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Ecclesiastes 2:12-14
12Then Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589turnedוּפָנִ֤יתִֽיu.fa.Ni.tiH6437to considerלִרְא֣וֹתlir.'otH7200wisdomחָכְמָ֔הchokh.mahH2451and madnessוְהוֹלֵל֖וֹתve.ho.le.LotH1947and follyוְסִכְל֑וּתve.sikh.LutH5531;forכִּ֣י׀kiH3588whatמֶ֣הmehH4100morecan the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428successorהָאָדָ֗ם שֶׁיָּבוֹא֙ אַחֲרֵ֣יha.'a.Dam shei.ya.Vo' 'a.cha.ReiH120H935H310אֵ֥ת'etH853doאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834than what has alreadyכְּבָ֖רke.VarH3528been accomplishedעָשֽׂוּהוּ׃'a.Su.huH6213?
13And Iאָ֔נִי'A.niH589sawוְרָאִ֣יתִיve.ra.'I.tiH7200thatשֶׁיֵּ֥שׁshei.YeshH3426wisdomלַֽחָכְמָ֖הla.cha.khe.MahH2451exceedsיִתְר֛וֹן מִן־yit.Ron min-H3504H4480follyהַסִּכְל֑וּתha.sikh.LutH5531,just as lightהָא֖וֹרha.'OrH216exceedsכִּֽיתְר֥וֹן מִן־kit.Ron min-H3504H4480darknessהַחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ha.Cho.shekhH2822:
14The wiseהֶֽחָכָם֙he.cha.KhamH2450man has eyesעֵינָ֣יו'ei.NavH5869in his headבְּרֹאשׁ֔וֹbe.ro.ShoH7218,but the foolוְהַכְּסִ֖ילve.ha.ke.SilH3684walksהוֹלֵ֑ךְho.LekhH1980in darknessבַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822.Yet Iאָ֔נִי'A.niH589alsoגַם־gam-H1571came to realizeוְיָדַ֣עְתִּיve.ya.Da'.tiH3045that oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259fateשֶׁמִּקְרֶ֥הshe.mik.RehH4745overcomesיִקְרֶ֥הyik.RehH7136themאֶת־'et-H853bothכֻּלָּֽם׃ku.LamH3605.
Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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