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Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man’s wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed.
מִיwho?Interrogative pronH4310כְּהֶחָכָם[is] like the wise [person]prep + art + adj sg m absH2450וּמִיand who?conj + Interrogative pronH4310יוֹדֵעַ[is] knowingverb Qal ptc sg m absH3045פֵּשֶׁר[the] interpretation ofnoun sg m cstrH6592דָּבָרa matternoun sg m absH1697חָכְמַת[the] wisdom ofnoun sg f cstrH2451אָדָםanyonenoun sg m absH120תָּאִירit makes shineverb Hiphil impf 3 sg fH215פָּנָיוface hisnoun pl m cstr + sfx 3 sg mH6440וְעֹזand [the] strength ofconj + noun sg m cstrH5797פָּנָיוface hisnoun pl m cstr + sfx 3 sg mH6440יְשֻׁנֶּא׃it is changedverb Pual impf 3 sg mH8132 I counsel thee to keep the king’s commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.
אֲנִיIpron 1 sg cH589פִּי־[the] mouth ofnoun sg m cstrH6310מֶלֶךְa kingnoun sg m absH4428שְׁמוֹרkeepverb Qal impv 2 sg mH8104וְעַלand onconj + prepH5921דִּבְרַת[the] cause ofnoun sg f cstrH1700שְׁבוּעַת[the] oath ofnoun sg f cstrH7621אֱלֹהִים׃Godnoun pl m absH430 Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.
אַל־may notNegative ParticleH408תִּבָּהֵלyou be hastyverb Niphal impf 2 sg mH926מִפָּנָיוfrom before himprep + noun pl m cstr + sfx 3 sg mH6440תֵּלֵךְyou will goverb Qal impf 2 sg mH1980אַל־may notNegative ParticleH408תַּעֲמֹדyou standverb Qal impf 2 sg mH5975בְּדָבָרin a matterprep + noun sg m absH1697רָעeviladj sg m absH7451כִּיforConditional ParticleH3588כָּל־allnoun sg m absH3605אֲשֶׁרthatRelative ParticleH834יַחְפֹּץhe will desireverb Qal impf 3 sg mH2654יַעֲשֶׂה׃he will doverb Qal impf 3 sg mH6213 Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?
בַּאֲשֶׁרin thatprep + Relative ParticleH834דְּבַר־a word ofnoun sg m cstrH1697מֶלֶךְa kingnoun sg m absH4428שִׁלְטוֹן[is] masterynoun sg m absH7983וּמִיand who?conj + Interrogative pronH4310יֹאמַר־will he sayverb Qal impf 3 sg mH559לוֹto the himprep Definite + sfx 3 sg mH9033מַה־what?Interrogative pronH4100תַּעֲשֶׂה׃are you doingverb Qal impf 2 sg mH6213 Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man’s heart discerneth both time and judgment.
שׁוֹמֵר[one who] keepsverb Qal ptc sg m cstrH8104מִצְוָהa commandnoun sg f absH4687לֹאnotNegative ParticleH3808יֵדַעhe will knowverb Qal impf 3 sg mH3045דָּבָרa thingnoun sg m absH1697רָעeviladj sg m absH7451וְעֵתand an appropriate timeconj + noun sg c absH6256וּמִשְׁפָּטand customconj + noun sg m absH4941יֵדַעit will knowverb Qal impf 3 sg mH3045לֵבa heartnoun sg m absH3820חָכָם׃wiseadj sg m absH2450 Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him.
כִּיforConditional ParticleH3588לְכָל־for everyprep + noun sg m cstrH3605חֵפֶץmatternoun sg m absH2656יֵשׁthereNumerical adj sg c absH3426עֵת[is] an appropriate timenoun sg c absH6256וּמִשְׁפָּטand a customconj + noun sg m absH4941כִּי־forConditional ParticleH3588רָעַת[the] trouble ofnoun sg f cstrH7451הָאָדָםthe humankindart + noun sg m absH120רַבָּה[is] greatadj sg f absH7227עָלָיו׃on himprep Definite + sfx 3 sg mH5921 For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be?
כִּי־forConditional ParticleH3588אֵינֶנּוּnot henoun sg m cstr + sfx 3 sg mH369יֹדֵעַ[is] knowingverb Qal ptc sg m absH3045מַה־what?Interrogative pronH4100שֶּׁיִּהְיֶהthat will it beRelative Particle + verb Qal impf 3 sg mH1961כִּיthatConditional ParticleH3588כַּאֲשֶׁרjust asprep + Relative ParticleH834יִהְיֶהit will beverb Qal impf 3 sg mH1961מִיwho?Interrogative pronH4310יַגִּידwill he tellverb Hiphil impf 3 sg mH5046לוֹ׃to the himprep Definite + sfx 3 sg mH9033 There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.
אֵיןthere notnoun sg m cstrH369אָדָם[is] anyonenoun sg m absH120שַׁלִּיטhaving masteryadj sg m absH7989בָּרוּחַover the windprep Definite + noun sg f absH7307לִכְלוֹאto restrainprep + verb Qal inf cstrH3607אֶת־obj.Object indicatorH853הָרוּחַthe windart + noun sg f absH7307וְאֵיןand there notconj + noun sg m cstrH369שִׁלְטוֹן[is] masterynoun sg m absH7983בְּיוֹםover [the] day ofprep + noun sg m cstrH3117הַמָּוֶתthe deathart + noun sg m absH4194וְאֵיןand there notconj + noun sg m cstrH369מִשְׁלַחַת[is] dischargenoun sg f absH4917בַּמִּלְחָמָהin the battleprep Definite + noun sg f absH4421וְלֹא־and notconj + Negative ParticleH3808יְמַלֵּטit will rescueverb Piel impf 3 sg mH4422רֶשַׁעwickednessnoun sg m absH7562אֶת־obj.Object indicatorH853בְּעָלָיו׃owners itsnoun pl m cstr + sfx 3 sg mH1167 All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his own hurt.
אֶת־obj.Object indicatorH853כָּל־allnoun sg m absH3605זֶהthisDemonstrative ParticleH2088רָאִיתִיI have seenverb Qal perf 1 sg cH7200וְנָתוֹןand I have givenconj + verb Qal inf absH5414אֶת־obj.Object indicatorH853לִבִּיheart mynoun sg m cstr + sfx 1 sg cH3820לְכָל־to everyprep + noun sg m cstrH3605מַעֲשֶׂהdeednoun sg m absH4639אֲשֶׁרwhichRelative ParticleH834נַעֲשָׂהit is doneverb Niphal perf 3 sg mH6213תַּחַתundernoun sg m cstrH8478הַשָּׁמֶשׁthe sunart + noun sg c absH8121עֵתa timenoun sg c absH6256אֲשֶׁרwhenRelative ParticleH834שָׁלַטhe domineersverb Qal perf 3 sg mH7980הָאָדָםthe personart + noun sg m absH120בְּאָדָםover a personprep + noun sg m absH120לְרַעfor evilprep + adj sg m absH7451לוֹ׃of himprep Definite + sfx 3 sg mH9033 And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this is also vanity.
וּבְכֵןand in suchconj + prep + advH3651רָאִיתִיI have seenverb Qal perf 1 sg cH7200רְשָׁעִיםwicked [people]noun pl m absH7563קְבֻרִיםbeing buriedverb Qal ptc passive pl m absH6912וָבָאוּand they cameConsecutive conj + verb Qal Consecutive perf 3 pl cH935וּמִמְּקוֹםand from a place ofconj + prep + noun sg m cstrH4725קָדוֹשׁholyadj sg m absH6918יְהַלֵּכוּthey wentverb Piel impf 3 pl mH1980וְיִשְׁתַּכְּחוּand they may be forgottenconj + verb Hithpael conj+impf 3 pl mH7911בָעִירin the cityprep Definite + noun sg f absH5892אֲשֶׁרwhereRelative ParticleH834כֵּן־rightadj sg m absH3651עָשׂוּthey had doneverb Qal perf 3 pl cH6213גַּם־alsoadvH1571זֶהthisDemonstrative ParticleH2088הָבֶל׃[is] futilitynoun sg m absH1892 Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
אֲשֶׁרthatRelative ParticleH834אֵין־notnoun sg m cstrH369נַעֲשָׂהit is doneverb Niphal perf 3 sg mH6213פִתְגָם[the] sentence ofnoun sg m cstrH6599מַעֲשֵׂה[the] deed ofnoun sg m cstrH4639הָרָעָהthe evilart + noun sg f absH7451מְהֵרָהquicklyadvH4120עַל־there-prepH5921כֵּן-foreadvH3651מָלֵאit is fullverb Qal perf 3 sg mH4390לֵב[the] heart ofnoun sg m cstrH3820בְּנֵי־[the] children ofnoun pl m cstrH1121הָאָדָםthe humankindart + noun sg m absH120בָּהֶםin the themprep Definite + sfx 3 pl mH9038לַעֲשׂוֹתto doprep + verb Qal inf cstrH6213רָע׃eviladj sg m absH7451 Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:
אֲשֶׁרthatRelative ParticleH834חֹטֶאa sinnerverb Qal ptc sg m absH2398עֹשֶׂה[is] doingverb Qal ptc sg m absH6213רָעeviladj sg m absH7451מְאַתa hundred [times]Numerical adj sg f cstrH3967וּמַאֲרִיךְand [he is] prolongingconj + verb Hiphil ptc sg m absH748לוֹfor the himselfprep Definite + sfx 3 sg mH9033כִּיforConditional ParticleH3588גַּם־alsoadvH1571יוֹדֵעַ[am] knowingverb Qal ptc sg m absH3045אָנִיIpron 1 sg cH589אֲשֶׁרthatRelative ParticleH834יִהְיֶה־it will belongverb Qal impf 3 sg mH1961טּוֹבgoodadj sg m absH2896לְיִרְאֵיto [those] fearingprep + adj pl m cstrH3373הָאֱלֹהִיםof the Godart + noun pl m absH430אֲשֶׁרthatRelative ParticleH834יִירְאוּthey fearverb Qal impf 3 pl mH3372מִלְּפָנָיו׃from to before himprep + prep + noun pl m cstr + sfx 3 sg mH6440 But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.
וְטוֹבand goodconj + adj sg m absH2896לֹא־notNegative ParticleH3808יִהְיֶהit will belongverb Qal impf 3 sg mH1961לָרָשָׁעto the wickedprep Definite + noun sg m absH7563וְלֹא־and notconj + Negative ParticleH3808יַאֲרִיךְhe will prolongverb Hiphil impf 3 sg mH748יָמִיםdaysnoun pl m absH3117כַּצֵּלlike the shadowprep Definite + noun sg m absH6738אֲשֶׁרthatRelative ParticleH834אֵינֶנּוּnot henoun sg m cstr + sfx 3 sg mH369יָרֵאhe has fearedadj sg m absH3373מִלִּפְנֵיfrom to beforeprep + prep + noun pl m cstrH6440אֱלֹהִים׃Godnoun pl m absH430 There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just men, unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked men, to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity.
יֶשׁ־thereNumerical adj sg c cstrH3426הֶבֶל[is] futilitynoun sg m absH1892אֲשֶׁרwhichRelative ParticleH834נַעֲשָׂהit is doneverb Niphal perf 3 sg mH6213עַל־onprepH5921הָאָרֶץthe earthart + noun sg f absH776אֲשֶׁרthatRelative ParticleH834יֵשׁthereNumerical adj sg c cstrH3426צַדִּיקִים[are] righteous [people]adj pl m absH6662אֲשֶׁרwhomRelative ParticleH834מַגִּיעַ[it is] happeningverb Hiphil ptc sg m absH5060אֲלֵהֶםto themprep Definite + sfx 3 pl mH413כְּמַעֲשֵׂהaccording to [the] deed[s] ofprep + noun sg m cstrH4639הָרְשָׁעִיםthe wicked [people]art + noun pl m absH7563וְיֵשׁand thereconj + Numerical adj sg c cstrH3426רְשָׁעִים[are] wicked [people]noun pl m absH7563שֶׁמַּגִּיעַ[to] whom [it is] happeningRelative Particle + verb Hiphil ptc sg m absH5060אֲלֵהֶםto themprep Definite + sfx 3 pl mH413כְּמַעֲשֵׂהaccording to [the] deed[s] ofprep + noun sg m cstrH4639הַצַּדִּיקִיםthe righteous [people]art + adj pl m absH6662אָמַרְתִּיI saidverb Qal perf 1 sg cH559שֶׁגַּם־that alsoRelative Particle + advH1571זֶהthisDemonstrative ParticleH2088הָבֶל׃[is] futilitynoun sg m absH1892 Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.
וְשִׁבַּחְתִּיand I commendConsecutive conj + verb Piel Consecutive perf 1 sg cH7623אֲנִיIpron 1 sg cH589אֶת־obj.Object indicatorH853הַשִּׂמְחָהthe gladnessart + noun sg f absH8057אֲשֶׁרthatRelative ParticleH834אֵין־notnoun sg m cstrH369טוֹבgoodadj sg m absH2896לָאָדָם[belongs] to the humankindprep Definite + noun sg m absH120תַּחַתundernoun sg m cstrH8478הַשֶּׁמֶשׁthe sunart + noun sg c absH8121כִּיthatConditional ParticleH3588אִם־exceptConditional ParticleH518לֶאֱכוֹלto eatprep + verb Qal inf cstrH398וְלִשְׁתּוֹתand to drinkconj + prep + verb Qal inf cstrH8354וְלִשְׂמוֹחַand to be happyconj + prep + verb Qal inf cstrH8055וְהוּאand thatconj + pron 3 sg mH1931יִלְוֶנּוּit will accompany himverb Qal impf 3 sg m + sfx 3 sg mH3867בַעֲמָלוֹin toil hisprep + noun sg c cstr + sfx 3 sg mH5999יְמֵי[the] days ofnoun pl m cstrH3117חַיָּיוlife hisnoun pl m cstr + sfx 3 sg mH2416אֲשֶׁר־whichRelative ParticleH834נָתַן־he has givenverb Qal perf 3 sg mH5414לוֹto the himprep Definite + sfx 3 sg mH9033הָאֱלֹהִיםthe Godart + noun pl m absH430תַּחַתundernoun sg m cstrH8478הַשָּׁמֶשׁ׃the sunart + noun sg c absH8121 When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes:)
כַּאֲשֶׁרjust whenprep + Relative ParticleH834נָתַתִּיI gaveverb Qal perf 1 sg cH5414אֶת־obj.Object indicatorH853לִבִּיheart mynoun sg m cstr + sfx 1 sg cH3820לָדַעַתto knowprep + verb Qal inf cstrH3045חָכְמָהwisdomnoun sg f absH2451וְלִרְאוֹתand to seeconj + prep + verb Qal inf cstrH7200אֶת־obj.Object indicatorH853הָעִנְיָןthe taskart + noun sg m absH6045אֲשֶׁרwhichRelative ParticleH834נַעֲשָׂהit is doneverb Niphal perf 3 sg mH6213עַל־onprepH5921הָאָרֶץthe earthart + noun sg f absH776כִּיforConditional ParticleH3588גַםalsoadvH1571בַּיּוֹםin the dayprep Definite + noun sg m absH3117וּבַלַּיְלָהand in the nightconj + prep Definite + noun sg m absH3915שֵׁנָהsleepnoun sg f absH8142בְּעֵינָיוin view hisprep + noun du f cstr + sfx 3 sg mH5869אֵינֶנּוּnot henoun sg m cstr + sfx 3 sg mH369רֹאֶה׃[is] seeingverb Qal ptc sg m absH7200 Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea further; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.
וְרָאִיתִיand I sawConsecutive conj + verb Qal Consecutive perf 1 sg cH7200אֶת־obj.Object indicatorH853כָּל־allnoun sg m cstrH3605מַעֲשֵׂה[the] work ofnoun sg m cstrH4639הָאֱלֹהִיםthe Godart + noun pl m absH430כִּיthatConditional ParticleH3588לֹאnotNegative ParticleH3808יוּכַלhe is ableverb Qal impf 3 sg mH3201הָאָדָםthe humankindart + noun sg m absH120לִמְצוֹאto find outprep + verb Qal inf cstrH4672אֶת־obj.Object indicatorH853הַמַּעֲשֶׂהthe workart + noun sg m absH4639אֲשֶׁרwhichRelative ParticleH834נַעֲשָׂהit is doneverb Niphal perf 3 sg mH6213תַחַת־undernoun sg m cstrH8478הַשֶּׁמֶשׁthe sunart + noun sg c absH8121בְּשֶׁלin that toprep + Relative Particle + prepH9007אֲשֶׁרthatRelative ParticleH834יַעֲמֹלhe toilsverb Qal impf 3 sg mH5998הָאָדָםthe humankindart + noun sg m absH120לְבַקֵּשׁto seekprep + verb Piel inf cstrH1245וְלֹאand notconj + Negative ParticleH3808יִמְצָאhe will find outverb Qal impf 3 sg mH4672וְגַםand alsoconj + advH1571אִם־ifConditional ParticleH518יֹאמַרhe will sayverb Qal impf 3 sg mH559הֶחָכָםthe wise [person]art + adj sg m absH2450לָדַעַתto knowprep + verb Qal inf cstrH3045לֹאnotNegative ParticleH3808יוּכַלhe will be ableverb Qal impf 3 sg mH3201לִמְצֹא׃to find outprep + verb Qal inf cstrH4672
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