15. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ecclesiastes 8:15:1 ⧉וְשִׁבַּ֤חְתִּֽיveshibbakhtiand I praised Ecclesiastes 8:15:2 ⧉אֲנִי֙aniI Ecclesiastes 8:15:3 ⧉אֶת־הַשִּׂמְחָ֔הethasimkhathe joy Ecclesiastes 8:15:4 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֨רasherthat Ecclesiastes 8:15:5 ⧉אֵֽין־ט֤וֹבentovthere is not good Ecclesiastes 8:15:6 ⧉לָֽאָדָם֙laadamfor the human Ecclesiastes 8:15:7 ⧉תַּ֣חַתtakhatunder Ecclesiastes 8:15:8 ⧉הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁhashemeshthe sun Ecclesiastes 8:15:9 ⧉כִּ֛יkifor Ecclesiastes 8:15:10 ⧉אִם־לֶאֱכ֥וֹלimleekholif not to eat Ecclesiastes 8:15:11 ⧉וְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתvelishtotand to drink Ecclesiastes 8:15:12 ⧉וְלִשְׂמ֑וֹחַvelismoakhand to rejoice Ecclesiastes 8:15:13 ⧉וְה֞וּאvehuand it Ecclesiastes 8:15:14 ⧉יִלְוֶ֣נּוּyilvennuwill accompany him Ecclesiastes 8:15:15 ⧉בַעֲמָל֗וֹvaamaloin his toil Ecclesiastes 8:15:16 ⧉יְמֵ֥יyemedays of Ecclesiastes 8:15:17 ⧉חַיָּ֛יוkhayavhis life Ecclesiastes 8:15:18 ⧉אֲשֶׁר־נָֽתַן־ל֥וֹashernatanlowhich he gave to him Ecclesiastes 8:15:19 ⧉הָאֱלֹהִ֖יםhaelohimGod Ecclesiastes 8:15:20 ⧉תַּ֥חַתtakhatunder Ecclesiastes 8:15:21 ⧉הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃hashameshthe sun |
15. Formal Translation So I deemed gladness, because for a person under the sun there is nothing better than to eat, to drink, and to rejoice; this will sustain him in his toil through the days of his life that God {Elohim, Life Giver} has given him under the sun. |
15. Dynamic Translation So I concluded that under the sun nothing is better for people than eating, drinking, and rejoicing, for these accompany them in their toil all the days of the life God {Elohim, Source of Blessings} gives them under the sun. |