Eccles. 6:8 in context
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Ecclesiastes 6:8

What advantage does the wise man have
over the fool? [None, both will die one day.]
Or the poor man
who has insight (intimate knowledge) into the walk before the living?
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

כִּי   מַה   יּוֹתֵר   לֶחָכָם   מִן   הַכְּסִיל   מַה   לֶּעָנִי   יוֹדֵעַ   לַהֲלֹךְ   נֶגֶד   הַחַיִּים  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

ὅτι τίς περισσεία τῷ σοφῷ ὑπὲρ τὸν ἄφρονα διότι ὁ πένης οἶδεν πορευθῆναι κατέναντι τῆς ζωῆς

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H3588a
 כִּ֛י (ki)
 for
Conj. Conjunktion

 Tc
H4100
H9014
 מַה (mah-)
־
what?
link
Particle – interrogative Particle (Interrogative)

 Pi
H3148
 יּוֹתֵ֥ר (jvóter)
 advantage
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncbsa
H9005
H2450
 לֶ (le)
חָכָ֖ם (chakham)
 to
wise
Prep. Preposition

Adj. Adjective
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Rd
Aabsa
H4480a
H9014
 מִֽן (min-)
־
from
link
Prep. Preposition

 R
H9009
H3684
 הַ (ha)
כְּסִ֑יל (kesil)
 the
fool
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Adj. Adjective
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Td
Aabsa
H4100
H9014
 מַה (mah-)
־
what?
link
Particle – interrogative Particle (Interrogative)

 Pi
H9005
H6041
 לֶּ (le)
עָנִ֣י (ani)
 to
afflicted
Prep. Preposition

Adj. Adjective
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Rd
Aabsa
H3045
 יוֹדֵ֔עַ (jvódea)
 to know
Verb Verb
qal participle active ♂ sing. qal participle active masculine singular

Vqrmsa
H9005
H1980
 לַ (la)
הֲלֹ֖ךְ (halókhe)
 to
to go
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
qal qal

R
Vqcc
H5048
 נֶ֥גֶד (neged)
 before
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H9009
H2416a
H9016
 הַ (ha)
חַיִּֽים (chajim)
׃
the
alive
verseEnd
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Adj. Adjective
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

 Td
Aampa

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