Revised Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 7:3-4

3Sorrowכַּ֖עַסKa.'asH3708isbetterט֥וֹבTovH2896than laughterמִשְּׂחֹ֑קmi.se.ChokH7814:for by the sadnessבְרֹ֥עַve.Ro.a'H7455of the countenanceפָּנִ֖יםpa.NimH6440the heartלֵֽב׃LevH3820is made betterיִ֥יטַבYi.tavH3190.

4The heartלֵ֤בlevH3820of the wiseחֲכָמִים֙cha.kha.MimH2450isin the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of mourningאֵ֔בֶל'E.velH60;but the heartוְלֵ֥בve.LevH3820of foolsכְּסִילִ֖יםke.si.LimH3684isin the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of mirthשִׂמְחָֽה׃sim.ChahH8057.

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Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
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Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
Rashi on Tanakh
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
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Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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