12. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ecclesiastes 6:12:1 ⧉כִּ֣יkifor Ecclesiastes 6:12:2 ⧉מִֽי־יוֹדֵעַ֩miyodeawho knows Ecclesiastes 6:12:3 ⧉מַה־טּ֨וֹבmatovwhat is good Ecclesiastes 6:12:4 ⧉לָֽאָדָ֜םlaadamfor the man Ecclesiastes 6:12:5 ⧉בַּֽחַיִּ֗יםbakhayimin the life Ecclesiastes 6:12:6 ⧉מִסְפַּ֛רmisparnumber of Ecclesiastes 6:12:7 ⧉יְמֵי־חַיֵּ֥יyemekhayedays of the life of Ecclesiastes 6:12:8 ⧉הֶבְל֖וֹhevlohis vapor or vanity Ecclesiastes 6:12:9 ⧉וְיַעֲשֵׂ֣םveyaasemand he makes them Ecclesiastes 6:12:10 ⧉כַּצֵּ֑לkatsellike the shadow Ecclesiastes 6:12:11 ⧉אֲשֶׁר֙asherwhich Ecclesiastes 6:12:12 ⧉מִֽי־יַגִּ֣ידmiyagidwho will tell Ecclesiastes 6:12:13 ⧉לָֽאָדָ֔םlaadamto the man Ecclesiastes 6:12:14 ⧉מַה־יִּהְיֶ֥הmayihyewhat will be Ecclesiastes 6:12:15 ⧉אַחֲרָ֖יוakharavafter him Ecclesiastes 6:12:16 ⧉תַּ֥חַתtakhatunder Ecclesiastes 6:12:17 ⧉הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃hashameshthe sun |
12. Formal Translation For who knows what is good for a person in life during the number of days of his vain existence which he spends like a shadow? For who can tell a person what will be after him under the sun? |
12. Dynamic Translation After all, who truly knows what is best for someone in life during the limited number of days that one lives in emptiness like a shadow? Who can tell a person what will come after them under the sun? |