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Introduction to Ecclesiastes 6:7 Ecclesiastes 6:7 expresses the futility of human labor: though a man’s toil sustains physical life, his soul remains unsatisfied. The verse is structured around a parallelism of contrast, using two clauses that mirror each other in syntax but contrast in meaning. This lesson focuses on the grammatical structure of parallel contrast in Biblical Hebrew, and how nominal and verbal constructions emphasize existential themes. כָּל־עֲמַ֥ל הָאָדָ֖ם לְפִ֑יהוּ וְגַם־הַנֶּ֖פֶשׁ לֹ֥א תִמָּלֵֽא׃ Analysis of Key Words and Structures כָּל־עֲמַ֥ל (kol-ʿamal) – “All toil.”… Learn Hebrew