21. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ecclesiastes 2:21:1 ⧉כִּי־יֵ֣שׁkiyeshfor there is Ecclesiastes 2:21:2 ⧉אָדָ֗םadama human Ecclesiastes 2:21:3 ⧉שֶׁעֲמָל֛וֹsheamalothat he labored Ecclesiastes 2:21:4 ⧉בְּחָכְמָ֥הbekhokhmawith wisdom Ecclesiastes 2:21:5 ⧉וּבְדַ֖עַתuvedaatand with knowledge Ecclesiastes 2:21:6 ⧉וּבְכִשְׁר֑וֹןuvekhishronand with skill Ecclesiastes 2:21:7 ⧉וּלְאָדָ֞םuleadamand to a human Ecclesiastes 2:21:8 ⧉שֶׁלֹּ֤אshelothat not Ecclesiastes 2:21:9 ⧉עָֽמַל־בּוֹ֙amalbolabored in it Ecclesiastes 2:21:10 ⧉יִתְּנֶ֣נּוּyittenennuhe gives it Ecclesiastes 2:21:11 ⧉חֶלְק֔וֹkhelkohis portion Ecclesiastes 2:21:12 ⧉גַּם־זֶ֥הgamzealso this Ecclesiastes 2:21:13 ⧉הֶ֖בֶלhevelvanity Ecclesiastes 2:21:14 ⧉וְרָעָ֥הveraaand evil Ecclesiastes 2:21:15 ⧉רַבָּֽה׃rabagreat |
21. Formal Translation For there is a man whose labor is in wisdom, in knowledge, and in skill, yet to a man who has not labored with it he must leave it as his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil. |
21. Dynamic Translation There are people who work hard using wisdom, knowledge, and skill, but in the end, what they have earned is left to someone who did nothing for it. This too is meaningless {hevel: temporary, passing}, and it is a serious wrong. |