Ecclesiastes 7:26 Hebrew Word Analysis

0	And I find	וּמוֹצֶ֨א	h4672
1		אֲנִ֜י	h589
2	more bitter	מַ֣ר	h4751
3	than death	מִמָּ֗וֶת	h4194
4		אֶת	h853
5	the woman	הָֽאִשָּׁה֙	h802
6		אֲשֶׁר	h834
7		הִ֨יא	h1931
8	is snares	מְצוֹדִ֧ים	h4685
9	and nets	וַחֲרָמִ֛ים	h2764
10	whose heart	לִבָּ֖הּ	h3820
11	as bands	אֲסוּרִ֣ים	h612
12	and her hands	יָדֶ֑יהָ	h3027
13	whoso pleaseth	ט֞וֹב	h2896
14		לִפְנֵ֤י	h6440
15	God	הָאֱלֹהִים֙	h430
16	shall escape	יִמָּלֵ֣ט	h4422
17		מִמֶּ֔נָּה	h4480
18	from her but the sinner	וְחוֹטֵ֖א	h2398
19	shall be taken	יִלָּ֥כֶד	h3920
20		בָּֽהּ׃	h0

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, `and' whose hands are bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And I saw a thing more bitter than death, even the woman whose heart is full of tricks and nets, and whose hands are as bands. He with whom God is pleased will get free from her, but the sinner will be taken by her.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

and I found more bitter than death the woman whose heart is nets and snares, [and] whose hands are bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be caught by her.

World English Bible (WEB)

I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and traps, whose hands are chains. Whoever pleases God shall escape from her; but the sinner will be ensnared by her.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And I am finding more bitter than death, the woman whose heart `is' nets and snares, her hands `are' bands; the good before God escapeth from her, but the sinner is captured by her.