New American Standard Bible 1995

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Ecclesiastes

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And who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will have control over all the fruit of my labor for which I have labored by acting wisely under the sun. This too is vanity.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And who who? Pronoun H4310 וּמִ֣י u·mi
knows to know Verb H3045 יֹודֵ֗עַ yo·v·de·a'
whether he will be a wise man wise Adjective H2450 הֶֽחָכָ֤ם he·cha·cham
or or Conjunction H176 אֹ֣ו ov
a fool? a fool Noun H5530 סָכָ֔ל sa·chol,
Yet he will have control over to domineer, be master of Verb H7980 וְיִשְׁלַט֙ ve·yish·lat
all the whole, all Noun H3605 בְּכָל־ be·chol-
the fruit of my labor trouble, labor, toil Noun H5999 עֲמָלִ֔י a·ma·li,
for which who, which, that H7945    
I have labored to labor, toil Verb H5998 שֶֽׁעָמַ֥לְתִּי she·'a·mal·ti
by acting wisely to be wise Verb H2449 וְשֶׁחָכַ֖מְתִּי ve·she·cha·cham·ti
under underneath, below, instead of Noun H8478 תַּ֣חַת ta·chat
the sun. sun Noun H8121 הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ ha·sha·mesh;
This this, here Pronoun H2088 זֶ֖ה zeh
too also, moreover, yea Adverb H1571 גַּם־ gam-
is vanity. vapor, breath Noun H1892 הָֽבֶל׃ ha·vel.

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New American Standard Bible 1995 And who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will have control over all the fruit of my labor for which I have labored by acting wisely under the sun. This too is vanity.
King James Bible And who knows knoweth whether he will shall be a wise man or a fool? Yet yet shall he will have control rule over all the fruit of my labor for which labour wherein I have labored by acting wisely laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This too is also vanity.
Hebrew Greek English And who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will have control over all the fruit of my labor for which I have labored by acting wisely under the sun. This too is vanity.