Ecclesiastes 7:14 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 7:14 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 →
בְּי֤וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
טוֹבָה֙
ṭôwb
H2896
good
הֱיֵ֣ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בְט֔וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
וּבְי֥וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
רָעָ֖ה
raʻ
H7451
evil
רְאֵ֑ה
râʼâh
H7200
to see
גַּ֣ם
gam
H1571
also
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
זֶ֤ה
zeh
H2088
this
לְעֻמַּת
ʻummâh
H5980
beside
זֶה֙
zeh
H2088
this
עָשָׂ֣ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
דִּבְרַ֗ת
dibrâh
H1700
reason
שֶׁלֹּ֨א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִמְצָ֧א
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
הָֽאָדָ֛ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
אַחֲרָ֖יו
ʼachar
H310
after
מְאֽוּמָה
mᵉʼûwmâh
H3972
anything
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World English Bible Public Domain
In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; yes, God has made the one side by side with the other, to the end that man should not find out anything after him.
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King James Version Public Domain
In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
In a day of good, be in good, but in a day of misfortune, see— indeed, the God has done this as well as this, so that humanity cannot find anything after him.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).