14{
"verseID": "Ecclesiastes.2.14",
"source": "הֶֽחָכָם֙ עֵינָ֣יו בְּרֹאשׁ֔וֹ וְהַכְּסִ֖יל בַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְ הוֹלֵ֑ךְ וְיָדַ֣עְתִּי גַם־אָ֔נִי שֶׁמִּקְרֶ֥ה אֶחָ֖ד יִקְרֶ֥ה אֶת־כֻּלָּֽם׃",
"text": "The-*ḥākām* *ʿênāyw* in *rōʾshô* and the-*kĕsîl* in the-*ḥōshek* *hôlēk* and *yādaʿtî* also-I *shemmiqreh* *ʾeḥād* *yiqreh* *ʾet*-all of them.",
"grammar": {
"*ḥākām*": "masculine singular adjective with definite article - the wise person",
"*ʿênāyw*": "dual noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his eyes",
"*rōʾshô*": "masculine singular noun + preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his head",
"*kĕsîl*": "masculine singular adjective with definite article - the fool",
"*ḥōshek*": "masculine singular noun with definite article + preposition - in the darkness",
"*hôlēk*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - walking/going",
"*yādaʿtî*": "perfect, 1st singular - I knew",
"*shemmiqreh*": "relative particle + masculine singular noun - that the fate/event",
"*ʾeḥād*": "numeral, masculine singular - one",
"*yiqreh*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will happen/befall",
"*ʾet-kullām*": "direct object marker + noun + 3rd masculine plural suffix - all of them"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥākām*": "wise person/sage",
"*ʿênāyw bĕrōʾshô*": "his eyes are in his head (idiom: he sees clearly/pays attention)",
"*kĕsîl*": "fool/stupid person",
"*baḥōshek hôlēk*": "walks in darkness/goes about in darkness",
"*miqreh*": "happening/event/fate/destiny",
"*miqreh ʾeḥād yiqreh ʾet-kullām*": "one event/fate will happen to all of them"
}
}
15{
"verseID": "Ecclesiastes.2.15",
"source": "וְאָמַ֨רְתִּֽי אֲנִ֜י בְּלִבִּ֗י כְּמִקְרֵ֤ה הַכְּסִיל֙ גַּם־אֲנִ֣י יִקְרֵ֔נִי וְלָ֧מָּה חָכַ֛מְתִּי אֲנִ֖י אָ֣ז יוֹתֵ֑ר וְדִבַּ֣רְתִּי בְלִבִּ֔י שֶׁגַּם־זֶ֖ה הָֽבֶל׃",
"text": "And *ʾāmartî* I in *libbî* as *kĕmiqrēh* the-*kĕsîl* also-I *yiqrēnî* and why *ḥākamtî* I then *yôtēr* and *dibbartî* in *libbî* that also-this *hābel*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾāmartî*": "perfect, 1st singular - I said",
"*libbî*": "masculine singular noun + 1st person suffix + preposition - in my heart",
"*kĕmiqrēh*": "preposition + masculine singular construct - as the fate of",
"*kĕsîl*": "masculine singular adjective with definite article - the fool",
"*yiqrēnî*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 1st person suffix - will happen to me",
"*ḥākamtî*": "perfect, 1st singular - I became wise",
"*yôtēr*": "adverb - exceedingly/more",
"*dibbartî*": "Piel perfect, 1st singular - I spoke",
"*hābel*": "masculine singular noun - vapor/vanity"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾāmartî bĕlibbî*": "I said in my heart/I thought to myself",
"*kĕmiqrēh hakkĕsîl*": "as the fate/event of the fool",
"*yiqrēnî*": "will happen to me/will befall me",
"*ḥākamtî*": "I became wise/I have been wise",
"*yôtēr*": "more/exceedingly/greatly",
"*dibbartî bĕlibbî*": "I said in my heart/concluded within myself",
"*hābel*": "vapor/breath/emptiness/vanity/futility/meaninglessness"
}
}
16{
"verseID": "Ecclesiastes.2.16",
"source": "כִּי֩ אֵ֨ין זִכְר֧וֹן לֶחָכָ֛ם עִֽם־הַכְּסִ֖יל לְעוֹלָ֑ם בְּשֶׁכְּבָ֞ר הַיָּמִ֤ים הַבָּאִים֙ הַכֹּ֣ל נִשְׁכָּ֔ח וְאֵ֛יךְ יָמ֥וּת הֶחָכָ֖ם עִֽם־הַכְּסִֽיל׃",
"text": "Because not *zikrôn* to *ḥākām* with-the-*kĕsîl* to *ʿôlām*; in that already the-*yāmîm* the-*bāʾîm* the-all *nishkāḥ* and how *yāmût* the-*ḥākām* with-the-*kĕsîl*.",
"grammar": {
"*zikrôn*": "masculine singular noun - remembrance/memory",
"*ḥākām*": "masculine singular adjective with prefixed preposition - for the wise person",
"*kĕsîl*": "masculine singular adjective with definite article and prefixed preposition - with the fool",
"*ʿôlām*": "masculine singular noun with prefixed preposition - forever",
"*yāmîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the days",
"*bāʾîm*": "Qal participle, masculine plural with definite article - the coming ones",
"*nishkāḥ*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - is forgotten",
"*yāmût*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will die",
"*ḥākām*": "masculine singular adjective with definite article - the wise person"
},
"variants": {
"*zikrôn*": "remembrance/memory/memorial",
"*ʿôlām*": "forever/eternity/long duration",
"*bĕshekĕbār*": "because already/since already",
"*hayyāmîm habbāʾîm*": "the days to come/the coming days/future days",
"*hakkōl nishkāḥ*": "everything is forgotten/all is forgotten",
"*yāmût heḥākām ʿim-hakkĕsîl*": "the wise person dies with/like the fool"
}
}
17{
"verseID": "Ecclesiastes.2.17",
"source": "וְשָׂנֵ֙אתִי֙ אֶת־הַ֣חַיִּ֔ים כִּ֣י רַ֤ע עָלַי֙ הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה שֶׁנַּעֲשָׂ֖ה תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ כִּֽי־הַכֹּ֥ל הֶ֖בֶל וּרְע֥וּת רֽוּחַ׃",
"text": "And *śānēʾtî* *ʾet*-the-*ḥayyîm* because *raʿ* upon me the-*maʿăśeh* *shennaʿăśâ* under the-*shāmesh* because-the-all *habel* and *rĕʿût* *rûaḥ*.",
"grammar": {
"*śānēʾtî*": "perfect, 1st singular - I hated",
"*ḥayyîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the life",
"*raʿ*": "adjective, masculine singular - evil/grievous",
"*maʿăśeh*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the work/deed",
"*shennaʿăśâ*": "relative particle + Niphal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - that was done",
"*shāmesh*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the sun",
"*habel*": "masculine singular noun - vapor/vanity",
"*rĕʿût*": "feminine singular construct - striving of",
"*rûaḥ*": "feminine singular noun - wind/spirit"
},
"variants": {
"*śānēʾtî*": "I hated/loathed/detested",
"*ʾet-haḥayyîm*": "life/living",
"*raʿ ʿālay*": "grievous/distressing to me",
"*hammaʿăśeh shennaʿăśâ*": "the work that is done/the deed that is performed",
"*taḥat hashāmesh*": "under the sun/in this world",
"*hebel*": "vapor/breath/emptiness/vanity/futility/meaninglessness",
"*rĕʿût rûaḥ*": "striving after wind/chasing wind/vexation of spirit"
}
}