ଉପଦେଶକ 2:3
ଜଣେ ମୂର୍ଖ ପରି ମାତାଲ୍ ହବୋ ପର୍ୟ୍ଯନ୍ତ ମୁଁ ସ୍ଥିର କଲି ଦ୍ରାକ୍ଷାରସ ପିଇବା ପାଇଁ ଚେଷ୍ଟା କରିବି। ଯଦିଓ ସବୁବେଳେ ମାରେ ମନ ବୁଦ୍ଧିର ସହିତ ମାେତେ ପରିଚାଳନା କରୁଛି। ମୁଁ ଦେଖିବା ପାଇଁ ଚାହିଁଲି। ଏହା କରିବା କ'ଣ ପୃଥିବୀର ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ମୂଲ୍ଯହୀନ।
| I sought | תַּ֣רְתִּי | tartî | TAHR-tee |
| in mine heart | בְלִבִּ֔י | bĕlibbî | veh-lee-BEE |
| to give | לִמְשׁ֥וֹךְ | limšôk | leem-SHOKE |
| בַּיַּ֖יִן | bayyayin | ba-YA-yeen | |
| myself | אֶת | ʾet | et |
| unto wine, | בְּשָׂרִ֑י | bĕśārî | beh-sa-REE |
| yet acquainting | וְלִבִּ֞י | wĕlibbî | veh-lee-BEE |
| heart mine | נֹהֵ֤ג | nōhēg | noh-HAɡE |
| with wisdom; | בַּֽחָכְמָה֙ | baḥokmāh | ba-hoke-MA |
| hold lay to and | וְלֶאֱחֹ֣ז | wĕleʾĕḥōz | veh-leh-ay-HOZE |
| on folly, | בְּסִכְל֔וּת | bĕsiklût | beh-seek-LOOT |
| till | עַ֣ד | ʿad | ad |
| אֲשֶׁר | ʾăšer | uh-SHER | |
| see might I | אֶרְאֶ֗ה | ʾerʾe | er-EH |
| what | אֵי | ʾê | ay |
| was that | זֶ֨ה | ze | zeh |
| good | ט֜וֹב | ṭôb | tove |
| sons the for | לִבְנֵ֤י | libnê | leev-NAY |
| of men, | הָאָדָם֙ | hāʾādām | ha-ah-DAHM |
| which | אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ʾăšer | uh-SHER |
| do should they | יַעֲשׂוּ֙ | yaʿăśû | ya-uh-SOO |
| under | תַּ֣חַת | taḥat | TA-haht |
| the heaven | הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם | haššāmayim | ha-sha-MA-yeem |
| all | מִסְפַּ֖ר | mispar | mees-PAHR |
| days the | יְמֵ֥י | yĕmê | yeh-MAY |
| of their life. | חַיֵּיהֶֽם׃ | ḥayyêhem | ha-yay-HEM |