ଉପଦେଶକ 8:17
ସେତବେେଳେ ମୁଁ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କର ସକଳ କାର୍ୟ୍ଯ ବିଷଯ ଦେଖିଲି, ମୁଁ ଦେଖିଲି ଯେ, ମନୁଷ୍ଯ ସୂର୍ୟ୍ଯ ତଳେ ଯାହା ଘଟେ ବୁଝିପା ରେ ନାହିଁ। କାରଣ ସେ ଏହା ବୁଝିବା ପାଇଁ ଯେତେ କଠିନ କାର୍ୟ୍ଯ କଲେ ମଧ୍ଯ ସେ ତାହା ବୁଝିବାକୁ ସକ୍ଷମ ହବେେ ନାହିଁ। ଏବଂ ଯଦି ଜଣେ ଜ୍ଞାନୀ ଲୋକ, ସେ ବୁଝିଛି ବୋଲି କ ହେ, ପ୍ରକୃତ ରେ ସେ ବୁଝି ନ ଥାଏ।
| Then I beheld | וְרָאִיתִי֮ | wĕrāʾîtiy | veh-ra-ee-TEE |
| אֶת | ʾet | et | |
| all | כָּל | kāl | kahl |
| the work | מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה | maʿăśē | ma-uh-SAY |
| God, of | הָאֱלֹהִים֒ | hāʾĕlōhîm | ha-ay-loh-HEEM |
| that | כִּי֩ | kiy | kee |
| a man | לֹ֨א | lōʾ | loh |
| cannot | יוּכַ֜ל | yûkal | yoo-HAHL |
| הָאָדָ֗ם | hāʾādām | ha-ah-DAHM | |
| out find | לִמְצוֹא֙ | limṣôʾ | leem-TSOH |
| אֶת | ʾet | et | |
| the work | הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂה֙ | hammaʿăśeh | ha-ma-uh-SEH |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾăšer | uh-SHER |
| is done | נַעֲשָׂ֣ה | naʿăśâ | na-uh-SA |
| under | תַֽחַת | taḥat | TA-haht |
| the sun: | הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ | haššemeš | ha-SHEH-mesh |
| because | בְּ֠שֶׁל | bĕšel | BEH-shel |
| though | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʾăšer | uh-SHER |
| a man | יַעֲמֹ֧ל | yaʿămōl | ya-uh-MOLE |
| labour | הָאָדָ֛ם | hāʾādām | ha-ah-DAHM |
| to seek it out, | לְבַקֵּ֖שׁ | lĕbaqqēš | leh-va-KAYSH |
| not shall he yet | וְלֹ֣א | wĕlōʾ | veh-LOH |
| find | יִמְצָ֑א | yimṣāʾ | yeem-TSA |
| it; yea | וְגַ֨ם | wĕgam | veh-ɡAHM |
| further; though | אִם | ʾim | eem |
| wise a | יֹאמַ֤ר | yōʾmar | yoh-MAHR |
| man think | הֶֽחָכָם֙ | heḥākām | heh-ha-HAHM |
| to know | לָדַ֔עַת | lādaʿat | la-DA-at |
| not he shall yet it, | לֹ֥א | lōʾ | loh |
| be able | יוּכַ֖ל | yûkal | yoo-HAHL |
| to find | לִמְצֹֽא׃ | limṣōʾ | leem-TSOH |