H3588A–כִּי–ki

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

כִּ֠י ki “that”

I said in my heart, God will 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; and man hath no preeminence above the beasts: for all is vanity.

כִּי֩ ki “for”כִּ֥י ki “for”

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

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

Then I saw all labor and every skilful work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

כִּ֛י ki “that”

For out of prison he came forth to be king; yea, even in his kingdom he was born poor.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”כִּ֛י ki “for”

There was no end of all the people, even of all them over whom he was: yet they that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a striving after wind.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God; for to draw nigh to hear is better than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they know not that they do evil.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

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

כִּ֣י ki “for”

For a dream cometh with a multitude of business, and a fool's voice with a 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 vowest.

כִּ֛י ki “for”

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

כִּ֥י ki “that”

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

כִּ֣י ki “for”כִּ֥י ki “for”

If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of justice and righteousness in a province, marvel not at the matter: for one higher than the high regardeth; and there are higher than they.

כִּ֣י ki “for”

Behold, that which I have seen to be good and to be comely is for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labor, wherein he laboreth under the sun, all the days of his life which God hath given him: for this is his portion.

כִּי־ ki- “for”

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

כִּ֚י ki “for”כִּ֧י ki “for”

a man to whom God giveth riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacketh nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but an alien eateth it; this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.

כִּ֛י ki “for”

for it cometh in vanity, and departeth in darkness, and the name thereof is covered with darkness;

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

For what advantage hath the wise more than the fool? [ergänzt: or] what hath the poor man, that knoweth how to walk before the living?

כִּ֛י ki “for”

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

כִּ֛י ki “for”

For who knoweth what is good for man in [ergänzt: his] 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 glad.

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 extortion maketh the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroyeth the understanding.

כִּ֥י ki “for”

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

כִּ֣י ki “for”