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Ecclesiastes 6:8
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All the labour of man [is] for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
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For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?
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Better [is] the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this [is] also vanity and vexation of spirit.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
For what hath the wiseH2450 moreH3148 than the foolH3684? what hath the poorH6041, that knowethH3045 to walkH1980 before the livingH2416?
Original Hebrew
כִּי מַה־יֹּותֵר לֶחָכָם מִן־הַכְּסִיל מַה־לֶּעָנִי יֹודֵעַ לַהֲלֹךְ נֶגֶד הַחַיִּים׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
כִּ֛י |
ki | H3588 | HC | for |
מַה |
mah- | H4100 | HTi | what? |
יּוֹתֵ֥ר |
yo.Ter | H3148 | HNcmsa | advantage |
לֶ/חָכָ֖ם |
le./cha.Kham | H2450 | HRd/Aamsa | (belongs) to the/ wise person |
מִֽן |
min- | H4480 | HR | more than |
הַ/כְּסִ֑יל |
ha./ke.Sil | H3684 | HTd/Aamsa | the/ fool |
מַה |
mah- | H4100 | HTi | what? |
לֶּ/עָנִ֣י |
le./'a.Ni | H6041 | HRd/Aamsa | (belongs) to the/ poor (person) |
יוֹדֵ֔עַ |
yo.De.a' | H3045 | HVqrmsa | (who) knows |
לַ/הֲלֹ֖ךְ |
la./ha.Lokh | H1980 | HR/Vqc | to/ walk |
נֶ֥גֶד |
Ne.ged | H5048 | HR | before |
הַ/חַיִּֽים |
ha./chai.Yim | H2416 | HTd/Aampa | the/ living |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H1980 — הָלַךְ (hâlak, haw-lak'): akin to יָלַךְ; a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively); (all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] greater, grow, be wont to haunt, lead, march, [idiom] more and more, move (self), needs, on, pass (away), be at the point, quite, run (along), [phrase] send, speedily, spread, still, surely, [phrase] tale-bearer, [phrase] travel(-ler), walk (abroad, on, to and fro, up and down, to places), wander, wax, (way-) faring man, [idiom] be weak, whirl.
- H2416 — חַי (chay, khah'-ee): from חָיָה; alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively; [phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
- H2450 — חָכָם (châkâm, khaw-kawm'): from חָכַם; wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful); cunning (man), subtil, (un-), wise((hearted), man).
- 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.
- H3148 — יוֹתֵר (yôwthêr, yo-thare'): active participle of יָתַר; properly, redundant; hence, over and above, as adjective, noun, adverb or conjunction; better, more(-over), over, profit.
- H3684 — כְּסִיל (kᵉçîyl, kes-eel'): from כָּסַל; properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly; fool(-ish).
- H6041 — עָנִי (ʻânîy, aw-nee'): from עָנָה; (practically the same as עָנָו, although the margin constantly disputes this, making עָנָו subjective and objective); depressed, in mind or circumstances; afflicted, humble, lowly, needy, poor.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
- H4100 — מָה (mâh, maw): or מַה; or מָ; or מַ; also מֶה; a primitive particle; properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses; how (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.
- H4480 — מִן (min, min): or מִנִּי; or מִנֵּי; (constructive plural) (Isaiah 30:11); for מֵן; properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses; above, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.
- H5048 — נֶגֶד (neged, neh'-ghed): from נָגַד; a front, i.e. part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually (adverbial, especially with preposition) over against or before; about, (over) against, [idiom] aloof, [idiom] far (off), [idiom] from, over, presence, [idiom] other side, sight, [idiom] to view.
Cross References
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- the poor — Genesis 17:1, Psalms 101:2, Psalms 116:9, Proverbs 19:1, Luke 1:6, 1 Timothy 6:17
- what hath the wise — Ecclesiastes 2:14-16, Ecclesiastes 5:11
Reciprocal references (3): Ecclesiastes 2:16, Ecclesiastes 2:22, Romans 3:1
Related Topics
- Nave’s: CONTENTMENT, POOR
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