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The wordsדִּבְרֵיof the wise,חֲכָמִיםin rest,בְּנַחַתare heardנִשְׁמָעִיםmore than the cryמִזַּעֲקַתof a rulerמוֹשֵׁלamong the senseless.בַּכְּסִילִים
Ecclesiastes 9:17
Study it in the app“The words of the wise, in rest, are heard more than the cry of a ruler among the senseless.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ecclesiastes 9:17, word by word
- The wordsדִּבְרֵיdivre
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “divre” appears- of the wiseחֲכָמִיםchachamim
wise
Someone who knows how to live well, revering YHWH.
Where else “chachamim” appears- in restנַחַתnachat
rest
Tranquility: being without hurry or toil.
Where else “nachat” appears- are heardנִשְׁמָעִיםnishmaim
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “nishmaim” appears- more than the cryזַּעֲקַתzaakat
outcry
Cry, outcry: the cry of someone who suffers injustice and calls for help.
Where else “zaakat” appears- of a rulerמוֹשֵׁלmoshel
ruler
A person with authority who commands a people, good or bad.
Where else “moshel” appears- among the senselessכְּסִילִיםkesilim
senseless, fool
Fool: not someone who knows little, but someone who despises wisdom and trusts in himself.
Where else “kesilim” appears
The context
16And I said, “Better is wisdom than might, but the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heard.”
17 · This verse (above)
18Better is wisdom than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.