Ecclesiastes 4:10 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 4:10 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 →
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
יִפֹּ֔לוּ
nâphal
H5307
to fall
הָאֶחָ֖ד
ʼechâd
H259
one
יָקִ֣ים
qûwm
H6965
to rise
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
חֲבֵר֑וֹ
châbêr
H2270
companion
וְאִ֣יל֗וֹ
ʼîy
H337
alas
הָֽאֶחָד֙
ʼechâd
H259
one
שֶׁיִּפּ֔וֹל
nâphal
H5307
to fall
וְאֵ֥ין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
שֵׁנִ֖י
shênîy
H8145
second
לַהֲקִימֽוֹ
qûwm
H6965
to rise
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
Highlighted words mark where these versions differ — a whole-verse word diff, not a word-by-word alignment.
Layout
-
World English Bible Public Domain
For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him who is alone when he falls, and doesn't have another to lift him up.
-
King James Version Public Domain
For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.
-
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For if they fall, the one will lift up his companion, but woe his—the one that will fall, but there is no second to lift him up.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).