Ecclesiastes 2:12⥂
KJV:
And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what [can] the man [do] that cometh after the king? [even] that which hath been already done.
BSB:
Then I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly; for what more can the king’s successor do than what has already been accomplished?
Hebrew:
וּפָנִ֤יתִֽי אֲנִי֙ לִרְא֣וֹת חָכְמָ֔ה וְהוֹלֵל֖וֹת וְסִכְל֑וּת כִּ֣י׀ מֶ֣ה הָאָדָ֗ם שֶׁיָּבוֹא֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־ כְּבָ֖ר עָשֽׂוּהוּ׃
Topics:
INVESTIGATION • PLEASURE • WISDOM • WORLDLINESS
LXX:
Greek Text
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| Translation | Hebrew/Aramaic | Transliteration [morphology] | Texts |
|---|---|---|---|
| and I turned | וּפָנִ֤יתִֽי | u.Hc fa.Ni.tiHVqq1cs | L |
| I | אֲנִי֙ | 'a.NiHPp1bs | L |
| to consider | לִרְא֣וֹת | liHR r.'otHVqcc | L |
| wisdom | חָכְמָ֔ה | chokh.mahHNcfsa | L |
| and madness | וְהוֹלֵל֖וֹת | ve.HC ho.le.LotHNcfpa | L |
| and folly | וְסִכְל֑וּת | ve.HC sikh.LutHNcfsa | L |
| for | כִּ֣י׀ | kiHTc | L |
| what? | מֶ֣ה | mehHPi | L |
| [is] the person | הָאָדָ֗ם | ha.HTd 'a.DamHNcmsa | L |
| who <he >will come | שֶׁיָּבוֹא֙ | shei.HTr ya.Vo'HVqi3ms | L |
| after | אַחֲרֵ֣י | 'a.cha.ReiHAcmpc | L |
| the king | הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | ha.HTd Me.lekhHNcmsa | L |
| <obj.> | אֵ֥ת | 'etHTo | L |
| [that] which | אֲשֶׁר־ | 'a.Sher-HTr | L |
| already | כְּבָ֖ר | ke.VarHNcmsa | L |
| people have done it | עָשֽׂוּהוּ׃ | 'a.Su.HVqp3cp huHSp3ms | L |
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