Ecclesiastes 6 — English–Hebrew Parallel

1 Yash (Exist) Raih (evil) AsharaRaahayathay (who/that saw/seen) ThachathaHaShamash (under the sun), WaRabah (And many) Hawayaa (which/who/that is) Il-HaAdam (over heavy the men):

2 Ayash (Man) Ashar (wealth), YaNathan (gives) Law (honor him), HaAlahayam (the God) Ishar (wealth / riches), WaNakasayam (and 𐤍𐤊𐤎 - plural) WaKabawad (and 𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃) WaAyananaw (And no ONE) Chasar (lacks) LaNapashaw (for his soul) MaKal (from every) Ashar-YaThaAwah (who/that he [reflexive] desires), WaLaa (And not) YaShalayataw (gives him power) HaAlahayam (the God) LaAkal (to eat), Manamanaw (from us) KayaAyash (surely man) Nakaray (𐤍𐤊𐤓𐤉) YaAkalaw (alien eats him). Zah (this / that / these) Habal (vanity), WaChalay (and disease) Rai (evil / dysfunction). Hawaa (which/who/that is)

3 Am-YaYawalayad (Although - rhetorical fathers) Ayash (man) Maah (hundred) WaShanahayam (and many years), Rabawath (children), YaChayah (lives) WaRab (And many) ShaYaHayahaw (who came to pass) Yawamay (day) Shanahayaw (his years many), WaNapashaw (and his soul) Laa (NOT) ThaShabai (filled) Man-HaTawabah (from the good), WaGam (and indeed / moreover) Qabawarah (moreover burial); Laa (NOT) Hayahathah (came to pass) Law (for him) Amarathay (said/spoke), Tawab (stillborn pleasant/functional): Manamanaw (from us) HaNapal (the fall / be cast down)

4 Kay-BaHabal (Surely in vanity), YaBawaa (it comes) WaBaChashak (and departs in darkness), YaYalak (Go / Move) WaBaChashak (and with darkness) Shamaw (its name) YaKasah (covered).

5 Gam (Indeed / moreover) Shamash (sun) Laa (NOT) YaRaah (Moreover it has not seen) WaLaa (And not) YaYadai (known). Nachath (rest) LaZah (This) MaZah (rather than the other).

6 WaAlawaYaChayah (And yes though he live) Alap (thousand) Shanahayam (years) Paimayam (twice - plural) WaTawabah (and good), Laa (told), YaRaah (fails to enjoy) HaLaa (NOT) Al-Maqawam (to place) Achad (one) HaKal (the every) Hawalak (go)?

7 Kal (Every) Imal (Labor / Toil) HaAdam (the man) LaPahayaw (for his mouth), WaGam (and indeed / moreover) HaNapash (the appetite) Laa (NOT) ThaMalaa (filled).

8 KayaMah (Surely what / why / how) Yawathar (remaining) LaChakam (for advantage wise) Man-HaKasayal (from more the fool)? Mah (what / why / how) LaInay (poor) Yawadai (know/understand), LaHalak (knows how to walk) NagadaHaChayayam (counterpart the living - plural)?

9 Tawab (Pleasant/functional) Maraah (sight) Iyanayam (eyes) MaHalak (than wandering) Napash (soul). Gam (indeed / moreover) Zah (this / that / these) Habal (vanity) WaRaiwath (and 𐤓𐤏𐤅𐤕) Rawach (chasing spirit / wind).

10 Mah (What / why / how) ShaYaHayah (who came to pass) Kabar (Already) NaQaraa (Whatever call/proclaim/name) Shamaw (his given long ago); WaNaYawadai (and known) Ashar-Hawaa (who/that which/who/that is) Adam (man/mankind); WaLaa (And not) YaYawakal (neither) LaDayan (contend mightier) ImaShaHaThaqayap (with Who prevail) Manamaw (from him).

11 KayaYash (Surely Exist) Dabarayam (many words) HaRabah (multiply/become many) MaRabahayam (multiply/become many - plural) Habal (vanity). Mah (what / why / how) Yawathar (remaining) LaAdam (man)?

12 KayaMay (Surely Who) Yawadai (know/understand) Mah (what / why / how) Tawab (pleasant/functional) LaAdam (for man) BaChayayam (in life - plural), Masapar (all) Yawamay (day) Chayay (life) Habalaw (his vain) WaYaIshaham (and he spends them) KaTzal (like shadow)? AsharaMay (who/that Who) YaNagayad (tell) LaAdam (man) Mah (what / why / how) YaHayah (came to pass) Acharayaw (what after him) ThachathaHaShamash (under the sun)?