H3588A–כִּי–ki

When his speech is charming, don't believe him; For there are seven abominations in his heart:

כִּֽי־ ki- “if”כִּ֤י ki “for”

Don't boast about tomorrow; For you don't know what a day may bring forth.

כִּ֤י ki “for”

Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger; Hold it for a wayward woman!

כִּי־ ki- “for”

For riches are not forever, Nor does even the crown endure to all generations.

כִּ֤י ki “for”

A stingy man hurries after riches, And doesn't know that poverty waits for him.

כִּי־ ki- “that”

A servant can't be corrected by words. Though he understands, yet he will not respond.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

"Surely I am the most ignorant man, And don't have a man's understanding.

כִּ֤י ki “that”

Who has ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has bound the waters in his garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name, if you know?

כִּ֣י ki “for”

For a servant when he is king; A fool when he is filled with food;

כִּ֣י ki “for”כִּ֣י ki “for”

For an unloved woman when she is married; And a handmaid who is heir to her mistress.

כִּ֣י ki “for”כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

For as the churning of milk brings forth butter, And the wringing of the nose brings forth blood; So the forcing of wrath brings forth strife."

כִּ֤י ki “for”

She perceives that her merchandise is profitable. Her lamp doesn't go out by night.

כִּי־ ki- “that”

She is not afraid of the snow for her household; For all her household are clothed with scarlet.

כִּ֥י ki “for”

For in much wisdom is much grief; and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.

כִּ֛י ki “for”

Whatever my eyes desired, I didn't keep from them. I didn't withhold my heart from any joy, for my heart rejoiced because of all my labor, and this was my portion from all my labor.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

I turned myself to consider wisdom, madness, and folly: for what can the king's successor do? Just that which has been done long ago.

כִּ֣י׀ ki “for”

For of the wise man, even as of the fool, there is no memory for ever, seeing that in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. Indeed, the wise man must die just like the fool!

כִּי֩ ki “for”

So I hated life, because the work that is worked under the sun was grievous to me; for all is vanity and a chasing after wind.

כִּ֣י ki “for”כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, with knowledge, and with skillfulness; yet he shall leave it for his portion to a man who has not labored for it. This also is vanity and a great evil.

כִּי־ ki- “if”

For what has a man of all his labor, and of the striving of his heart, in which he labors under the sun?

כִּ֠י ki “for”

For all his days are sorrows, and his travail is grief; yes, even in the night his heart takes no rest. This also is vanity.

כִּ֧י ki “for”

There is nothing better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and make his soul enjoy good in his labor. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God.

כִּ֛י ki “that”

For who can eat, or who can have enjoyment, more than I?

כִּ֣י ki “for”

For to the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him who pleases God. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.

כִּ֤י ki “for”

I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice, and to do good as long as they live.

כִּ֛י ki “that”