Ecclesiastes 7:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 7:2 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 →
ט֞וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
לָלֶ֣כֶת
yâlak
H3212
to walk
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
בֵּֽית
bayith
H1004
house
אֵ֗בֶל
ʼêbel
H60
mourning
מִלֶּ֨כֶת֙
yâlak
H3212
to walk
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
בֵּ֣ית
bayith
H1004
house
מִשְׁתֶּ֔ה
mishteh
H4960
feast
בַּאֲשֶׁ֕ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
ה֖וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
ס֣וֹף
çôwph
H5490
end
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הָאָדָ֑ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
וְהַחַ֖י
chay
H2416
living
יִתֵּ֥ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
לִבּֽוֹ
lêb
H3820
heart
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World English Bible Public Domain
It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men, and the living should take this to heart.
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King James Version Public Domain
It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Better to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house of a banquet, because it the end of all humanity and the living will give to his heart.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).