Berean Standard Bible
Ecclesiastes 4:13-16
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.
15I saw thatרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605who livedהַ֣חַיִּ֔יםha.chai.YimH2416and walkedהַֽמְהַלְּכִ֖יםham.ha.le.KhimH1980underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121followedעִ֚ם'imH5973this second oneהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145,the youthהַיֶּ֣לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834succeededיַעֲמֹ֖דya.'a.ModH5975the kingתַּחְתָּֽיו׃tach.TavH8478.
16There is noאֵֽין־'ein-H369limitקֵ֣ץketzH7093to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֗ם לְכֹ֤לha.'Am le.KholH5971H3605whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834wereהָיָה֙ha.YahH1961before themלִפְנֵיהֶ֔םlif.nei.HemH6440.Yetגַּ֥םgamH1571the successorwill notלֹ֣אlo'H3808be celebratedיִשְׂמְחוּ־yis.me.chu-H8055by those who come even laterהָאַחֲרוֹנִ֖יםha.'a.cha.ro.NimH314.Thisזֶ֥הzehH2088tooכִּֽי־ גַם־ki- gam-H3588H1571is futileהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1892and a pursuitוְרַעְי֥וֹןve.ra'.YonH7475of the windרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.
Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 4
- 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
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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