1. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ecclesiastes 8:1:1 ⧉מִ֚יmiwho Ecclesiastes 8:1:2 ⧉כְּהֶ֣חָכָ֔םkehekhakhamlike the wise man Ecclesiastes 8:1:3 ⧉וּמִ֥יumiand who Ecclesiastes 8:1:4 ⧉יוֹדֵ֖עַyodeaknows Ecclesiastes 8:1:5 ⧉פֵּ֣שֶׁרpesherthe interpretation Ecclesiastes 8:1:6 ⧉דָּבָ֑רdavarof a thing or a matter Ecclesiastes 8:1:7 ⧉חָכְמַ֤תkhokhmatwisdom of Ecclesiastes 8:1:8 ⧉אָדָם֙adama man or a human Ecclesiastes 8:1:9 ⧉תָּאִ֣ירtairmakes shine Ecclesiastes 8:1:10 ⧉פָּנָ֔יוpanaivhis face Ecclesiastes 8:1:11 ⧉וְעֹ֥זveozand strength or hardness of Ecclesiastes 8:1:12 ⧉פָּנָ֖יוpanaivhis face Ecclesiastes 8:1:13 ⧉יְשֻׁנֶּֽא׃yeshuneis changed |
1. Formal Translation Who is comparable to the wise, and who understands the interpretation of a matter? A person’s wisdom makes his face shine, and the sternness of his face is changed. |
1. Dynamic Translation Who can match the wise person, and who can grasp what a situation means? Wisdom brightens a person’s face, and even a hard expression is transformed. |