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Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished. (KJV)

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ט֛וֹבTov[is] good

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: pleasant

Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:13 word 1

יֶ֥לֶדYe.leda youth

Lemma: יֶ֫לֶד (ye.led) · Strong's: H3206

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: youth

Used 88 times. Also: Genesis 4:23, Genesis 21:8, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 21:15, Genesis 21:16, Genesis 30:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3206; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:13 word 2

מִסְכֵּ֖ןmis.Kenpoor

Lemma: מִסְכֵּן (mis.ken) · Strong's: H4542

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: poor

Used 4 times. Also: Ecclesiastes 9:15, Ecclesiastes 9:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4542; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:13 word 3

וְחָכָ֑םve.cha.Khamand wise

Lemma: חָכָם (cha.kham) · Strong's: H2450

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: wise

Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Exodus 7:11, Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2450; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:13 word 4

מִמֶּ֤לֶךְmi.Me.lekhmore than a king

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:13 word 5

זָקֵן֙za.Kenold

Lemma: זָקֵן (za.qen) · Strong's: H2205H

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: old

Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 18:11, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 24:2, Genesis 25:8, Genesis 35:29, Genesis 43:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2205H; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:13 word 6

וּכְסִ֔ילu.khe.Siland a fool

Lemma: כְּסִיל (ke.sil) · Strong's: H3684

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: fool

Used 70 times. Also: Psalms 49:10, Psalms 92:6, Psalms 94:8, Proverbs 1:22, Proverbs 1:32, Proverbs 3:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3684; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:13 word 7

אֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.Sherwho

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:13 word 8

לֹא\־lo'-not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:13 word 9

יָדַ֥עya.Da'he knows

Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to know

Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:13 word 10

לְהִזָּהֵ֖רle.hi.za.Herto be warned

Lemma: זָהַר (za.har) · Strong's: H2094B

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Infinitive · Construct (HVNcc)

Meaning: to warn

Used 20 times. Also: Exodus 18:20, 2 Chronicles 19:10, Psalms 19:11, Ecclesiastes 12:12, Ezekiel 3:17, Ezekiel 3:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2094B; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:13 word 11

עֽוֹד\׃odstill

Lemma: עוֹד (od) · Strong's: H5750

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAcmsa)

Meaning: still

Used 489 times. Also: Genesis 4:25, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 8:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5750; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:13 word 12

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Better	→	טוֹב H2896A pleasant
is a poor	→	מִסְכֵּן H4542 poor
but wise	→	חָכָם H2450 wise
youth	→	יֶ֫לֶד H3206 youth
than an old	→	זָקֵן H2205H old
but foolish	→	כְּסִיל H3684 fool
king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
who	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
no	→	לֹא H3808 not
longer	→	עוֹד H5750 still
knows	→	יָדַע H3045 to know
how to take a warning	→	זָהַר H2094B to warn

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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