Ecclesiastes 2:21 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 2:21 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 →
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
יֵ֣שׁ
yêsh
H3426
there is
אָדָ֗ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
שֶׁעֲמָל֛וֹ
ʻâmâl
H5999
toil
בְּחָכְמָ֥ה
chokmâh
H2451
wisdom
וּבְדַ֖עַת
daʻath
H1847
knowledge
וּבְכִשְׁר֑וֹן
kishrôwn
H3788
success
וּלְאָדָ֞ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
שֶׁלֹּ֤א
lôʼ
H3808
not
עָֽמַל
ʻâmal
H5998
to labor
בּוֹ֙
יִתְּנֶ֣נּוּ
nâthan
H5414
to give
חֶלְק֔וֹ
chêleq
H2506
portion
גַּם
gam
H1571
also
זֶ֥ה
zeh
H2088
this
הֶ֖בֶל
hebel
H1892
vapor
וְרָעָ֥ה
raʻ
H7451
evil
רַבָּֽה
rab
H7227
many
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World English Bible Public Domain
For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, with knowledge, and with skillfulness; yet he shall leave it for his portion to a man who has not labored for it. This also is vanity and a great evil.
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King James Version Public Domain
For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For there is a person whose toil with wisdom and with knowledge and with skill, but to a person who has not toiled for it, he will give it his portion. This also vapor and a great misfortune.
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