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׃
LXX:
Greek Text
Topics:
CHILDREN • POOR • RULERS

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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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