Ecclesiastes 10:14

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהַסָּכָ֖ל יַרְבֶּ֣ה דְבָרִ֑ים לֹא־יֵדַ֤ע הָאָדָם֙ מַה־שֶׁיִּֽהְיֶ֔ה וַאֲשֶׁ֤ר יִֽהְיֶה֙ מֵֽאַחֲרָ֔יו מִ֖י יַגִּ֥יד לֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

wə-hassākāl yarbeh dəbārîm; not yēdaʿ hāʾādām what še-yihyeh and which yihyeh from after him who yaggîd to him

Grammar Details

*wə-hassākāl*: conjunction + definite article + masculine singular noun - and the fool
*yarbeh*: hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - multiplies/increases
*dəbārîm*: masculine plural noun - words
*lōʾ-yēdaʿ*: negative particle + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - does not know
*hāʾādām*: definite article + masculine singular noun - the man
*mah-še-yihyeh*: interrogative + relative particle + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - what will be
*wa-ʾăšer*: conjunction + relative particle - and that which
*yihyeh*: qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - will be
*mē-ʾaḥărāyw*: preposition + preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - from after him
*mî*: interrogative pronoun - who
*yaggîd*: hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - will tell
*lô*: preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him

Word Meanings

*hassākāl*: the fool/the foolish one
*yarbeh*: multiplies/increases/uses many
*dəbārîm*: words/speeches/sayings
*yēdaʿ*: knows/understands
*hāʾādām*: the man/mankind/person
*yihyeh*: will be/shall happen/will become
*mē-ʾaḥărāyw*: after him/behind him/following him
*yaggîd*: will tell/can declare/will make known

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Prov 15:2 : 2 The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
Eccl 3:22 : 22 Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?
Eccl 5:3 : 3 For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known by multitude of words.
Eccl 6:12 : 12 For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?
Eccl 8:7 : 7 For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be?
Jas 4:13-14 : 13 Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: 14 Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
Job 34:37 : 37 For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God.
Job 35:16 : 16 Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge.
Prov 10:19 : 19 In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.

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