Verse 3
Ecclesiastes 9:3
Darby Translation
3
This is an evil among all that is done under the sun, that one thing befalleth all: yea, also the heart of the children of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live; and after that, [they have to go] to the dead.
Original Language Text
hebrew
זֶ֣ה רָ֗ע בְּ/כֹ֤ל אֲשֶֽׁר נַעֲשָׂה֙ תַּ֣חַת הַ/שֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ כִּֽי מִקְרֶ֥ה אֶחָ֖ד לַ/כֹּ֑ל וְ/גַ֣ם לֵ֣ב בְּֽנֵי הָ֠/אָדָם מָלֵא רָ֨ע וְ/הוֹלֵל֤וֹת בִּ/לְבָבָ/ם֙ בְּ/חַיֵּי/הֶ֔ם וְ/אַחֲרָ֖י/ו אֶל הַ/מֵּתִֽים
English Translation
This is bad in all that is done under the sun, for there is one fate for all, and also the hearts of the children of man are full of evil and madness is in their hearts during their lives, and afterward they go to the dead.
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