Sign in
Ecclesiastes 4:13 — King James Version← Study notes

Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.


Ecclesiastes 4:13Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 4:1312 words
HebrewMeaning
ט֛וֹבṭwōb
beautifuladjH2896
best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···
יֶ֥לֶדyeled
boynounH3206
child · fruit · son · young man
מִסְכֵּ֖ןmisəkēn
pooradjH4542
וְ/חָכָ֑םwəḥākām
cunningconjH2450
subtil · wise · man)
מִ/מֶּ֤לֶךְmimelekə
kingpronH4428
royal
זָקֵן֙zāqēn
agedadjH2205
ancient · elder · old (man · men and...women) ···
וּ/כְסִ֔ילwkəsiyl
foolconjH3684
אֲשֶׁ֛רʾăšer
asparticleH834
after · alike · because · every ···
לֹאlōʾ
ereparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
יָדַ֥עyādaʿ
acknowledgeverbH3045
acquaintance · advise · answer · appoint ···
לְ/הִזָּהֵ֖רləhizāhēr
admonishpronH2094
shine · teach · warn
עֽוֹדʿwōd
againadvH5750
all life long · at all · besides · but ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Explore community notes on Ecclesiastes 4:13

Study summaries, cross-references, and discussion

Open verse →