17. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ecclesiastes 5:17:1 ⧉גַּ֥םgamalso Ecclesiastes 5:17:2 ⧉כָּל־יָמָ֖יוkolyamavall his days Ecclesiastes 5:17:3 ⧉בַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְbakhoshekhin the darkness Ecclesiastes 5:17:4 ⧉יֹאכֵ֑לyokhelhe eats Ecclesiastes 5:17:5 ⧉וְכָעַ֥סvekhaasand vexation or grief Ecclesiastes 5:17:6 ⧉הַרְבֵּ֖הharbemuch Ecclesiastes 5:17:7 ⧉וְחָלְי֥וֹvekhalyoand his sickness Ecclesiastes 5:17:8 ⧉וָקָֽצֶף׃vakatsefand anger or wrath |
17. Formal Translation Also, all his days he eats in darkness, with much sorrow, his sickness, and wrath. |
17. Dynamic Translation Throughout his life he eats in darkness, weighed down by frustration, illness, and anger. |