H3588A–כִּי–ki

I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.

כִּ֠י ki “that”

I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.

כִּי־ ki- “for”

For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.

כִּי֩ ki “for”כִּ֥י ki “for”

Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?

כִּ֣י ki “that”כִּי־ ki- “for”כִּ֣י ki “for”

Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

כִּ֛י ki “that”

For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”כִּ֛י ki “for”

There is no end of all the people, even of all that have been before them: they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.

כִּ֣י ki “for”

For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known by multitude of words.

כִּ֛י ki “for”

When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.

כִּ֛י ki “for”

Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands?

כִּ֥י ki “that”

For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God.

כִּ֣י ki “for”כִּ֥י ki “for”

If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.

כִּ֣י ki “for”

Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.

כִּי־ ki- “for”

For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth him in the joy of his heart.

כִּ֚י ki “for”כִּ֧י ki “for”

A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.

כִּ֛י ki “for”

For he cometh in with vanity, and departeth in darkness, and his name shall be covered with darkness.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?

כִּ֛י ki “for”

Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?

כִּ֛י ki “for”

For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?

כִּ֣י ki “for”

Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.

כִּ֣י ki “for”

Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.

כִּ֥י ki “for”

Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

כִּ֣י ki “for”