Ecclesiastes 4:13
Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who hath not known to be warned any more.This verse in the real world
In what words
- מִסְכֵּןmiçkênindigent
- כְּסִילkᵉçîylproperly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly
- יֶלֶדyeledsomething born, i.e. a lad or offspring
- חָכָםchâkâmwise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)
- זָקֵןzâqênold
- טוֹבṭôwbgood (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine
- יָדַעyâdaʻto know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figurativel
- מֶלֶךְmeleka king
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
2Ch 25:16, Pro 19:1, Pro 28:15–16, 2Ch 16:9–10, 1Ki 22:8, Ecc 9:15–16, Pro 28:6, Gen 37:2