2. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ecclesiastes 7:2:1 ⧉ט֞וֹבtovbetter Ecclesiastes 7:2:2 ⧉לָלֶ֣כֶתlalekhetto go Ecclesiastes 7:2:3 ⧉אֶל־בֵּֽית־אֵ֗בֶלelbetevelto the house of mourning Ecclesiastes 7:2:4 ⧉מִלֶּ֙כֶת֙milekhetthan going Ecclesiastes 7:2:5 ⧉אֶל־בֵּ֣יתelbetto the house of Ecclesiastes 7:2:6 ⧉מִשְׁתֶּ֔הmishtefeasting Ecclesiastes 7:2:7 ⧉בַּאֲשֶׁ֕רbaasherbecause Ecclesiastes 7:2:8 ⧉ה֖וּאhuit Ecclesiastes 7:2:9 ⧉ס֣וֹףsofend Ecclesiastes 7:2:10 ⧉כָּל־הָאָדָ֑םkolhaadamof all the human Ecclesiastes 7:2:11 ⧉וְהַחַ֖יvehakhaiand the living Ecclesiastes 7:2:12 ⧉יִתֵּ֥ןyitenwill give Ecclesiastes 7:2:13 ⧉אֶל־לִבּֽוֹ׃elliboto his heart |
2. Formal Translation It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting; for that is the end of every person, and the living will lay it to his heart. |
2. Dynamic Translation It is better to visit a place where people mourn than a place where people feast, because that is everyone’s fate, and the living should take it to heart. |