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"https://staging.thenewjew.org/siddur/koren-shalem/1450-1451-1278-1279-megillot-ecclesiastes-kohelet.xml" }, "data": { "book": { "slug": "koren-shalem", "title": "Koren Shalem Siddur", "nusach": "Sepharad" }, "page": { "slug": "1450-1451-1278-1279-megillot-ecclesiastes-kohelet", "section": "Megillot", "topic": "Ecclesiastes (Kohelet)", "printPages": "1278-1279", "pdfPages": "1450-1451", "header": { "section": { "hebrew": "מְגִלּוֹת", "transliteration": { "israeli": "me|gi|LOT", "orthographic": "me|ghil|LOTH", "sephardic": "me|gil|LOT", "chabad": "m'gi|LOYS" }, "english": "Megillot" }, "topic": { "hebrew": "קֹהֶלֶת", "transliteration": { "israeli": "ko|HE|let", "orthographic": "qo|HE|leth", "sephardic": "qo|HE|let", "chabad": "koy|HE|les" }, "english": "Ecclesiastes (Kohelet)" }, "printPages": "1278-1279" }, "body": [ { "type": "Passage", "hebrew": "וּמָתוֹק הָאוֹר וְטוֹב לַעֵינַיִם לִרְאוֹת אֶת־הַשָּׁמֶשׁ׃ כִּי אִם־שָׁנִים הַרְבֵּה\nיִחְיֶה הָאָדָם בְּכֻלָּם יִשְׂמָח וְיִזְכֹּר אֶת־יְמֵי הַחֹשֶׁךְ כִּי־הַרְבֵּה יִהְיוּ כָּל־\nשֶׁבָּא הָבֶל׃ שְׂמַח בָּחוּר בְּיַלְדוּתֶךָ וִיטִיבְךָ לִבְּךָ בִּימֵי בְחוּרוֹתֶיךָ וְהַלֵּךְ\nבְּדַרְכֵי לִבְּךָ וּבְמַרְאֵי עֵינֶיךָ וְדָע כִּי עַל־כָּל־אֵלֶּה יְבִיאֲךָ הָאֱלֹהִים\nבַּמִּשְׁפָּט׃ וְהָסֵר כַּעַס מִלִּבֶּךָ וְהַעֲבֵר רָעָה מִבְּשָׂרֶךָ כִּי־הַיַּלְדוּת\nוְהַשַּׁחֲרוּת הָבֶל׃ וּזְכֹר אֶת־בּוֹרְאֶיךָ בִּימֵי בְּחוּרֹתֶיךָ עַד אֲשֶׁר לֹא־\nיָבֹאוּ יְמֵי הָרָעָה וְהִגִּיעוּ שָׁנִים אֲשֶׁר תֹּאמַר אֵין־לִי בָהֶם חֵפֶץ׃ עַד\nאֲשֶׁר לֹא־תֶחְשַׁךְ הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ וְהָאוֹר וְהַיָּרֵחַ וְהַכּוֹכָבִים וְשָׁבוּ הֶעָבִים\nאַחַר הַגָּשֶׁם׃ בַּיּוֹם שֶׁיָּזֻעוּ שֹׁמְרֵי הַבַּיִת וְהִתְעַוְּתוּ אַנְשֵׁי הֶחָיִל וּבָטְלוּ\nהַטֹּחֲנוֹת כִּי מִעֵטוּ וְחָשְׁכוּ הָרֹאוֹת בָּאֲרֻבּוֹת׃ וְסֻגְּרוּ דְלָתַיִם בַּשּׁוּק\nבִּשְׁפַל קוֹל הַטַּחֲנָה וְיָקוּם לְקוֹל הַצִּפּוֹר וְיִשַּׁחוּ כָּל־בְּנוֹת הַשִּׁיר׃ גַּם\nמִגָּבֹהַּ יִרָאוּ וְחַתְחַתִּים בַּדֶּרֶךְ וְיָנֵאץ הַשָּׁקֵד וְיִסְתַּבֵּל הֶחָגָב וְתָפֵר\nהָאֲבִיּוֹנָה כִּי־הֹלֵךְ הָאָדָם אֶל־בֵּית עוֹלָמוֹ וְסָבְבוּ בַשּׁוּק הַסּוֹפְדִים׃\nעַד אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יֵרָחֵק חֶבֶל הַכֶּסֶף וְתָרֻץ גֻּלַּת הַזָּהָב וְתִשָּׁבֶר כַּד עַל־\nהַמַּבּוּעַ וְנָרֹץ הַגַּלְגַּל אֶל־הַבּוֹר׃ וְיָשֹׁב הֶעָפָר עַל־הָאָרֶץ כְּשֶׁהָיָה\nוְהָרוּחַ תָּשׁוּב אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר נְתָנָהּ׃ הֲבֵל הֲבָלִים אָמַר הַקּוֹהֶלֶת\nהַכֹּל הָבֶל׃ וְיֹתֵר שֶׁהָיָה קֹהֶלֶת חָכָם עוֹד לִמַּד־דַּעַת אֶת־הָעָם וְאִזֵּן\nוְחִקֵּר תִּקֵּן מְשָׁלִים הַרְבֵּה׃ בִּקֵּשׁ קֹהֶלֶת לִמְצֹא דִּבְרֵי־חֵפֶץ וְכָתוּב\nיֹשֶׁר דִּבְרֵי אֱמֶת׃ דִּבְרֵי חֲכָמִים כַּדָּרְבֹנוֹת וּכְמַשְׂמְרוֹת נְטוּעִים בַּעֲלֵי\nאֲסֻפּוֹת נִתְּנוּ מֵרֹעֶה אֶחָד׃ וְיֹתֵר מֵהֵמָּה בְּנִי הִזָּהֵר עֲשׂוֹת סְפָרִים\nהַרְבֵּה אֵין קֵץ וְלַהַג הַרְבֵּה יְגִעַת בָּשָׂר׃ סוֹף דָּבָר הַכֹּל נִשְׁמָע אֶת־\nהָאֱלֹהִים יְרָא וְאֶת־מִצְוֺתָיו שְׁמוֹר כִּי־זֶה כָּל־הָאָדָם׃ כִּי אֶת־כָּל־\nמַעֲשֵׂה הָאֱלֹהִים יָבִא בְמִשְׁפָּט עַל כָּל־נֶעְלָם אִם־טוֹב וְאִם־רָע׃", "transliteration": { "israeli": "u|ma|TOK ha-OR ve|TOV la-ei|NA|yim lir|OT et-ha|sha|MESH. ki im-sha|NIM har|BEH\nyich|YEH ha-a|DAM b'chu|LAM yis|MACH ve|yiz|KOR et-ye|MEI ha|CHO|shech ki-har|BEH yih|YU kol-\nshe|BA ha|VEL. s'MACH ba|CHUR b'yal|du|TE|cha vi|tiv|CHA lib|CHA bi|MEI v'chu|ro|TE|cha ve|ha|LECH\nb'dar|CHEI lib|CHA uv|mar|EI ei|NE|cha ve|DA ki al-kol-e|LEH ye|vi-a|CHA ha-e|lo|HIM\nba|mish|PAT. ve|ha|SER ka-AS mi|li|BE|cha ve|ha-a|VER ra-AH mib|sa|RE|cha ki-ha|yal|DUT\nve|ha|sha|cha|RUT ha|VEL. uz|CHOR et-bo|re-E|cha bi|MEI b'chu|ro|TE|cha ad a|SHER lo-\nya|vo|U ye|MEI ha|ra-AH ve|hi|gi|U sha|NIM a|SHER to|MAR ein-li va|HEM CHE|fetz. ad\na|SHER lo-tech|SHACH ha|SHE|mesh ve|ha-OR ve|ha|ya|REACH ve|ha|ko|cha|VIM ve|sha|VU he-a|VIM\na|CHAR ha|ga|SHEM. ba|YOM she|ya|zu|U sho|me|REI ha|ba|YIT ve|hit|av|TU an|SHEI he|cha|YIL u|vat|LU\nha|to|cha|NOT ki mi-e|TU ve|chash|CHU ha|ro-OT ba-a|ru|BOT. ve|sug|RU d'la|TA|yim ba|SHUK\nbish|FAL kol ha|ta|cha|NAH ve|ya|KUM le|KOL ha|tzi|POR ve|yi|sha|CHU kol-b'NOT ha|SHIR. gam\nmi|ga|VOAH yi|ra|U ve|chat|cha|TIM ba|DE|rech ve|ya|NEITZ ha|sha|KED ve|yis|ta|BEL he|cha|GAV ve|ta|FER\nha-a|vi|yo|NAH ki-ho|LECH ha-a|DAM el-beit o|la|MO ve|sa|ve|VU va|SHUK ha|sof|DIM.\nad a|SHER lo-ye|ra|CHEK CHE|vel ha|KE|sef ve|ta|RUTZ gu|LAT ha|za|HAV ve|ti|sha|VER kad al-\nha|ma|BUA ve|na|ROTZ ha|gal|GAL el-ha|BOR. ve|ya|SHOV he-a|FAR al-ha-a|RETZ k'she|ha|YAH\nve|ha|RUACH ta|SHUV el-ha-e|lo|HIM a|SHER ne|ta|NAH. ha|VEL ha|va|LIM a|MAR ha|ko|he|LET\nha|KOL ha|VEL. ve|yo|TER she|ha|YAH ko|HE|let cha|CHAM od li|mad-da-AT et-ha-AM ve-i|ZEN\nve|chi|KER ti|KEN me|sha|LIM har|BEH. bi|KESH ko|HE|let lim|TZO div|rei-CHE|fetz ve|cha|TUV\nYO|sher div|REI e|MET. div|REI cha|cha|MIM ka|da|re|vo|NOT uch|mas|me|ROT ne|tu-IM ba-a|LEI\na|su|POT nit|NU me|ro-EH e|CHAD. ve|yo|TER me|he|MAH b'NI hi|za|HER a|SOT s'fa|RIM\nhar|BEH ein ketz ve|la|HAG har|BEH ye|gi-AT ba|SAR. sof da|VAR ha|KOL nish|MA et-\nha-e|lo|HIM ye|RA ve-et-mitz|vo|TAV sh'MOR ki-zeh kol-ha-a|DAM. ki et-kol-\nma-a|SEH ha-e|lo|HIM ya|VI v'mish|PAT al kol-ne|LAM im-tov ve-im-ra.", "orthographic": "u|ma|THOQ ha|ʾOR ve|ṭOV la|ʿe|NA|yim lir|ʾOTH ʾeth-has|sha|MESH. ki ʾim-sha|NIM har|BEH\nyiḥ|YEH ha|ʾa|DHAM be|khul|LAM yiś|MAḥ ve|yiz|KOR ʾeth-ye|ME ha|ḥO|shekh ki-har|BEH yih|YU kol-\nsheb|BAʾ ha|VEL. śe|MAḥ ba|ḥUR be|yal|dhu|THE|kha vi|ṭi|ve|KHA lib|be|KHA bi|ME ve|ḥu|ro|THE|kha ve|hal|LEKH\nbe|dhar|KHE lib|be|KHA u|ve|mar|ʾE ʿe|NE|kha ve|DHAʿ ki ʿal-kol-ʾel|LEH ye|vi|ʾa|KHA ha|ʾe|lo|HIM\nbam|mish|PAṭ. ve|ha|SER ka|ʿAS mil|lib|BE|kha ve|ha|ʿa|VER ra|ʿAH mib|be|śa|RE|kha ki-hay|yal|DHUTH\nve|has|sha|ḥa|RUTH ha|VEL. u|ze|KHOR ʾeth-bo|re|ʾE|kha bi|ME be|ḥu|ro|THE|kha ʿadh ʾa|SHER loʾ-\nya|vo|ʾU ye|ME ha|ra|ʿAH ve|hig|gi|ʿU sha|NIM ʾa|SHER toʾ|MAR ʾen-li va|HEM ḥE|fetz. ʿadh\nʾa|SHER loʾ-theḥ|SHAKH has|SHE|mesh ve|ha|ʾOR ve|hay|ya|REAḥ ve|hak|ko|kha|VIM ve|sha|VU he|ʿa|VIM\nʾa|ḥAR hag|ga|SHEM. bay|YOM shey|ya|zu|ʿU sho|me|RE hab|ba|YITH ve|hith|ʿav|ve|THU ʾan|SHE he|ḥa|YIL u|va|ṭe|LU\nhaṭ|ṭo|ḥa|NOTH ki mi|ʿe|ṭU ve|ḥa|she|KHU ha|ro|ʾOTH ba|ʾa|rub|BOTH. ve|sug|ge|RU dhe|la|THA|yim bas|SHUQ\nbish|FAL qol haṭ|ṭa|ḥa|NAH ve|ya|QUM le|QOL hat|tzip|POR ve|yis|sha|ḥU kol-be|NOTH has|SHIR. gam\nmig|ga|VOAH yi|ra|ʾU ve|ḥath|ḥat|TIM bad|DE|rekh ve|ya|NEʾTZ has|sha|QEDH ve|yis|tab|BEL he|ḥa|GHAV ve|tha|FER\nha|ʾa|viy|yo|NAH ki-ho|LEKH ha|ʾa|DHAM ʾel-beth ʿo|la|MO ve|sa|ve|VU vas|SHUQ has|so|fe|DHIM.\nʿadh ʾa|SHER loʾ-ye|ra|ḥEQ ḥE|vel hak|KE|sef ve|tha|RUTZ gul|LATH haz|za|HAV ve|this|sha|VER kadh ʿal-\nham|mab|BUAʿ ve|na|ROTZ hag|gal|GAL ʾel-hab|BOR. ve|ya|SHOV he|ʿa|FAR ʿal-ha|ʾa|RETZ ke|she|ha|YAH\nve|ha|RUAḥ ta|SHUV ʾel-ha|ʾe|lo|HIM ʾa|SHER ne|tha|NAH. ha|VEL ha|va|LIM ʾa|MAR haq|qo|he|LETH\nhak|KOL ha|VEL. ve|yo|THER she|ha|YAH qo|HE|leth ḥa|KHAM ʿodh lim|madh-da|ʿATH ʾeth-ha|ʿAM ve|ʾiz|ZEN\nve|ḥiq|QER tiq|QEN me|sha|LIM har|BEH. biq|QESH qo|HE|leth lim|TZOʾ div|re-ḥE|fetz ve|kha|THUV\nYO|sher div|RE ʾe|METH. div|RE ḥa|kha|MIM kad|da|re|vo|NOTH u|khe|maś|me|ROTH ne|ṭu|ʿIM ba|ʿa|LE\nʾa|sup|POTH nit|te|NU me|ro|ʿEH ʾe|ḥADH. ve|yo|THER me|hem|MAH be|NI hiz|za|HER ʿa|śOTH se|fa|RIM\nhar|BEH ʾen qetz ve|la|HAGH har|BEH ye|ghi|ʿATH ba|śAR. sof da|VAR hak|KOL nish|MAʿ ʾeth-\nha|ʾe|lo|HIM ye|RAʾ ve|ʾeth-mitz|vo|THAV she|MOR ki-zeh kol-ha|ʾa|DHAM. ki ʾeth-kol-\nma|ʿa|śEH ha|ʾe|lo|HIM ya|VIʾ ve|mish|PAṭ ʿal kol-neʿ|LAM ʾim-ṭov ve|ʾim-raʿ.", "sephardic": "u|ma|TOQ ha|OR ve|TOV la|ʿe|NA|yim lir|OT et-has|sha|MESH. ki im-sha|NIM har|BEH\nyiḥ|YEH ha|a|DAM be|khul|LAM yis|MAḥ ve|yiz|KOR et-ye|ME ha|ḥO|shekh ki-har|BEH yih|YU kol-\nsheb|BA ha|VEL. se|MAḥ ba|ḥUR be|yal|du|TE|kha vi|ti|ve|KHA lib|be|KHA bi|ME ve|ḥu|ro|TE|kha ve|hal|LEKH\nbe|dar|KHE lib|be|KHA u|ve|mar|E ʿe|NE|kha ve|DAʿ ki ʿal-kol-el|LEH ye|vi|a|KHA ha|e|lo|HIM\nbam|mish|PAT. ve|ha|SER ka|ʿAS mil|lib|BE|kha ve|ha|ʿa|VER ra|ʿAH mib|be|sa|RE|kha ki-hay|yal|DUT\nve|has|sha|ḥa|RUT ha|VEL. u|ze|KHOR et-bo|re|E|kha bi|ME be|ḥu|ro|TE|kha ʿad a|SHER lo-\nya|vo|U ye|ME ha|ra|ʿAH ve|hig|gi|ʿU sha|NIM a|SHER to|MAR en-li va|HEM ḥE|fetz. ʿad\na|SHER lo-teḥ|SHAKH has|SHE|mesh ve|ha|OR ve|hay|ya|REAḥ ve|hak|ko|kha|VIM ve|sha|VU he|ʿa|VIM\na|ḥAR hag|ga|SHEM. bay|YOM shey|ya|zu|ʿU sho|me|RE hab|ba|YIT ve|hit|ʿav|ve|TU an|SHE he|ḥa|YIL u|va|te|LU\nhat|to|ḥa|NOT ki mi|ʿe|TU ve|ḥa|she|KHU ha|ro|OT ba|a|rub|BOT. ve|sug|ge|RU de|la|TA|yim bas|SHUQ\nbish|FAL qol hat|ta|ḥa|NAH ve|ya|QUM le|QOL hat|tzip|POR ve|yis|sha|ḥU kol-be|NOT has|SHIR. gam\nmig|ga|VOAH yi|ra|U ve|ḥat|ḥat|TIM bad|DE|rekh ve|ya|NETZ has|sha|QED ve|yis|tab|BEL he|ḥa|GAV ve|ta|FER\nha|a|viy|yo|NAH ki-ho|LEKH ha|a|DAM el-bet ʿo|la|MO ve|sa|ve|VU vas|SHUQ has|so|fe|DIM.\nʿad a|SHER lo-ye|ra|ḥEQ ḥE|vel hak|KE|sef ve|ta|RUTZ gul|LAT haz|za|HAV ve|tis|sha|VER kad ʿal-\nham|mab|BUAʿ ve|na|ROTZ hag|gal|GAL el-hab|BOR. ve|ya|SHOV he|ʿa|FAR ʿal-ha|a|RETZ ke|she|ha|YAH\nve|ha|RUAḥ ta|SHUV el-ha|e|lo|HIM a|SHER ne|ta|NAH. ha|VEL ha|va|LIM a|MAR haq|qo|he|LET\nhak|KOL ha|VEL. ve|yo|TER she|ha|YAH qo|HE|let ḥa|KHAM ʿod lim|mad-da|ʿAT et-ha|ʿAM ve|iz|ZEN\nve|ḥiq|QER tiq|QEN me|sha|LIM har|BEH. biq|QESH qo|HE|let lim|TZO div|re-ḥE|fetz ve|kha|TUV\nYO|sher div|RE e|MET. div|RE ḥa|kha|MIM kad|da|re|vo|NOT u|khe|mas|me|ROT ne|tu|ʿIM ba|ʿa|LE\na|sup|POT nit|te|NU me|ro|ʿEH e|ḥAD. ve|yo|TER me|hem|MAH be|NI hiz|za|HER ʿa|SOT se|fa|RIM\nhar|BEH en qetz ve|la|HAG har|BEH ye|gi|ʿAT ba|SAR. sof da|VAR hak|KOL nish|MAʿ et-\nha|e|lo|HIM ye|RA ve|et-mitz|vo|TAV she|MOR ki-zeh kol-ha|a|DAM. ki et-kol-\nma|ʿa|SEH ha|e|lo|HIM ya|VI ve|mish|PAT ʿal kol-neʿ|LAM im-tov ve|im-raʿ.", "chabad": "u|mo|SOYK ho-OYR v'TOYV la-ei|NA|yim lir|OYS es-ha|sho|MESH. ki im-sho|NIM har|BEIH\nyich|YEH ho-o|DOM b'chu|LOM yis|MOCH v'yiz|KOYR es-y'MEI ha|CHOY|shech ki-har|BEIH yih|YU kol-\nshe|BO ho|VEL. s'MACH bo|CHUR b'yal|du|SE|cho vi|tiv'|CHO lib'|CHO bi|MEI v'chu|roy|SE|cho v'ha|LEICH\nb'dar|CHEI lib'|CHO uv'|mar|EI ei|NE|cho v'DO ki al-kol-ei|LEH y'vi-a|CHO ho-e|loy|HIM\nba|mish|POT. v'ho|SEIR ka-AS mi|li|BE|cho v'ha-a|VEIR ro-OH mib'|so|RE|cho ki-ha|yal|DUS\nv'ha|sha|cha|RUS ho|VEL. uz'|CHOYR es-boyr'-E|cho bi|MEI b'chu|roy|SE|cho ad a|SHER loy-\nyo|voy|U y'MEI ho|ro-OH v'hi|gi|U sho|NIM a|SHER toy|MAR ein-li vo|HEM CHEI|fetz. ad\na|SHER loy-sech|SHACH ha|SHE|mesh v'ho-OYR v'ha|yo|REIACH v'ha|koy|cho|VIM v'sho|VU he-o|VIM\na|CHAR ha|go|SHEM. ba|YOYM she|yo|zu|U shoym'|REI ha|ba|YIS v'his|av'|SU an|SHEI he|cho|YIL u|vot'|LU\nha|toy|cha|NOYS ki mi-ei|TU v'chosh'|CHU ho|roy-OYS bo-a|ru|BOYS. v'sug'|RU d'lo|SA|yim ba|SHUK\nbish|FAL koyl ha|ta|cha|NOH v'yo|KUM l'KOYL ha|tzi|POYR v'yi|sha|CHU kol-b'NOYS ha|SHIR. gam\nmi|go|VOYAH yi|ro|U v'chas|cha|TIM ba|DE|rech v'yo|NEITZ ha|sho|KEID v'yis|ta|BEIL he|cho|GOV v'so|FEIR\nho-a|vi|yoy|NOH ki-hoy|LEICH ho-o|DOM el-beis oy|lo|MOY v'sov'|VU va|SHUK ha|soyf'|DIM.\nad a|SHER loy-yei|ro|CHEIK CHE|vel ha|KE|sef v'so|RUTZ gu|LAS ha|zo|HOV v'si|sho|VER kad al-\nha|ma|BUA v'no|ROYTZ ha|gal|GAL el-ha|BOYR. v'yo|SHOYV he-o|FOR al-ho-o|RETZ k'she|ho|YOH\nv'ho|RUACH to|SHUV el-ho-e|loy|HIM a|SHER n'so|NOH. ha|VEIL ha|vo|LIM o|MAR ha|koy|he|LES\nha|KOYL ho|VEL. v'yoy|SEIR she|ho|YOH koy|HE|les cho|CHOM oyd li|mad-da-AS es-ho-OM v'i|ZEIN\nv'chi|KEIR ti|KEIN m'sho|LIM har|BEIH. bi|KEISH koy|HE|les lim|TZOY div|rei-CHEI|fetz v'cho|SUV\nYOY|sher div|REI e|MES. div|REI cha|cho|MIM ka|dor'|voy|NOYS uch'|mas|m'ROYS n'tu-IM ba-a|LEI\na|su|POYS nit'|NU mei|roy-EH e|CHOD. v'yoy|SEIR mei|hei|MOH b'NI hi|zo|HEIR a|SOYS s'fo|RIM\nhar|BEIH ein keitz v'la|HAG har|BEIH y'gi-AS bo|SOR. soyf do|VOR ha|KOYL nish|MO es-\nho-e|loy|HIM y'RO v'es-mitz|voy|SOV sh'MOYR ki-zeh kol-ho-o|DOM. ki es-kol-\nma-a|SEIH ho-e|loy|HIM yo|VI v'mish|POT al kol-ne|LOM im-toyv v'im-ro." }, "english": "as good as one another. There is a sweetness in the light; it is good for the eyes to see the sun. And should a man live many years he should rejoice in all of them, remembering, too, the days of darkness, for there will be many. All that comes is but a breath. Young man, rejoice now in your youth; let your heart ease you while you are young. Follow your heart where it leads you, your eyes where they allure you - and know that God will bring you into judgment for all this. So clear your heart of bitterness and free your flesh of pain, for youth and dark-haired days pass by like breath. And remember your Creator in these days of your youth; before the days of despair, before years come when you shall say: There is nothing here that I desire. Before the sun is darkened and the light, the moon and stars, and clouds return again after the rain. The day when the guards of the house will shake, and the soldiers buckle; when the grinders sit idle, grown few, and the women at the windows sit in darkness. When all the doors in the street are closed, as the mill-stone falls silent, and a man starts up at the sound of a bird, but the singing girls' voices drop low. And one lives in terror of heights, and all the pitfalls on the road. The almond blossoms, the grasshopper bears its burden, the caper fruit breaks asunder, but man is departing for his eternal home, and the mourners turn about around the streets. Remember - before the silver cord snaps, and the golden bowl is shattered, and the jug is broken beside the spring, and the basin is smashed against the well, the dust returns to the earth where it began, and the spirit returns to God who gave it. Shallowest breath, says Kohelet. It is all but shallow breath. Kohelet's wisdom went further than this; he taught the people understanding always, and weighed and explored and assembled many wise sayings. Kohelet sought out choicest words, and wrote words of truth honestly. The words of the wise are like goads; like pointed nails are the scholars' sayings. One Shepherd gave them all. And further than this, my child, take heed; there is no end to the making of many books, and much study wearies the flesh. The final word: it has all been said. Hold God in awe, and heed His commands, for that is all man has. And all that is done - God shall bring it to judgment; all that is hidden, the good and the bad." }, { "type": "Passage", "hebrew": "סוף דבר הכל נשמע\nאת האלהים ירא ואת מצותיו שמור\nכי זה כל האדם", "transliteration": { "israeli": "sof davar hakol nishma\net ha'elohim yera ve'et mitzvotav shemor\nki zeh kol ha'adam", "sephardic": "sof davar hakol nishma\net ha'elohim yera ve'et mitzvotav shemor\nki zeh kol ha'adam", "chabad": "sof dovor hakol nishma\nes ho'elohim yera ve'es mitzvosov shemor\nki zeh kol ho'odom", "orthographic": "sof dhavar hakol nishma\neth ha'elohim yera ve'eth mitzvothav shemor\nki zeh kol ha'adham" }, "english": "The final word: it has all been said. 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