Ecclesiastes 10:14 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?
American Standard Version (ASV)
A fool also multiplieth words: `yet' man knoweth not what shall be; and that which shall be after him, who can tell him?
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
The foolish are full of words; man has no knowledge of what will be; and who is able to say what will be after him?
Darby English Bible (DBY)
And the fool multiplieth words: [yet] man knoweth not what shall be; and what shall be after him, who will tell him?
World English Bible (WEB)
A fool also multiplies words. Man doesn't know what will be; and that which will be after him, who can tell him?
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
And the fool multiplieth words: `Man knoweth not that which is, And that which is after him, who doth declare to him?'
| A fool | וְהַסָּכָ֖ל | wĕhassākāl | veh-ha-sa-HAHL |
| also is full | יַרְבֶּ֣ה | yarbe | yahr-BEH |
| words: of | דְבָרִ֑ים | dĕbārîm | deh-va-REEM |
| a man | לֹא | lōʾ | loh |
| cannot | יֵדַ֤ע | yēdaʿ | yay-DA |
| tell | הָאָדָם֙ | hāʾādām | ha-ah-DAHM |
| be; shall what | מַה | ma | ma |
| and what | שֶׁיִּֽהְיֶ֔ה | šeyyihĕye | sheh-yee-heh-YEH |
| shall be | וַאֲשֶׁ֤ר | waʾăšer | va-uh-SHER |
| after | יִֽהְיֶה֙ | yihĕyeh | yee-heh-YEH |
| him, who | מֵֽאַחֲרָ֔יו | mēʾaḥărāyw | may-ah-huh-RAV |
| can tell | מִ֖י | mî | mee |
| him? | יַגִּ֥יד | yaggîd | ya-ɡEED |
| לֽוֹ׃ | lô | loh |