כִּ֣י מִֽי־יוֹדֵעַ֩ מַה־טּ֨וֹב לָֽאָדָ֜ם בַּֽחַיִּ֗ים מִסְפַּ֛ר יְמֵי־חַיֵּ֥י הֶבְל֖וֹ וְיַעֲשֵׂ֣ם כַּצֵּ֑ל אֲשֶׁר֙ מִֽי־יַגִּ֣יד לָֽאָדָ֔ם מַה־יִּהְיֶ֥ה אַחֲרָ֖יו תַּ֥חַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃
Wer weiß, was dem Menschen gut ist im Leben, die gezählten Tage seines eitlen Lebens, dass er sie hinbringe wie der Schatten? Denn wer will dem Menschen sagen, was nach ihm sein wird unter der Sonne?
Ecclesiastes
For the man is not (so) righteous in the land, who will do good and never sin [(wherefore such self-examination is an absolute necessity)].
Ecclesiastes
All this I probed through wisdom [(the Torah)]. I said I would become wise [(and master wisdom)]; but it is far from me:
Ecclesiastes
But it shall not go well for the wicked one and his days will not be prolonged, [(but he will be)] like a shadow, for not having feared G-d.