Ecclesiastes 2:19
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
And whoוּמִ֣י
(u·mi)
4310: who?a prim. pronoun
knowsיֹודֵ֗עַ
(yo·v·de·a')
3045: to knowa prim. root
whether he will be a wise manהֶֽחָכָ֤ם
(he·cha·cham)
2450: wisefrom chakam
orאֹ֣ו
(ov)
176: ora prim. root
a fool?סָכָ֔ל
(sa·chol,)
5530: a foolfrom sakal
Yet he will have control overוְיִשְׁלַט֙
(ve·yish·lat)
7980: to domineer, be master ofa prim. root
allבְּכָל־
(be·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
the fruit of my laborעֲמָלִ֔י
(a·ma·li,)
5999: trouble, labor, toilfrom amal
for which 
 
7945: who, which, thata prim. rel. particle
I have laboredשֶֽׁעָמַ֥לְתִּי
(she·'a·mal·ti)
5998: to labor, toila prim. root
by acting wiselyוְשֶׁחָכַ֖מְתִּי
(ve·she·cha·cham·ti)
2449: to be wisea prim. root
underתַּ֣חַת
(ta·chat)
8478: underneath, below, instead ofa prim. root
the sun.הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ
(ha·sha·mesh;)
8121: sunfrom an unused word
Thisזֶ֖ה
(zeh)
2088: this, herea prim. pronoun
tooגַּם־
(gam-)
1571: also, moreover, yeafrom an unused word
is vanity.הָֽבֶל׃
(ha·vel.)
1892: vapor, breatha prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And who knoweth
yada`  (yaw-dah')
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially
whether he shall be a wise
chakam  (khaw-kawm')
wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful) -- cunning (man), subtil, (un-), wise(hearted), man).
man or a fool
cakal  (saw-kawl')
silly -- fool(-ish), sottish.
yet shall he have rule
shalat  (shaw-lat')
to dominate, i.e. govern; by implication, to permit -- (bear, have) rule, have dominion, give (have) power.
over all my labour
`amal  (aw-mawl')
toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mind
wherein I have laboured
`amal  (aw-mal')
to toil, i.e. work severely and with irksomeness -- (take) labour (in).
and wherein I have shewed myself wise
chakam  (khaw-kam')
exceeding, teach wisdom, be (make self, shew self) wise, deal (never so) wisely, make wiser.
under the sun
shemesh  (sheh'-mesh)
the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (arch.) a notched battlement -- + east side(-ward), sun (rising), + west(-ward), window.
This is also vanity
hebel  (heh'bel)
emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb -- altogether, vain, vanity.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
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 knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will take over all my work that I labored at skillfully under the sun. This too is futile.

International Standard Version
And who knows whether he will be wise or foolish? Either way, he will take possession of everything that I have done on earth, especially where I have excelled. This also is pointless.

NET Bible
Who knows if he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will be master over all the fruit of my labor for which I worked so wisely on earth! This also is futile!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Who knows whether that person will be wise or foolish? He will still have control over everything under the sun for which I worked so hard and used my wisdom. Even this is pointless.

King James 2000 Bible
And who knows whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labor in which I have labored, and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.
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