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Ecclesiastes 10:15

The toil of a fool wearies him, for he does not know the way to the city.

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ASV

The labor of fools wearieth every one of them; for he knoweth not how to go to the city.

KJV

The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
עֲמַ֥ל'a.Mal[the] toil ofH5999 →
הַכְּסִילִ֖יםha.ke.si.Lim<the> foolsH3684 →
תְּיַגְּעֶ֑נּוּte.yag.ge.'E.nuit wearies himH3021 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherthatH834 →
לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808 →
יָדַ֖עya.Da'he knowsH3045 →
לָלֶ֥כֶתla.Le.khetto walkH1980 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
עִֽיר׃'Ira cityH5892 →

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Isaiah 57:1The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are swept away, while no one considers that the righteous are guided from the presence of evil.Jeremiah 50:4–5“In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, the children of Israel and the children of Judah will come together, weeping as they come, and will seek the LORD their God.Isaiah 35:8–10And there will be a highway called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel it—only those who walk in the Way—and fools will not stray onto it.Psalms 107:7He led them on a straight path to reach a city where they could live.Psalms 107:4Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no path to a city in which to dwell.Ecclesiastes 10:3Even as the fool walks along the road, his sense is lacking, and he shows everyone that he is a fool.Isaiah 47:12–13So take your stand with your spells and with your many sorceries, with which you have wearied yourself from your youth. Perhaps you will succeed; perhaps you will inspire terror!Matthew 11:28–30Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.Habakkuk 2:6Will not all of these take up a taunt against him, speaking with mockery and derision: ‘Woe to him who amasses what is not his and makes himself rich with many loans! How long will this go on?’Isaiah 55:2Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods.Ecclesiastes 10:10If the axe is dull and the blade unsharpened, more strength must be exerted, but skill produces success.Isaiah 44:12–17The blacksmith takes a tool and labors over the coals; he fashions an idol with hammers and forges it with his strong arms. Yet he grows hungry and loses his strength; he fails to drink water and grows faint.Genesis 19:11And they struck the men at the entrance, young and old, with blindness, so that they wearied themselves trying to find the door.Job 39:16She treats her young harshly, as if not her own, with no concern that her labor was in vain.Luke 13:24“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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