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| NASB © | Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Definition | Origin | | Then I said | וְאָמַ֨רְתִּֽי | ve·'a·mar·ti | 559 | to utter, say | a prim. root |
| to myself, | בְּלִבִּ֗י | be·lib·bi | 3820 | inner man, mind, will, heart | from the same as lebab |
| "As is the fate | כְּמִקְרֵ֤ה | ke·mik·reh | 4745 | accident, chance, fortune | from qarah |
| of the fool, | הַכְּסִיל֙ | hak·ke·sil | 3684 | stupid fellow, dullard, fool | from kasal |
| it will also | גַּם־ | gam- | 1571 | also, moreover, yea | from an unused word |
| befall | יִקְרֵ֔נִי | yik·re·ni, | 7136a | to encounter, meet, befall | a prim. root |
| me. Why | וְלָ֧מָּה | ve·lam·mah | 4100 | what? how? anything | a prim. interrogative and indefinite particle |
| then | אָ֣ז | az | 227 | at that time | of uncertain derivation |
| have I been | חָכַ֛מְתִּי | cha·cham·ti | 2449 | to be wise | a prim. root |
| extremely | יֹותֵ֑ר | yo·v·ter; | 3148 | superiority, advantage, excess | active participle of yathar |
| wise?" | | | 2449 | to be wise | a prim. root |
| So I said | וְדִבַּ֣רְתִּי | ve·dib·bar·ti | 1696 | to speak | a prim. root |
| to myself, | בְלִבִּ֔י | ve·lib·bi, | 3820 | inner man, mind, will, heart | from the same as lebab |
| "This | זֶ֖ה | zeh | 2088 | this, here | a prim. pronoun |
| too | שֶׁגַּם־ | sheg·gam- | 1571 | also, moreover, yea | from an unused word |
| is vanity." | הָֽבֶל׃ | ha·vel. | 1892 | vapor, breath | a prim. root |
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KJV Lexicon
Then
'az (awz)
at that time or place; also as a conjunction, therefore -- beginning, for, from, hitherto, now, of old, once, since, then, at which time, yet.
said
'amar (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
I in my heart
leb (labe)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect
As it happeneth
miqreh (mik-reh')
something met with, i.e. an accident or fortune -- something befallen, befalleth, chance, event, hap(-peneth).
to the fool
kciyl (kes-eel')
fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly -- fool(-ish).
so it happeneth
qarah (kaw-raw')
to light upon (chiefly by accident); causatively, to bring about; specifically, to impose timbers (for roof or floor)
even to me
gam (gam)
assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
and why was I then more
yowther (yo-thare')
redundant; hence, over and above, as adjective, noun, adverb or conjunction (as follows) -- better, more(-over), over, profit.
wise
chakam (khaw-kam')
exceeding, teach wisdom, be (make self, shew self) wise, deal (never so) wisely, make wiser.
Then I said
dabar (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
in my heart
leb (labe)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect
that this also is vanity
hebel (heh'bel)
emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb -- altogether, vain, vanity. | New American Standard (©1995)
Then I said to myself, "As is the fate of the fool, it will also befall me. Why then have I been extremely wise?" So I said to myself, "This too is vanity."King James Bible
Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity. American King James Version
Then said I in my heart, As it happens to the fool, so it happens even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity. American Standard Version
Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so will it happen even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then said I in my heart, that this also is vanity. Darby Bible Translation
And I said in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool so will it happen even to me; and why was I then so wise? Then I said in my heart that this also is vanity. English Revised Version
Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so will it happen even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also was vanity. Webster's Bible Translation
Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity. World English Bible
Then I said in my heart, "As it happens to the fool, so will it happen even to me; and why was I then more wise?" Then I said in my heart that this also is vanity. Young's Literal Translation
and I said in my heart, 'As it happeneth with the fool, it happeneth also with me, and why am I then more wise?' And I spake in my heart, that also this is vanity: Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
et dixi in corde meo si unus et stulti et meus occasus erit quid mihi prodest quod maiorem sapientiae dedi operam locutusque cum mente mea animadverti quod hoc quoque esset vanitas
Befall Befalls Extremely Fate Fool Foolish Gain Happeneth Happens Heart Meaningless Myself Overmuch Overtake Purpose Spake Vanity Wise
Befall Befalls Extremely Fate Fool Foolish Gain Happeneth Happens Heart Meaningless Overmuch Overtake Thought Vanity Wise
Befall Befalls Extremely Fate Fool Foolish Gain Happeneth Happens Heart Meaningless Overmuch Overtake Thought Vanity WiseEcclesiastes 2:15 Multilingual Bible Ecclésiaste 2:15 French Eclesiastés 2:15 Biblia Paralela 傳 道 書 2:15 Chinese Bible | |
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