Ecclesiastes 6:3
ଜଣେ ଲୋକ ଏକ ଦୀର୍ଘ ଜୀବନୟାପନ କଲେ। ଏବଂ ସେ ଶ ହେ ସନ୍ତାନ ଜନ୍ମ ଦଇପୋ ରେ। କିନ୍ତୁ ଯଦି ସେ ସମାନଙ୍କେ ଉପ ରେ ସନ୍ତୁଷ୍ଟ ନ ହୁଏ ଏବଂ ଯଦି ମୃତ୍ଯୁ ପ ରେ ତାକୁ କହେି ସ୍ମରଣ ନ କରେ, ତା ହେଲେ ସହେି ଲୋକ ଅପେକ୍ଷା ଜନ୍ମ ହବୋ ସମୟରେ ମୃତ୍ଯୁବରଣ କରିଥିବା ସହେି ଶିଶୁଟି ଉତ୍ତମ ଅଟେ।
| If | אִם | ʾim | eem |
| a man | יוֹלִ֣יד | yôlîd | yoh-LEED |
| beget | אִ֣ישׁ | ʾîš | eesh |
| hundred an | מֵאָ֡ה | mēʾâ | may-AH |
| children, and live | וְשָׁנִים֩ | wĕšānîm | veh-sha-NEEM |
| many | רַבּ֨וֹת | rabbôt | RA-bote |
| years, | יִֽחְיֶ֜ה | yiḥĕye | yee-heh-YEH |
| so that the days | וְרַ֣ב׀ | wĕrab | veh-RAHV |
| years his of | שֶׁיִּהְי֣וּ | šeyyihyû | sheh-yee-YOO |
| be | יְמֵֽי | yĕmê | yeh-MAY |
| many, | שָׁנָ֗יו | šānāyw | sha-NAV |
| soul his and | וְנַפְשׁוֹ֙ | wĕnapšô | veh-nahf-SHOH |
| be not | לֹא | lōʾ | loh |
| filled | תִשְׂבַּ֣ע | tiśbaʿ | tees-BA |
| with | מִן | min | meen |
| good, | הַטּוֹבָ֔ה | haṭṭôbâ | ha-toh-VA |
| and also | וְגַם | wĕgam | veh-ɡAHM |
| that he have | קְבוּרָ֖ה | qĕbûrâ | keh-voo-RA |
| no | לֹא | lōʾ | loh |
| burial; | הָ֣יְתָה | hāyĕtâ | HA-yeh-ta |
| I say, | לּ֑וֹ | lô | loh |
| birth untimely an that | אָמַ֕רְתִּי | ʾāmartî | ah-MAHR-tee |
| is better | ט֥וֹב | ṭôb | tove |
| than | מִמֶּ֖נּוּ | mimmennû | mee-MEH-noo |
| he. | הַנָּֽפֶל׃ | hannāpel | ha-NA-fel |