Ecclesiastes 4:13⥂
KJV:
Better [is] a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.
BSB:
Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take a warning.
Hebrew:
ט֛וֹב יֶ֥לֶד מִסְכֵּ֖ן וְחָכָ֑ם מִמֶּ֤לֶךְ זָקֵן֙ וּכְסִ֔יל אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹא־ יָדַ֥ע לְהִזָּהֵ֖ר עֽוֹד׃
Topics:
CHILDREN • POOR • RULERS
LXX:
Greek Text
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| Translation | Hebrew/Aramaic | Transliteration [morphology] | Texts |
|---|---|---|---|
| [is] good | ט֛וֹב | TovHAamsa | L |
| a youth | יֶ֥לֶד | Ye.ledHNcmsa | L |
| poor | מִסְכֵּ֖ן | mis.KenHAamsa | L |
| and wise | וְחָכָ֑ם | ve.HC cha.KhamHAamsa | L |
| more than a king | מִמֶּ֤לֶךְ | mi.HR Me.lekhHNcmsa | L |
| old | זָקֵן֙ | za.KenHAamsa | L |
| and a fool | וּכְסִ֔יל | u.HC khe.SilHAamsa | L |
| who | אֲשֶׁ֛ר | 'a.SherHTr | L |
| not | לֹא־ | lo'-HTn | L |
| he knows | יָדַ֥ע | ya.Da'HVqp3ms | L |
| to be warned | לְהִזָּהֵ֖ר | le.HR hi.za.HerHVNcc | L |
| still | עֽוֹד׃ | odHAcmsa | L |
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