--- title: Ecclesiastes 6:2 — a man to whom God giveth riches, wealth, and honour, so that he want… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: a man to whom God giveth riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it; this is vanity, and it is an evil disease. Who acts: God, stranger, this. 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The page gives the verse in Hebrew as the Westminster Leningrad Codex has it, its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, built from MACULA Hebrew — and its pragmatics: who acts — God, stranger, this — and what happens in the verse to riches, man, nothing, power, him, vanity, read clause by clause by Mova's frames. Beside it stand the Aramaic of the Targum and the English of the Jewish Publication Society's 1917 translation, each English sentence with a tree of its own. It is one of the 12 chapters of Ecclesiastes on this site, all built by Mova itself from its own trees, with no large model in between. אִ֣ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִתֶּן־ל֣וֹ הָאֱלֹהִ֡ים עֹשֶׁר֩ וּנְכָסִ֨ים וְכָב֜וֹד וְֽאֵינֶ֨נּוּ חָסֵ֥ר לְנַפְשׁ֣וֹ ׀ מִכֹּ֣ל אֲשֶׁר־יִתְאַוֶּ֗ה וְלֹֽא־יַשְׁלִיטֶ֤נּוּ הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ לֶאֱכֹ֣ל מִמֶּ֔נּוּ כִּ֛י אִ֥ישׁ נָכְרִ֖י יֹֽאכֲלֶ֑נּוּ זֶ֥ה הֶ֛בֶל וָחֳלִ֥י רָ֖ע הֽוּא׃ [a man to whom God giveth riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it; this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/ECC.112/) ## The tree {#tree} Right to left, as the Hebrew is read; a prefix or suffix is a word of its own, and a line under the words joins those written as one. Under each word its part of speech and MACULA's English gloss. ```conllu rtl gloss # sent_id = wlc:ECC:103 # text = אִ֣ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִתֶּן־ל֣וֹ הָאֱלֹהִ֡ים עֹשֶׁר֩ וּנְכָסִ֨ים וְכָב֜וֹד וְֽאֵינֶ֨נּוּ חָסֵ֥ר לְנַפְשׁ֣וֹ ׀ מִכֹּ֣ל אֲשֶׁר־יִתְאַוֶּ֗ה וְלֹֽא־יַשְׁלִיטֶ֤נּוּ הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ לֶאֱכֹ֣ל מִמֶּ֔נּוּ כִּ֛י אִ֥ישׁ נָכְרִ֖י יֹֽאכֲלֶ֑נּוּ זֶ֥ה הֶ֛בֶל וָחֳלִ֥י רָ֖ע הֽוּא׃ # verse = ECC.6.2 1 אִ֣ישׁ אִישׁ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 41 dislocated _ Gloss=anyone|Ref=ECC_6:2!1|MId=o210060020011|Strong=0376 2 אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 3 mark _ Gloss=whom|Ref=ECC_6:2!2|MId=o210060020021|Strong=0834|Type=relative 3 יִתֶּן־ נָתַן VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 1 acl:relcl _ Gloss=he.gives|Ref=ECC_6:2!3|MId=o210060020031|Strong=5414|Frame=A0:210060020052;A1:210060020061;210060020072;210060020082;|Type=yiqtol|SpaceAfter=No 4-5 ל֣וֹ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 ל לְ ADP _ _ 5 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=ECC_6:2!4|MId=o210060020041|Strong=3807a 5 ֣וֹ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obl _ Gloss=him|Ref=ECC_6:2!4|MId=o210060020042|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 6-7 הָאֱלֹהִ֡ים _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6 הָ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 7 det _ Gloss=(the)|Ref=ECC_6:2!5|MId=o210060020051|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 7 אֱלֹהִ֡ים אֱלֹהִים NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ Gloss=God|Ref=ECC_6:2!5|MId=o210060020052|Strong=0430 8 עֹשֶׁר֩ עֹשֶׁר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 3 obj _ Gloss=wealth|Ref=ECC_6:2!6|MId=o210060020061|Strong=6239 9-10 וּנְכָסִ֨ים _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 10 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=ECC_6:2!7|MId=o210060020071|Strong=2050b 10 נְכָסִ֨ים נְכָסִים NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 8 conj _ Gloss=riches|Ref=ECC_6:2!7|MId=o210060020072|Strong=5233 11-12 וְכָב֜וֹד _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 12 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=ECC_6:2!8|MId=o210060020081|Strong=2050b 12 כָב֜וֹד כָּבוֹד NOUN _ Number=Sing 8 conj _ Gloss=honor|Ref=ECC_6:2!8|MId=o210060020082|Strong=3519 13-15 וְֽאֵינֶ֨נּוּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13 וְֽ וְ CCONJ _ _ 16 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=ECC_6:2!9|MId=o210060020091|Strong=2050b 14 אֵינ אַיִן ADV _ _ 16 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=ECC_6:2!9|MId=o210060020092|Strong=0369|Type=negative 15 ֶ֨נּוּ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 16 nsubj _ Gloss=he|Ref=ECC_6:2!9|MId=o210060020093|Strong=5105b|Type=pronominal 16 חָסֵ֥ר חָסֵר ADJ _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 3 conj _ Gloss=[is].lacking|Ref=ECC_6:2!10|MId=o210060020101|Strong=2638|Type=adjective 17-19 לְנַפְשׁ֣וֹ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 18 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=ECC_6:2!11|MId=o210060020111|Strong=3807a 18 נַפְשׁ נֶפֶשׁ NOUN _ Number=Sing 16 obl _ Gloss=appetite|Ref=ECC_6:2!11|MId=o210060020112|Strong=5315 19 ֣וֹ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 18 nmod:poss _ Gloss=his|Ref=ECC_6:2!11|MId=o210060020113|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 20 ׀ ׀ PUNCT _ _ 19 punct _ Ref=ECC_6:2!11 21-22 מִכֹּ֣ל _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 מִ מִן ADP _ _ 22 case _ Gloss=any|Ref=ECC_6:2!12|MId=o210060020121|Strong=4480 22 כֹּ֣ל כֹּל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 16 obl _ Gloss=of.all|Ref=ECC_6:2!12|MId=o210060020122|Strong=3605 23 אֲשֶׁר־ אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 24 mark _ Gloss=that|Ref=ECC_6:2!13|MId=o210060020131|Strong=0834|Type=relative|SpaceAfter=No 24 יִתְאַוֶּ֗ה אָוָה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HITHPAEL|Number=Sing|Person=3 22 acl:relcl _ Gloss=he.desires|Ref=ECC_6:2!14|MId=o210060020141|Strong=0183|Frame=A0:210060020011;A1:210060020122;|Type=yiqtol 25-26 וְלֹֽא־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 25 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 27 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=ECC_6:2!15|MId=o210060020151|Strong=2050b 26 לֹֽא־ לֹא ADV _ _ 27 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=ECC_6:2!15|MId=o210060020152|Strong=3808|Type=negative 27-28 יַשְׁלִיטֶ֤נּוּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 27 יַשְׁלִיט שָׁלַט VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Sing|Person=3 3 conj _ Gloss=he|Ref=ECC_6:2!16|MId=o210060020161|Strong=7980|Frame=A0:210060020162;AA:210060020172;|Type=yiqtol 28 ֶ֤נּוּ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 27 obj _ Gloss=gives.him.power|Ref=ECC_6:2!16|MId=o210060020162|Strong=5105b|Type=pronominal 29-30 הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 29 הָֽ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 30 det _ Gloss=(the)|Ref=ECC_6:2!17|MId=o210060020171|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 30 אֱלֹהִים֙ אֱלֹהִים NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 27 nsubj _ Gloss=God|Ref=ECC_6:2!17|MId=o210060020172|Strong=0430 31-32 לֶאֱכֹ֣ל _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 31 לֶ לְ ADP _ _ 32 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=ECC_6:2!18|MId=o210060020181|Strong=3807a 32 אֱכֹ֣ל אָכַל VERB _ HebBinyan=QAL 27 advcl _ Gloss=eat|Ref=ECC_6:2!18|MId=o210060020182|Strong=0398|Frame=A0:210060020011;|Type=infinitive_construct 33-34 מִמֶּ֔נּוּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 33 מִמּ מִן ADP _ _ 34 case _ Gloss=from|Ref=ECC_6:2!19|MId=o210060020191|Strong=4480 34 ֶ֔נּוּ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 32 obl _ Gloss=it|Ref=ECC_6:2!19|MId=o210060020192|Strong=5105b|Type=pronominal 35 כִּ֛י כִּי SCONJ _ _ 38 mark _ Gloss=(dm)|Ref=ECC_6:2!20|MId=o210060020201|Strong=3588 36 אִ֥ישׁ אִישׁ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 38 nsubj _ Gloss=a.man|Ref=ECC_6:2!21|MId=o210060020211|Strong=0376 37 נָכְרִ֖י נׇכְרִי ADJ _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 36 amod _ Gloss=foreign|Ref=ECC_6:2!22|MId=o210060020221|Strong=5237|Type=adjective 38-39 יֹֽאכֲלֶ֑נּוּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 38 יֹֽאכֲל אָכַל VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 3 parataxis _ Gloss=he|Ref=ECC_6:2!23|MId=o210060020231|Strong=0398|Frame=A0:210060020211;A1:210060020232;|Type=yiqtol 39 ֶ֑נּוּ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 38 obj _ Gloss=eats.it|Ref=ECC_6:2!23|MId=o210060020232|Strong=5105b|Type=pronominal 40 זֶ֥ה זֶה PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 41 nsubj _ Gloss=this|Ref=ECC_6:2!24|MId=o210060020241|Strong=2088|Type=demonstrative 41 הֶ֛בֶל הֶבֶל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 0 root _ Gloss=[is].futility|Ref=ECC_6:2!25|MId=o210060020251|Strong=1892 42-43 וָחֳלִ֥י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 42 וָ וְ CCONJ _ _ 43 cc _ Gloss=and.[is]|Ref=ECC_6:2!26|MId=o210060020261|Strong=2050b 43 חֳלִ֥י חֳלִי NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 41 conj _ Gloss=an.affliction|Ref=ECC_6:2!26|MId=o210060020262|Strong=2483 44 רָ֖ע רַע ADJ _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 43 amod _ Gloss=an.evil|Ref=ECC_6:2!27|MId=o210060020271|Strong=7451|Type=adjective 45 הֽוּא הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 43 nsubj _ Gloss=it|Ref=ECC_6:2!28|MId=o210060020281|Strong=1931|Type=personal|SpaceAfter=No 46 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 45 punct _ Ref=ECC_6:2!28 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: character - speech: inside a quote begun earlier - negation: yes | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | יִתֶּן־ *he gives* | yiqtol · qal | אֱלֹהִים *God* | עֹשֶׁר *wealth* + נְכָסִים *riches* + כָבוֹד *honor* | | | | יִתְאַוֶּה *he desires* | yiqtol · hithpael | אִישׁ *anyone* | כֹּל *of all* | | | | **not** יַשְׁלִיט *he* | yiqtol · hiphil | ֶנּוּ *gives him power* | | | אֱלֹהִים *God* | | אֱכֹל *eat* | infinitive construct · qal | אִישׁ *anyone* | | | | | יֹֽאכֲל *he* | yiqtol · qal | אִישׁ *a man* | ֶנּוּ *eats it* | | | MACULA's semantic frames: for each verb the head word of each participant. A0 is the one who acts, A1 what the act is done to or is about, A2 a further participant; AA, with a causative verb, the one who makes it happen. ## The Targum {#onkelos} גְּבַר דִי הַב לֵיהּ יְיָ בְּמַזָּלֵיהּ עוֹתַר וְנִכְסִין וְלֵיתוֹהִי מַחְסַר לְנַפְשֵׁיהּ מִכָּל דִי יִתְרְעֵי וְלָא אַשְׁלְטֵיהּ יְיָ עַל עוּתְרֵיהּ לְמִטְעַם מִנֵּיהּ אֱלָהֵין יְמוּת בְּלָא וְלַד וְלָא חָס עַל קְרִיבֵיהּ לְאַחְסָנוּתֵיהּ לֵיהּ אֲרוּם אִנְתְּתֵיהּ תְּהֵא מִתְנַסְבָּא לִגְבַר חִילוֹנָאֵי וְיַחְסְנִינֵּיהּ וְיֵכְלִינֵּיהּ כָּל דֵּין גְּרַמוּ לֵיהּ חוֹבוֹהִי דְּלָא עֲבַד מִנֵּיהּ מִדָּעַם טָב וְאִתְהֲפֵיךְ עָתְרֵיהּ לְמֶהֱוֵי לֵיהּ לַהֲבָלוּ וּלְמַרְעָא בִישָׁא: The Aramaic translation read beside the Hebrew. Text only: Mova has no Aramaic parser yet. ## English, JPS 1917 {#english} Each sentence on its own page, with its tree and pragmatics. A sentence that runs on into the next verse is listed under the verse it begins in. 1. [a man to whom God giveth riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it; this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/ECC.112/) **Hebrew text:** Westminster Leningrad Codex, public domain. **Tree, glosses and frames:** MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets, available at [github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-hebrew](https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-hebrew/), [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/); converted to Universal Dependencies by Mova (words in text order, a prefix its own word). **Speech act:** Mova's rules on the MACULA words (`macula prag`). **Targum:** Onkelos (Torat Emet), Jonathan and the Writings (Mikraot Gedolot), from Sefaria, public domain. **English:** JPS 1917, public domain; trees and speech acts by Mova's cycle, frames by Mova's reader (Elamur Cosmic License). Hebrew sentence `wlc:ECC:103`. - ← previous: [Ecclesiastes 6:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/ECC.6.1/) - next →: [Ecclesiastes 6:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/ECC.6.3/) - ↑ back to [Ecclesiastes 6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/ECC/6/)