7. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ecclesiastes 6:7:1 ⧉כָּל־עֲמַ֥לkolamahlall toil or labor of Ecclesiastes 6:7:2 ⧉הָאָדָ֖םhaadamthe man or the human Ecclesiastes 6:7:3 ⧉לְפִ֑יהוּlefihufor his mouth Ecclesiastes 6:7:4 ⧉וְגַם־הַנֶּ֖פֶשׁvegamhanefeshand also the appetite or the soul Ecclesiastes 6:7:5 ⧉לֹ֥אlonot Ecclesiastes 6:7:6 ⧉תִמָּלֵֽא׃timaleis filled or is satisfied |
7. Formal Translation All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled. |
7. Dynamic Translation People wear themselves out for what their mouths crave, but they never attain fullness. |