12. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ecclesiastes 2:12:1 ⧉וּפָנִ֤יתִֽיufanitiand I turned Ecclesiastes 2:12:2 ⧉אֲנִי֙aniI Ecclesiastes 2:12:3 ⧉לִרְא֣וֹתlirotto see Ecclesiastes 2:12:4 ⧉חָכְמָ֔הkhakhemawisdom Ecclesiastes 2:12:5 ⧉וְהוֹלֵל֖וֹתveholelotand madness Ecclesiastes 2:12:6 ⧉וְסִכְל֑וּתvesikhlutand folly Ecclesiastes 2:12:7 ⧉כִּ֣יkifor Ecclesiastes 2:12:8 ⧉מֶ֣הmewhat Ecclesiastes 2:12:9 ⧉הָאָדָ֗םhaadamthe human, the man Ecclesiastes 2:12:10 ⧉שֶׁיָּבוֹא֙sheyavowho will come Ecclesiastes 2:12:11 ⧉אַחֲרֵ֣יakhareafter Ecclesiastes 2:12:12 ⧉הַמֶּ֔לֶךְhamelekhthe king Ecclesiastes 2:12:13 ⧉אֵ֥תet Ecclesiastes 2:12:14 ⧉אֲשֶׁר־כְּבָ֖רasherkevarwhich already Ecclesiastes 2:12:15 ⧉עָשֽׂוּהוּ׃asuhuthey have done it |
12. Formal Translation And I turned, I myself, to observe wisdom and madness and folly; for what can the man who follows the king do except what has already been done? |
12. Dynamic Translation Then I decided to examine wisdom, madness, and folly, for what can someone who comes after the king do except what has already been done? |