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Ecclesiastes 4:13 Interlinear

“Better child is a poor and a wise king than an old and foolish who will no more be admonished ”

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Ecclesiastes 4 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	ט֛וֹב	H2896	Better	good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good
2	יֶ֥לֶד	H3206	child	something born, i.e., a lad or offspring
3	מִסְכֵּ֖ן	H4542	is a poor	indigent
4	וְחָכָ֑ם	H2450	and a wise	wise, (i.e., intelligent, skilful or artful)
5	מִמֶּ֤לֶךְ	H4428	king	a king
6	זָקֵן֙	H2205	than an old	old
7	וּכְסִ֔יל	H3684	and foolish	properly, fat, i.e., (figuratively) stupid or silly
8	אֲשֶׁ֛ר	H834		who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
9	לֹא	H3808		not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
10	יָדַ֥ע	H3045	who will	to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o
11	לְהִזָּהֵ֖ר	H2094	no more be admonished	figuratively, to enlighten (by caution)
12	עֽוֹד׃	H5750		properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more

Ecclesiastes 4:13 (current)Better child is a poor and a wise king than an old and foolish who will no more be admonished