Ecclesiastes 2:15
ਮੈਂ ਸੋਚਿਆ, “ਜਿਸ ਅੰਤ ਨੂੰ ਮੂਰਖ ਮਿਲਦਾ, ਮੈਂ ਵੀ ਉਸੇ ਨੂੰ ਹੀ ਮਿਲਾਂਗਾ। ਇਸ ਲਈ, ਮੈਂ ਸਿਆਣਾ ਬਣਨ ਲਈ ਕਿਉਂ ਇੰਨੀ ਸਖਤ ਮਿਹਨਤ ਕੀਤੀ?” ਮੈਂ ਆਪਣੇ-ਆਪ ਨੂੰ ਆਖਿਆ, “ਇਹ ਵੀ ਅਰਬਹੀਣ ਹੈ।”
Then said | וְאָמַ֨רְתִּֽי | wĕʾāmartî | veh-ah-MAHR-tee |
I | אֲנִ֜י | ʾănî | uh-NEE |
heart, my in | בְּלִבִּ֗י | bĕlibbî | beh-lee-BEE |
As it happeneth | כְּמִקְרֵ֤ה | kĕmiqrē | keh-meek-RAY |
fool, the to | הַכְּסִיל֙ | hakkĕsîl | ha-keh-SEEL |
so it happeneth | גַּם | gam | ɡahm |
even | אֲנִ֣י | ʾănî | uh-NEE |
why and me; to | יִקְרֵ֔נִי | yiqrēnî | yeek-RAY-nee |
was I | וְלָ֧מָּה | wĕlāmmâ | veh-LA-ma |
then | חָכַ֛מְתִּי | ḥākamtî | ha-HAHM-tee |
more | אֲנִ֖י | ʾănî | uh-NEE |
wise? | אָ֣ז | ʾāz | az |
said I Then | יוֹתֵ֑ר | yôtēr | yoh-TARE |
in my heart, | וְדִבַּ֣רְתִּי | wĕdibbartî | veh-dee-BAHR-tee |
that this | בְלִבִּ֔י | bĕlibbî | veh-lee-BEE |
also | שֶׁגַּם | šeggam | sheh-ɡAHM |
is vanity. | זֶ֖ה | ze | zeh |
הָֽבֶל׃ | hābel | HA-vel |