উপদেশক 5:18
এক জন ব্যক্তির পক্ষে সব চেয়ে ভাল সূর্য়ের নীচে খাদ্য, পানীয় ও তার কাজের মধ্যে আনন্দ পাওয়া| ঈশ্বর তাকে জীবন দিয়েছেন এবং এটাই তার সর্বস্ব|
| Behold | הִנֵּ֞ה | hinnē | hee-NAY |
| that which | אֲשֶׁר | ʾăšer | uh-SHER |
| I | רָאִ֣יתִי | rāʾîtî | ra-EE-tee |
| have seen: | אָ֗נִי | ʾānî | AH-nee |
| good is it | ט֣וֹב | ṭôb | tove |
| and comely | אֲשֶׁר | ʾăšer | uh-SHER |
| eat to one for | יָפֶ֣ה | yāpe | ya-FEH |
| and to drink, | לֶֽאֶכוֹל | leʾekôl | LEH-eh-hole |
| enjoy to and | וְ֠לִשְׁתּוֹת | wĕlištôt | VEH-leesh-tote |
| the good | וְלִרְא֨וֹת | wĕlirʾôt | veh-leer-OTE |
| all of | טוֹבָ֜ה | ṭôbâ | toh-VA |
| his labour | בְּכָל | bĕkāl | beh-HAHL |
| that he taketh | עֲמָל֣וֹ׀ | ʿămālô | uh-ma-LOH |
| under | שֶׁיַּעֲמֹ֣ל | šeyyaʿămōl | sheh-ya-uh-MOLE |
| the sun | תַּֽחַת | taḥat | TA-haht |
| all | הַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁ | haššemeš | ha-SHEH-mesh |
| the days | מִסְפַּ֧ר | mispar | mees-PAHR |
| life, his of | יְמֵֽי | yĕmê | yeh-MAY |
| which | חַיָּ֛ו | ḥayyāw | ha-YAHV |
| God | אֲשֶׁר | ʾăšer | uh-SHER |
| giveth | נָֽתַן | nātan | NA-tahn |
| for him: | ל֥וֹ | lô | loh |
| it | הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים | hāʾĕlōhîm | ha-ay-loh-HEEM |
| is his portion. | כִּי | kî | kee |
| ה֥וּא | hûʾ | hoo | |
| חֶלְקֽוֹ׃ | ḥelqô | hel-KOH |