Ecclesiastes 4:13

Hebrew
ESV
Better was a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who no longer knew how to take advice.
NIV
Better a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take warning.
NLT
It is better to be a poor but wise youth than an old and foolish king who refuses all advice.
LXX
ἀγαθὸς παῖς πένης καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
σοφὸς ὑπὲρ βασιλέα πρεσβύτερον καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
ἄφρονα ὃςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὅς, ἥ, ὅ

greek

Meaning:

* Who * Which * What

The relative pronoun that connects a relative clause to a main clause, referring back to a noun or pronoun (called the antecedent).

It is distinct from ὅτι (“that,” introducing indirect speech) and from ὅς as an interrogative in older Greek (meaning
οὐκ ἔγνω τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ, ἡ, τό

greek

Meaning:

* The

The definite article.

Forms

Singular Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative ὁ ἡ τό Genitive τοῦ τῆς τοῦ Dative τῷ τῇ
προσέχειν ἔτι
KJV
Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.

Ecclesiastes 4:12 ← Ecclesiastes 4:13 → Ecclesiastes 4:14

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