Ecclesiastes 7:14
In the day of prosperity, be joyful, but in the day of adversity, consider this: God has made one of these along with the other, so that a man cannot discover anything that will come after him.
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ASV
In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; yea, God hath made the one side by side with the other, to the end that man should not find out anything that shall be after him.
KJV
In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.
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21 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| בְּי֤וֹם | be.Yom | on a day of | H3117 → |
| טוֹבָה֙ | to.Vah | good | H2896 → |
| הֱיֵ֣ה | he.Yeh | be | H1961 → |
| בְט֔וֹב | ve.Tov | in good | H2896 → |
| וּבְי֥וֹם | u.ve.Yom | and on a day of | H3117 → |
| רָעָ֖ה | ra.'Ah | adversity | H7451 → |
| רְאֵ֑ה | re.'Eh | consider | H7200 → |
| גַּ֣ם | gam | also | H1571 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| זֶ֤ה | zeh | this | H2088 → |
| לְעֻמַּת־ | le.'u.mat- | <to> exactly as | H5980 → |
| זֶה֙ | zeh | this | H2088 → |
| עָשָׂ֣ה | 'a.Sah | he has made | H6213 → |
| הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים | ha.'E.lo.Him | <the> God | H430 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | on | H5921 → |
| דִּבְרַ֗ת | div.Rat | reason | H1700 → |
| שֶׁלֹּ֨א | she.Lo' | that not | H3808 → |
| יִמְצָ֧א | yim.Tza' | he will find out | H4672 → |
| הָֽאָדָ֛ם | ha.'a.Dam | <the> humankind | H120 → |
| אַחֲרָ֖יו | 'a.cha.Rav | after him | H310 → |
| מְאֽוּמָה׃ | me.'U.mah | anything | H3972 → |
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