Ecclesiastes 10:14 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 10:14 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְהַסָּכָ֖ל
çâkâl
H5530
fool
יַרְבֶּ֣ה
râbâh
H7235
to multiply
דְבָרִ֑ים
dâbâr
H1697
word
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יֵדַ֤ע
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
הָאָדָם֙
ʼâdâm
H120
man
מַה
mâh
H4100
what
שֶׁיִּֽהְיֶ֔ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
וַאֲשֶׁ֤ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יִֽהְיֶה֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
מֵֽאַחֲרָ֔יו
ʼachar
H310
after
מִ֖י
mîy
H4310
who
יַגִּ֥יד
nâgad
H5046
to make known
לֽוֹ
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World English Bible Public Domain
A fool also multiplies words. Man doesn't know what will be; and that which will be after him, who can tell him?
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King James Version Public Domain
A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
but the fool multiplies words. Humanity does not know what will be, and that which will be after him—who will declare to him? q1
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