ଉପଦେଶକ 4:2
ମୁଁ ନିଷ୍ପତ୍ତି ନଲେି, ଯେ ଜୀବିତ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କ ଅପେକ୍ଷା ମୃତ ଲୋକମାନେ ଅଧିକ ଭାଗ୍ଯବାନ୍।
| Wherefore I | וְשַׁבֵּ֧חַ | wĕšabbēaḥ | veh-sha-BAY-ak |
| praised | אֲנִ֛י | ʾănî | uh-NEE |
| אֶת | ʾet | et | |
| the dead | הַמֵּתִ֖ים | hammētîm | ha-may-TEEM |
| which are already | שֶׁכְּבָ֣ר | šekkĕbār | sheh-keh-VAHR |
| dead | מֵ֑תוּ | mētû | MAY-too |
| more than | מִן | min | meen |
| the living | הַ֣חַיִּ֔ים | haḥayyîm | HA-ha-YEEM |
| which | אֲשֶׁ֛ר | ʾăšer | uh-SHER |
| הֵ֥מָּה | hēmmâ | HAY-ma | |
| are yet | חַיִּ֖ים | ḥayyîm | ha-YEEM |
| alive. | עֲדֶֽנָה׃ | ʿădenâ | uh-DEH-na |