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Ecclesiastes 2:14

The wise man has eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also came to realize that one fate overcomes them both.
Ecclesiastes 2:14
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

הֶֽחָכָם֙ עֵינָ֣יו בְּרֹאשׁ֔וֹ וְהַכְּסִ֖יל בַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְ הוֹלֵ֑ךְ וְיָדַ֣עְתִּי גַם־אָ֔נִי שֶׁמִּקְרֶ֥ה אֶחָ֖ד יִקְרֶ֥ה אֶת־כֻּלָּֽם׃

  1. הֶֽחָכָם֙he.cha.Kham“the wise [person]”
    Definite article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from חָכָם · “wise” · Strong's H2450
  2. עֵינָ֣יו'ei.Nav“eyes his”
    Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עַ֫יִן · “eye” · Strong's H5869A
  3. בְּרֹאשׁ֔וֹbe.ro.Sho“[are] in head his”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רֹאשׁ · “head” · Strong's H7218A
  4. וְהַכְּסִ֖ילve.ha.ke.Sil“and the fool”
    Conjunction + Definite article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from כְּסִיל · “fool” · Strong's H3684
  5. בַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekh“in <the> darkness”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֹ֫שֶׁךְ · “darkness” · Strong's H2822
  6. הוֹלֵ֑ךְho.Lekh“[is] walking”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from הָלַךְ · “walk” · Strong's H1980I
  7. וְיָדַ֣עְתִּיve.ya.Da'.ti“and I knew”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  8. גַם־gam-“also”
    Adverb · from גַּם · “also” · Strong's H1571
  9. אָ֔נִי'A.ni“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  10. שֶׁמִּקְרֶ֥הshe.mik.Reh“that fate”
    Particle, relative + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִקְרֶה · “accident” · Strong's H4745
  11. אֶחָ֖ד'e.Chad“one”
    Adjective, cardinal number, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶחָד · “one” · Strong's H0259
  12. יִקְרֶ֥הyik.Reh“it will happen to”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָרָה · “to meet” · Strong's H7136A
  13. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  14. כֻּלָּֽם׃ku.Lam“all of them”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)