Ecclesiastes 2:15 Hebrew Word Analysis

0	said	וְאָמַ֨רְתִּֽי	h559
1		אֲנִ֜י	h589
14	I in my heart	בְלִבִּ֔י	h3820
3	As it happeneth	כְּמִקְרֵ֤ה	h4745
4	to the fool	הַכְּסִיל֙	h3684
15	even to me	שֶׁגַּם	h1571
6		אֲנִ֣י	h589
7	so it happeneth	יִקְרֵ֔נִי	h7136
8		וְלָ֧מָּה	h4100
9	wise	חָכַ֛מְתִּי	h2449
10		אֲנִ֖י	h589
11	Then	אָ֣ז	h227
12	and why was I then more	יוֹתֵ֑ר	h3148
13	Then I said	וְדִבַּ֣רְתִּי	h1696
14	I in my heart	בְלִבִּ֔י	h3820
15	even to me	שֶׁגַּם	h1571
16		זֶ֖ה	h2088
17	that this also is vanity	הָֽבֶל׃	h1892

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so will it happen even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then said I in my heart, that this also is vanity.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Then said I in my heart: As it comes to the foolish man, so will it come to me; so why have I been wise overmuch? Then I said in my heart: This again is to no purpose.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And I said in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool so will it happen even to me; and why was I then so wise? Then I said in my heart that this also is vanity.

World English Bible (WEB)

Then said I in my heart, "As it happens to the fool, so will it happen even to me; and why was I then more wise?" Then said I in my heart that this also is vanity.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and I said in my heart, `As it happeneth with the fool, it happeneth also with me, and why am I then more wise?' And I spake in my heart, that also this `is' vanity: