ଉପଦେଶକ 9:3
ଯାହାସବୁ ସୂର୍ୟ୍ଯ ତଳେ ଘଟେ, ସମସ୍ତ ଖରାପ ଯାହା ଅଛି ସେସବୁ ଜିନିଷ ସହେିପରି ଶଷେ ହୁଏ। ଏବଂ ଲୋକମାନେ ଯେତବେେଳେ ଜୀବିତ ଥାନ୍ତି, ସମାନଙ୍କେର ହୃଦଯ ଦୁଷ୍ଟତା ଓ ମୂର୍ଖାମୀ ରେ ପୁରିଥାଏ। ଏହାପ ରେ ସମାନେେ ମୃତ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କ ପାଖକୁ ୟାଆନ୍ତି।
| This | זֶ֣ה׀ | ze | zeh |
| is an evil | רָ֗ע | rāʿ | ra |
| among all | בְּכֹ֤ל | bĕkōl | beh-HOLE |
| that things | אֲשֶֽׁר | ʾăšer | uh-SHER |
| are done | נַעֲשָׂה֙ | naʿăśāh | na-uh-SA |
| under | תַּ֣חַת | taḥat | TA-haht |
| sun, the | הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ | haššemeš | ha-SHEH-mesh |
| that | כִּֽי | kî | kee |
| there is one | מִקְרֶ֥ה | miqre | meek-REH |
| event | אֶחָ֖ד | ʾeḥād | eh-HAHD |
| all: unto | לַכֹּ֑ל | lakkōl | la-KOLE |
| yea, also | וְגַ֣ם | wĕgam | veh-ɡAHM |
| the heart | לֵ֣ב | lēb | lave |
| sons the of | בְּֽנֵי | bĕnê | BEH-nay |
| of men | הָ֠אָדָם | hāʾādom | HA-ah-dome |
| is full | מָלֵא | mālēʾ | ma-LAY |
| evil, of | רָ֨ע | rāʿ | ra |
| and madness | וְהוֹלֵל֤וֹת | wĕhôlēlôt | veh-hoh-lay-LOTE |
| heart their in is | בִּלְבָבָם֙ | bilbābām | beel-va-VAHM |
| while they live, | בְּחַיֵּיהֶ֔ם | bĕḥayyêhem | beh-ha-yay-HEM |
| after and | וְאַחֲרָ֖יו | wĕʾaḥărāyw | veh-ah-huh-RAV |
| that they go to | אֶל | ʾel | el |
| the dead. | הַמֵּתִֽים׃ | hammētîm | ha-may-TEEM |