23. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ecclesiastes 2:23:1 ⧉כִּ֧יkifor Ecclesiastes 2:23:2 ⧉כָל־יָמָ֣יוkolyamavall his days Ecclesiastes 2:23:3 ⧉מַכְאֹבִ֗יםmakhovimpains Ecclesiastes 2:23:4 ⧉וָכַ֙עַס֙vakaasand vexation or anger Ecclesiastes 2:23:5 ⧉עִנְיָנ֔וֹinyanohis task or occupation Ecclesiastes 2:23:6 ⧉גַּם־בַּלַּ֖יְלָהgamballailaalso in the night Ecclesiastes 2:23:7 ⧉לֹא־שָׁכַ֣בloshakhavdoes not lie down or rest Ecclesiastes 2:23:8 ⧉לִבּ֑וֹlibbohis heart Ecclesiastes 2:23:9 ⧉גַּם־זֶ֖הgamzealso this Ecclesiastes 2:23:10 ⧉הֶ֥בֶלhevelvanity or vapor Ecclesiastes 2:23:11 ⧉הֽוּא׃huit is |
23. Formal Translation For all his days are pains and his occupation yields grief; even at night his heart does not rest. This too is vanity. |
23. Dynamic Translation His days are filled with trouble, and his work brings frustration; even at night his heart finds no rest. This too is meaningless. |