16 {
"verseID": "Ecclesiastes.9.16",
"source": "וְאָמַ֣רְתִּי אָ֔נִי טוֹבָ֥ה חָכְמָ֖ה מִגְּבוּרָ֑ה וְחָכְמַ֤ת הַמִּסְכֵּן֙ בְּזוּיָ֔ה וּדְבָרָ֖יו אֵינָ֥ם נִשְׁמָעִֽים׃",
"text": "And-*ʾāmartî* I: *ṭôbâ* *ḥokmâ* from-*gĕbûrâ*; and-*ḥokmat* the-*miskēn* *bĕzûyâ* and-*dĕbārāyw* not-they *nišmāʿîm*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾāmartî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I said",
"*ṭôbâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - good/better",
"*ḥokmâ*": "noun, feminine singular - wisdom",
"*gĕbûrâ*": "noun, feminine singular - strength/might",
"*ḥokmat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - wisdom of",
"*miskēn*": "adjective, masculine singular with article - the poor",
"*bĕzûyâ*": "verb, qal passive participle, feminine singular - despised",
"*dĕbārāyw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his words",
"*nišmāʿîm*": "verb, niphal participle, masculine plural - being heard"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾāmartî*": "I said/I thought/I declared",
"*ṭôbâ ḥokmâ*": "wisdom is better/wisdom is preferable",
"*gĕbûrâ*": "strength/might/power",
"*ḥokmat ha-miskēn*": "wisdom of the poor man/poor man's wisdom",
"*bĕzûyâ*": "despised/scorned/held in contempt",
"*dĕbārāyw*": "his words/his sayings/his advice",
"*nišmāʿîm*": "being heard/being listened to/being heeded"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Ecclesiastes.9.17",
"source": "דִּבְרֵ֣י חֲכָמִ֔ים בְּנַ֖חַת נִשְׁמָעִ֑ים מִזַּעֲקַ֥ת מוֹשֵׁ֖ל בַּכְּסִילִֽים׃",
"text": "*Dibrê* *ḥăkāmîm* in-*naḥat* *nišmāʿîm* from-*zaʿăqat* *môšēl* in-the-*kĕsîlîm*.",
"grammar": {
"*dibrê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - words of",
"*ḥăkāmîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - wise ones",
"*naḥat*": "noun, masculine singular - quietness/calmness",
"*nišmāʿîm*": "verb, niphal participle, masculine plural - are heard",
"*zaʿăqat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - shouting of",
"*môšēl*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - ruling/dominating",
"*kĕsîlîm*": "noun, masculine plural with article - the fools"
},
"variants": {
"*dibrê ḥăkāmîm*": "words of the wise/wise men's sayings",
"*naḥat*": "quietness/calmness/gentleness/tranquility",
"*nišmāʿîm*": "are heard/are heeded/are listened to",
"*zaʿăqat*": "shouting/crying out/loud cry",
"*môšēl*": "ruler/leader/one who rules",
"*kĕsîlîm*": "fools/stupid ones/senseless people"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "Ecclesiastes.9.18",
"source": "טוֹבָ֥ה חָכְמָ֖ה מִכְּלֵ֣י קְרָ֑ב וְחוֹטֶ֣א אֶחָ֔ד יְאַבֵּ֥ד טוֹבָ֖ה הַרְבֵּֽה׃",
"text": "*Ṭôbâ* *ḥokmâ* from-*kĕlê* *qĕrāb*; and-*ḥôṭēʾ* *ʾeḥād* *yĕʾabbēd* *ṭôbâ* *harbēh*.",
"grammar": {
"*ṭôbâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - good/better",
"*ḥokmâ*": "noun, feminine singular - wisdom",
"*kĕlê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - weapons/tools of",
"*qĕrāb*": "noun, masculine singular - battle/war",
"*ḥôṭēʾ*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - sinning/erring",
"*ʾeḥād*": "adjective, masculine singular - one",
"*yĕʾabbēd*": "verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - destroys",
"*ṭôbâ*": "noun, feminine singular - good/goodness",
"*harbēh*": "adjective, masculine singular - much/many"
},
"variants": {
"*ṭôbâ ḥokmâ*": "wisdom is better/wisdom is preferable",
"*kĕlê qĕrāb*": "weapons of war/instruments of battle",
"*ḥôṭēʾ*": "sinner/one who errs/one who makes a mistake",
"*ʾeḥād*": "one/single",
"*yĕʾabbēd*": "destroys/ruins/causes to perish",
"*ṭôbâ harbēh*": "much good/great benefit"
}
}