ଉପଦେଶକ 6:12
କିଏ ଜାଣେ ସମାନଙ୍କେ ଏହି କ୍ଷଣସ୍ଥାଯୀ ଜୀବନ ରେ, ମନୁଷ୍ଯ ଅଧିକ ଲାଭକରି କ'ଣ କରିପା ରେ? କାରଣ ସମାନଙ୍କେର ଦିନଗୁଡ଼ିକ ଛାଇ ପରି ଚାଲିୟିବ। କିଏ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କୁ କହିପାରିବ, ସୂର୍ୟ୍ଯତଳେ ଭବିଷ୍ଯତ ରେ ଏଇ ପୃଥିବୀ ରେ କ'ଣ ହବେ?
| For | כִּ֣י | kî | kee |
| who | מִֽי | mî | mee |
| knoweth | יוֹדֵעַ֩ | yôdēʿa | yoh-day-AH |
| what | מַה | ma | ma |
| is good | טּ֨וֹב | ṭôb | tove |
| for man | לָֽאָדָ֜ם | lāʾādām | la-ah-DAHM |
| life, this in | בַּֽחַיִּ֗ים | baḥayyîm | ba-ha-YEEM |
| all | מִסְפַּ֛ר | mispar | mees-PAHR |
| the days | יְמֵי | yĕmê | yeh-MAY |
| of his vain | חַיֵּ֥י | ḥayyê | ha-YAY |
| life | הֶבְל֖וֹ | heblô | hev-LOH |
| spendeth he which | וְיַעֲשֵׂ֣ם | wĕyaʿăśēm | veh-ya-uh-SAME |
| as a shadow? | כַּצֵּ֑ל | kaṣṣēl | ka-TSALE |
| for | אֲשֶׁר֙ | ʾăšer | uh-SHER |
| who | מִֽי | mî | mee |
| can tell | יַגִּ֣יד | yaggîd | ya-ɡEED |
| man a | לָֽאָדָ֔ם | lāʾādām | la-ah-DAHM |
| what | מַה | ma | ma |
| shall be | יִּהְיֶ֥ה | yihye | yee-YEH |
| after | אַחֲרָ֖יו | ʾaḥărāyw | ah-huh-RAV |
| him under | תַּ֥חַת | taḥat | TA-haht |
| the sun? | הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ | haššāmeš | ha-SHA-mesh |