18. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ecclesiastes 2:18:1 ⧉וְשָׂנֵ֤אתִֽיvesanetiand I hated Ecclesiastes 2:18:2 ⧉אֲנִי֙aniI Ecclesiastes 2:18:3 ⧉אֶת־כָּל־עֲמָלִ֔יetkolamaliall my toil Ecclesiastes 2:18:4 ⧉שֶׁאֲנִ֥יsheanithat I Ecclesiastes 2:18:5 ⧉עָמֵ֖לamelam toiling Ecclesiastes 2:18:6 ⧉תַּ֣חַתtakhatunder Ecclesiastes 2:18:7 ⧉הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁhashameshthe sun Ecclesiastes 2:18:8 ⧉שֶׁ֣אַנִּיחֶ֔נּוּsheaniakhenuthat I will leave it Ecclesiastes 2:18:9 ⧉לָאָדָ֖םlaadamto the man Ecclesiastes 2:18:10 ⧉שֶׁיִּהְיֶ֥הsheyihyewho will be Ecclesiastes 2:18:11 ⧉אַחֲרָֽי׃akharaiafter me |
18. Formal Translation I hated all my labor that I had toiled under the sun, because I must leave it to my successor. |
18. Dynamic Translation I grew to resent all the work I did under the sun, because I will have to hand it over to the one who comes after me. |