“The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.”
Ecclesiastes 9:17 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 9:177 words
HebrewMeaning
דִּבְרֵ֣יdibərēy
the words ofnounH1697
advice · affair · answer · any such ···
חֲכָמִ֔יםḥăkāmiym
wise peopleadjH2450
subtil · wise · man)
בְּ/נַ֖חַתbənaḥat
in quietnesspronH5183
quiet · to rest · be set on
נִשְׁמָעִ֑יםnišəmāʿiym
are heardverbH8085
attentively · carefully · certainly · consent ···
מִ/זַּעֲקַ֥תmizaʿăqat
more than the cry ofpronH2201
מוֹשֵׁ֖לmwōšēl
a rulerverbH4910
make to have) dominion · governor · indeed · reign ···
בַּ/כְּסִילִֽיםbakəsiyliym
among foolspronH3684
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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