Ecclesiastes 2:19
And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.Ecclesiastes 2:19 in the real world
In what words
- סָכָלçâkâlsilly
- שָׁלַטshâlaṭto dominate, i.e. govern; by implication, to permit
- עָמַלʻâmalto toil, i.e. work severely and with irksomeness
- חָכַםchâkamto be wise (in mind, word or act)
- עָמָלʻâmâltoil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mind
- שֶׁמֶשׁshemeshthe sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched bat
- חָכָםchâkâmwise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)
- יָדַעyâdaʻto know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figurativel
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Ecc 3:22, Jas 3:17, Jas 1:17, 2Ch 12:9–10, 1Ki 12:14–20, Ecc 9:13, 1Ki 14:25–28, Luk 16:8