The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.Ecclesiastes 7:4
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
לֵ֤ב חֲכָמִים֙ בְּבֵ֣ית אֵ֔בֶל וְלֵ֥ב כְּסִילִ֖ים בְּבֵ֥ית שִׂמְחָֽה׃
- לֵ֤בlev“[the] heart of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from לֵב · “heart” · Strong's H3820A
- חֲכָמִים֙cha.kha.Mim“wise people”Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from חָכָם · “wise” · Strong's H2450
- בְּבֵ֣יתbe.Veit“[is] in a house of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004B
- אֵ֔בֶל'E.vel“mourning”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֵ֫בֶל · “mourning” · Strong's H0060
- וְלֵ֥בve.Lev“and [the] heart of”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from לֵב · “heart” · Strong's H3820A
- כְּסִילִ֖יםke.si.Lim“fools”Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from כְּסִיל · “fool” · Strong's H3684
- בְּבֵ֥יתbe.Veit“[is] in a house of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004B
- שִׂמְחָֽה׃sim.Chah“gladness”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שִׂמְחָה · “joy” · Strong's H8057
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)