17. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ecclesiastes 8:17:1 ⧉וְרָאִיתִי֮veraitiand I saw Ecclesiastes 8:17:2 ⧉אֶת־כָּל־מַעֲשֵׂ֣הetkolmaase{direct object} all work of Ecclesiastes 8:17:3 ⧉הָאֱלֹהִים֒haelohimGod Ecclesiastes 8:17:4 ⧉כִּי֩kithat Ecclesiastes 8:17:5 ⧉לֹ֨אlonot Ecclesiastes 8:17:6 ⧉יוּכַ֜לyukhalhe is able Ecclesiastes 8:17:7 ⧉הָאָדָ֗םhaadamthe human Ecclesiastes 8:17:8 ⧉לִמְצוֹא֙limtsoto find Ecclesiastes 8:17:9 ⧉אֶת־הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂה֙ethamaase{direct object} the work Ecclesiastes 8:17:10 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֣רasherwhich Ecclesiastes 8:17:11 ⧉נַעֲשָׂ֣הnaasais done Ecclesiastes 8:17:12 ⧉תַֽחַת־הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁtakhathashemeshunder the sun Ecclesiastes 8:17:13 ⧉בְּ֠שֶׁלbeshelbecause of Ecclesiastes 8:17:14 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֨רasherwhich Ecclesiastes 8:17:15 ⧉יַעֲמֹ֧לyaamolhe toils Ecclesiastes 8:17:16 ⧉הָאָדָ֛םhaadamthe human Ecclesiastes 8:17:17 ⧉לְבַקֵּ֖שׁlevakkeshto seek Ecclesiastes 8:17:18 ⧉וְלֹ֣אveloand not Ecclesiastes 8:17:19 ⧉יִמְצָ֑אyimtsahe will find Ecclesiastes 8:17:20 ⧉וְגַ֨םvegamand even Ecclesiastes 8:17:21 ⧉אִם־יֹאמַ֤רimyomarif he says Ecclesiastes 8:17:22 ⧉הֶֽחָכָם֙hekhakhamthe wise man Ecclesiastes 8:17:23 ⧉לָדַ֔עַתladaatto know Ecclesiastes 8:17:24 ⧉לֹ֥אlonot Ecclesiastes 8:17:25 ⧉יוּכַ֖לyukhalhe is able Ecclesiastes 8:17:26 ⧉לִמְצֹֽא׃limtsoto find |
17. Formal Translation Then I beheld every task of God {Elohim, Unsearchable Actor}; no person can uncover what is accomplished beneath the sun. However diligently one labors in pursuit, the work eludes discovery; even the wise man who claims understanding cannot find it. |
17. Dynamic Translation I reflected on all that God {Elohim, Sovereign Worker} has accomplished and recognized that no one can fully track events under the sun. Even when anyone exhausts every effort to search, the outcome remains hidden; even a wise person who believes they know falls short of finding it. |