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Ecclesiastes

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This also is a grievous evil-- exactly as a man is born, thus will he die. So what is the advantage to him who toils for the wind?

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
This this Pronoun H2090 זֹה֙ zoh
also also, moreover, yea Adverb H1571 וְגַם־ ve·gam-
is a grievous to be weak or sick Verb H2470 חֹולָ֔ה cho·v·lah,
evil-- evil, misery, distress, injury H7463    
exactly close by, side by side with Noun H5980 עֻמַּ֥ת um·mat
as a man is born, to come in, come, go in, go Verb H935 שֶׁבָּ֖א sheb·ba
thus so, thus Adjective H3651 כֵּ֣ן ken
will he die. to go, come, walk Verb H1980 יֵלֵ֑ךְ ye·lech;
So what what? how? anything Pronoun H4100 וּמַה־ u·mah-
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is the advantage advantage, profit Noun H3504 יִּתְרֹ֣ון yit·ro·vn
to him who who, which, that H7945    
toils to labor, toil Verb H5998 שֶֽׁיַּעֲמֹ֖ל shei·ya·'a·mol
for the wind? breath, wind, spirit Noun H7307 לָרֽוּחַ׃ la·ru·ach.

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New American Standard Bible 1995 This also is a grievous evil-- exactly as a man is born, thus will he die. So what is the advantage to him who toils for the wind?
King James Bible This And this also is a grievous evil-- exactly sore evil, that in all points as a man is born, thus will he die. So came, so shall he go: and what is the advantage to him who toils profit hath he that hath laboured for the wind?
Hebrew Greek English This also is a grievous evil-- exactly as a man is born, thus will he die. So what is the advantage to him who toils for the wind?