Ecclesiastes 2:14TAB

Ecclesiastes 2 : 14 Wisdom | Folly | Fate
14. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC)
Ecclesiastes 2:14:1הֶֽחָכָם֙hekhakhamthe wise {man}
Ecclesiastes 2:14:2עֵינָ֣יוenavhis eyes Ecclesiastes 2:14:3בְּרֹאשׁ֔וֹberoshoin his head Ecclesiastes 2:14:4וְהַכְּסִ֖ילvehakkesiland the fool Ecclesiastes 2:14:5בַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְbakhoshekhin the darkness Ecclesiastes 2:14:6הוֹלֵ֑ךְholekhwalks Ecclesiastes 2:14:7וְיָדַ֣עְתִּיveyadaetiand I knew Ecclesiastes 2:14:8גַם־אָ֔נִיgamanialso I Ecclesiastes 2:14:9שֶׁמִּקְרֶ֥הshemikrethat an occurrence Ecclesiastes 2:14:10אֶחָ֖דekhadone Ecclesiastes 2:14:11יִקְרֶ֥הyikrehappens Ecclesiastes 2:14:12אֶת־כֻּלָּֽם׃etkulamto all of them
14. Formal Translation
The wise man has his eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness; and I myself perceived that the same event will happen to all of them.
14. Dynamic Translation
A wise person keeps his eyes in his head, but a fool goes along in the dark; yet I realized that the same fate comes to everyone.
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