiastes 11:8:4 ⧉יִחְיֶ֥הyikhyehe lives Ecclesiastes 11:8:5 ⧉הָאָדָ֖םhaadamthe man or the human Ecclesiastes 11:8:6 ⧉בְּכֻלָּ֣םbekhulamin all of them Ecclesiastes 11:8:7 ⧉יִשְׂמָ֑חyismakhlet him rejoice Ecclesiastes 11:8:8 ⧉וְיִזְכֹּר֙veyizkorbut let him remember Ecclesiastes 11:8:9 ⧉אֶת־יְמֵ֣יetyeme{direct object marker} the days of Ecclesiastes 11:8:10 ⧉הַחֹ֔שֶׁךְhakhoshekhthe darkness Ecclesiastes 11:8:11 ⧉כִּֽי־הַרְבֵּ֥הkiharbefor many Ecclesiastes 11:8:12 ⧉יִהְי֖וּyihyuthey will be Ecclesiastes 11:8:13 ⧉כָּל־שֶׁבָּ֥אkalshebaall that comes Ecclesiastes 11:8:14 ⧉הָֽבֶל׃havelvanity or vapor |
8. Formal Translation For if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in all of them; but let him remember the days of darkness, for they will be many. Everything that comes is vanity. |
8. Dynamic Translation Even if someone lives for many years and enjoys them all, they should remember the dark days, for there will be many. Everything that happens is like vapor. |