“It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.”
Ecclesiastes 7:5 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 7:58 words
HebrewMeaning
ט֕וֹבṭwōb
is goodadjH2896
best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···
לִ/שְׁמֹ֖עַlišəmōʿa
to listen topronH8085
attentively · carefully · certainly · consent ···
גַּעֲרַ֣תgaʿărat
the rebuke ofnounH1606
reproof
חָכָ֑םḥākām
a wise personadjH2450
subtil · wise · man)
מֵ/אִ֕ישׁmēʾiyš
more than someonepronH376
another · any · a certain · champion ···
שֹׁמֵ֖עַšōmēʿa
who listens toverbH8085
attentively · carefully · certainly · consent ···
שִׁ֥ירšiyr
the song ofnounH7892
sing(-er · -ing) · song
כְּסִילִֽיםkəsiyliym
foolsadjH3684
ℹWords 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.
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