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Ecclesiastes 4:13-14

13Betterט֛וֹבTovH2896is a poorמִסְכֵּ֖ןmis.KenH4542but wiseוְחָכָ֑םve.cha.KhamH2450youthיֶ֥לֶדYe.ledH3206than an oldזָקֵן֙za.KenH2205but foolishוּכְסִ֔ילu.khe.SilH3684kingמִמֶּ֤לֶךְmi.Me.lekhH4428whoאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834noלֹא־lo'-H3808longerעֽוֹד׃odH5750knowsיָדַ֥עya.Da'H3045how to take a warningלְהִזָּהֵ֖רle.hi.za.HerH2094.

14Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the youthhas comeיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318from the prisonמִבֵּ֥ית הָסוּרִ֖יםmi.Beit ha.su.RimH1004 H631to the kingshipלִמְלֹ֑ךְlim.LokhH4427,thoughכִּ֛י גַּ֥םki gamH3588 H1571he was bornנוֹלַ֥דno.LadH3205poorרָֽשׁ׃RashH7326in his own kingdomבְּמַלְכוּת֖וֹbe.mal.khu.ToH4438.

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Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 4

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
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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
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
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Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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