Ecclesiastes 4:13 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 4:13 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 →
ט֛וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
יֶ֥לֶד
yeled
H3206
child
מִסְכֵּ֖ן
miçkên
H4542
poor man
וְחָכָ֑ם
châkâm
H2450
wise
מִמֶּ֤לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
זָקֵן֙
zâqên
H2205
old
וּכְסִ֔יל
kᵉçîyl
H3684
fool
אֲשֶׁ֛ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָדַ֥ע
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
לְהִזָּהֵ֖ר
zâhar
H2094
to teach
עֽוֹד
ʻôwd
H5750
still
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who doesn't know how to receive admonition any more.
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King James Version Public Domain
Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Better a child, poor but wise, than a king, old but foolish, who does not know to be warned any longer.
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