ଉପଦେଶକ 5:18
ମୁଁ ଦେଖିଛି ଯେ, ଏହି ସର୍ବୋତ୍ତମ ଜଣେ ବ୍ଯକ୍ତି ଏହା କରିପାରିବ। ଏହି ପୃଥିବୀ ରେ ତା'ର ଅଳ୍ପ ଜୀବନ କାଳ ମଧିଅରେ ଜଣେ ବ୍ଯକ୍ତି ଯାହା କାର୍ୟ୍ଯ କରେ, ସେ ଖାଇ ପିଇ ଉପଭୋଗ କରିବା ଉଚିତ୍। ପରମେଶ୍ବର ତାହାଙ୍କୁ ଏହି ଅଳ୍ପକାଳ ଜୀବନ ଦଇେଛନ୍ତି ଏବଂ ତାହାହିଁ ତା'ର ସବୁକିଛି।
| 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 |