Revised Version 1895

Ecclesiastes 4:13-16

13Betterט֛וֹבTovH2896is apoorמִסְכֵּ֖ןmis.KenH4542andwiseוְחָכָ֑םve.cha.KhamH2450youthיֶ֥לֶדYe.ledH3206thanH3808anoldזָקֵן֙za.KenH2205andfoolishוּכְסִ֔ילu.khe.SilH3684kingמִמֶּ֤לֶךְmi.Me.lekhH4428, who knowethnotH3808howאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834to receive admonitionanyH5750moreH5750.

14ForoutH3318ofprisonמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004hecameH3318forthH3318to bekingלִמְלֹ֑ךְlim.LokhH4427;yeaH3588,evenגַּ֥םgamH1571in hiskingdomבְּמַלְכוּת֖וֹbe.mal.khu.ToH4438he wasbornנוֹלַ֥דno.LadH3205poorרָֽשׁ׃RashH7326.

15IsawH7200allכָּל־kol-H3605thelivingהַ֣חַיִּ֔יםha.chai.YimH2416whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834walkהַֽמְהַלְּכִ֖יםham.ha.le.KhimH1980underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478thesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121, that they were with theyouthהַיֶּ֣לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206, thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145, thatstoodיַעֲמֹ֖דya.'a.ModH5975upH7200in hissteadתַּחְתָּֽיו׃tach.TavH8478.

16There wasnoH3808endקֵ֣ץketzH7093ofallלְכָל־le.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,evenH1571ofallלְכֹ֤לle.KholH3605them overwhomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he was: yet they thatcomeהָיָה֙ha.YahH1961afterH7093shallnotH3808rejoiceיִשְׂמְחוּ־yis.me.chu-H8055in him.Surelyכִּֽי־ki-H3588this also isvanityהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1892and astrivingוְרַעְי֥וֹןve.ra'.YonH7475afterH7093windרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

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