Ecclesiastes 4:5
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NASB ©HebrewTransliterationStrong'sDefinitionOrigin
The foolהַכְּסִיל֙hak·ke·sil3684stupid fellow, dullard, foolfrom kasal
foldsחֹבֵ֣קcho·vek2263to clasp, embracea prim. root
his handsיָדָ֔יוya·dav,3027handa prim. root
and consumesוְאֹכֵ֖לve·'o·chel398to eata prim. root
his own flesh.בְּשָׂרֹֽו׃be·sa·rov.1320fleshfrom basar
KJV Lexicon
The fool
kciyl  (kes-eel')
fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly -- fool(-ish).
foldeth
chabaq  (khaw-bak')
to clasp (the hands or in embrace) -- embrace, fold.;
his hands
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
together
chabaq  (khaw-bak')
to clasp (the hands or in embrace) -- embrace, fold.;
and eateth
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
his own flesh
basar  (baw-sawr')
flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphem.) the pudenda of a man -- body, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-)kind, + nakedness, self, skin.
New American Standard (©1995)
The fool folds his hands and consumes his own flesh.

King James Bible
The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.

American King James Version
The fool folds his hands together, and eats his own flesh.

American Standard Version
The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.

Darby Bible Translation
The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.

English Revised Version
The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.

Webster's Bible Translation
The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.

World English Bible
The fool folds his hands together and ruins himself.

Young's Literal Translation
The fool is clasping his hands, and eating his own flesh:

קהלת 4:5 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
הַכְּסִיל֙ חֹבֵ֣ק אֶת־יָדָ֔יו וְאֹכֵ֖ל אֶת־בְּשָׂרֹֽו׃

קהלת 4:5 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
הכסיל חבק את־ידיו ואכל את־בשרו׃

קהלת 4:5 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
הכסיל חבק את־ידיו ואכל את־בשרו׃

קהלת 4:5 Hebrew Bible
הכסיל חבק את ידיו ואכל את בשרו׃

Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
stultus conplicat manus suas et comedit carnes suas dicens

Body Clasping Consumes Eateth Eating Eats Flesh Foldeth Folding Folds Fool Foolish Hands Ruins Takes

Body Clasping Consumes Eateth Eating Eats Flesh Foldeth Folding Folds Food Fool Foolish Hands Ruins Together

Body Clasping Consumes Eateth Eating Eats Flesh Foldeth Folding Folds Food Fool Foolish Hands Ruins Together

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