Ecclesiastes 2:12
ಜ್ಞಾನವನ್ನೂ ಹುಚ್ಚುತನವನ್ನೂ ಮೂಢತೆಯನ್ನೂ ನೋಡುವದಕ್ಕೆ ನಾನು ತಿರುಗಿಕೊಂಡೆನು; ಅರಸನ ತರುವಾಯ ಬರುವ ಮನುಷ್ಯನು ಏನು ಮಾಡಾನು? ಮೊದಲಿದ್ದದ್ದು ಆಗಲೇ ನಡೆಯಿತು.
| And I | וּפָנִ֤יתִֽי | ûpānîtî | oo-fa-NEE-tee |
| turned | אֲנִי֙ | ʾăniy | uh-NEE |
| myself to behold | לִרְא֣וֹת | lirʾôt | leer-OTE |
| wisdom, | חָכְמָ֔ה | ḥokmâ | hoke-MA |
| madness, and | וְהוֹלֵל֖וֹת | wĕhôlēlôt | veh-hoh-lay-LOTE |
| and folly: | וְסִכְל֑וּת | wĕsiklût | veh-seek-LOOT |
| for | כִּ֣י׀ | kî | kee |
| what | מֶ֣ה | me | meh |
| man the can | הָאָדָ֗ם | hāʾādām | ha-ah-DAHM |
| do that cometh | שֶׁיָּבוֹא֙ | šeyyābôʾ | sheh-ya-VOH |
| after | אַחֲרֵ֣י | ʾaḥărê | ah-huh-RAY |
| the king? | הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | hammelek | ha-MEH-lek |
even | אֵ֥ת | ʾēt | ate |
| that which | אֲשֶׁר | ʾăšer | uh-SHER |
| hath been already | כְּבָ֖ר | kĕbār | keh-VAHR |
| done. | עָשֽׂוּהוּ׃ | ʿāśûhû | ah-SOO-hoo |