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Ecclesiastes 4:13

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← Ecclesiastes 4:12	Ecclesiastes 4:13 (KJV)	Ecclesiastes 4:14 →
And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.	Better [is] a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.	For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also [he that is] born in his kingdom becometh poor.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Better^H2896 is a poor^H4542 and a wise^H2450 child^H3206 than an old^H2205 and foolish^H3684 king^H4428, who will^H3045 no more be admonished^H2094.

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Original Hebrew

טֹוב יֶלֶד מִסְכֵּן וְחָכָם מִמֶּלֶךְ זָקֵן וּכְסִיל אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יָדַע לְהִזָּהֵר עֹוד׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
ט֛וֹב	Tov	H2896	HAamsa	(is) good
יֶ֥לֶד	Ye.led	H3206	HNcmsa	a youth
מִסְכֵּ֖ן	mis.Ken	H4542	HAamsa	poor
וְ/חָכָ֑ם	ve./cha.Kham	H2450	HC/Aamsa	and/ wise
מִ/מֶּ֤לֶךְ	mi./Me.lekh	H4428	HR/Ncmsa	more than/ a king
זָקֵן֙	za.Ken	H2205	HAamsa	old
וּ/כְסִ֔יל	u./khe.Sil	H3684	HC/Aamsa	and/ a fool
אֲשֶׁ֛ר	'a.Sher	H834	HTr	who
לֹא	lo'-	H3808	HTn	not
יָדַ֥ע	ya.Da'	H3045	HVqp3ms	he knows
לְ/הִזָּהֵ֖ר	le./hi.za.Her	H2094	HR/VNc	to/ be warned
עֽוֹד	od	H5750	HD	still

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H2094 — זָהַר (zâhar, zaw-har'): a primitive root; to gleam; figuratively, to enlighten (by caution); admonish, shine, teach, (give) warn(-ing).
• H2205 — זָקֵן (zâqên, zaw-kane'): from זָקֵן; old; aged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and...women), senator.
• H2450 — חָכָם (châkâm, khaw-kawm'): from חָכַם; wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful); cunning (man), subtil, (un-), wise((hearted), man).
• H2896 — טוֹב (ṭôwb, tobe): from טוֹב; good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well); beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant, [phrase] pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured).
• H3045 — יָדַע (yâdaʻ, yaw-dah'): a primitive root; to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.); acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with, familiar friend, famous, feel, can have, be (ig-) norant, instruct, kinsfolk, kinsman, (cause to let, make) know, (come to give, have, take) knowledge, have (knowledge), (be, make, make to be, make self) known, [phrase] be learned, [phrase] lie by man, mark, perceive, privy to, [idiom] prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell, understand, have (understanding), [idiom] will be, wist, wit, wot.
• H3206 — יֶלֶד (yeled, yeh'-led): from יָלַד; something born, i.e. a lad or offspring; boy, child, fruit, son, young man (one).
• H3684 — כְּסִיל (kᵉçîyl, kes-eel'): from כָּסַל; properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly; fool(-ish).
• H4428 — מֶלֶךְ (melek, meh'-lek): from מָלַךְ; a king; king, royal.
• H4542 — מִסְכֵּן (miçkên, mis-kane'): from סִכְלוּת; indigent; poor (man).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H834 — אֲשֶׁר (ʼăsher, ash-er'): a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.; [idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever, when, where ([phrase] -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, [phrase] whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.
• H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.
• H5750 — עוֹד (ʻôwd, ode): or עֹד; from עוּד; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more; again, [idiom] all life long, at all, besides, but, else, further(-more), henceforth, (any) longer, (any) more(-over), [idiom] once, since, (be) still, when, (good, the) while (having being), (as, because, whether, while) yet (within).

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