שַׁ֜בְתִּי וְרָאֹ֣ה תַֽחַת־הַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁ כִּ֣י לֹא֩ לַקַּלִּ֨ים הַמֵּר֜וֹץ וְלֹ֧א לַגִּבּוֹרִ֣ים הַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה וְ֠גַם לֹ֣א לַחֲכָמִ֥ים לֶ֙חֶם֙ וְגַ֨ם לֹ֤א לַנְּבֹנִים֙ עֹ֔שֶׁר וְגַ֛ם לֹ֥א לַיֹּדְעִ֖ים חֵ֑ן כִּי־עֵ֥ת וָפֶ֖גַע יִקְרֶ֥ה אֶת־כֻּלָּֽם׃
Debug: verse number 20188I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor the favor to the skillful. For time and chance happen to all.
/šávtī wᵉ rāʾṓ táḥat ha-š-šémeš kī lō la -q-qallī́m ha-m-mērṓṣ wᵉ lō la -g-gibbōrī́m ha-m-milḥāmā́ wᵉ gam lō la ḥăxāmī́m léḥem wᵉ gam lō la -n-nᵉvōnīm ʿṓšer wᵉ gam lō la -y-yōdᵉʿī́m ḥēn kī ʿēt wā fégaʿ yiqré ʾet kullā́m /
Gloss translation
- šávtī
- return
- v √qal perf I sg
- wᵉ
- and
- cnj
- rāʾṓ
- see
- v √qal infabs abs
- táḥat
- under part
- prep m sg con
- ha
- the
- art
- -š-šémeš
- sun
- n sg abs
- kī
- that
- cnj
- lō
- not
- ptcl—
- la
- to
- prep
- -q-qallī́m
- light
- n m pl abs
- ha
- the
- art
- -m-mērṓṣ
- running
- n m sg abs
- wᵉ
- and
- cnj
- lō
- not
- ptcl—
- la
- to
- prep
- -g-gibbōrī́m
- vigorous
- n m pl abs
- ha
- the
- art
- -m-milḥāmā́
- war
- n f sg abs
- wᵉ
- and
- cnj
- gam
- even
- adv
- lō
- not
- ptcl—
- la
- to
- prep
- ḥăxāmī́m
- wise
- n m pl abs
- léḥem
- bread
- n sg abs
- wᵉ
- and
- cnj
- gam
- even
- adv
- lō
- not
- ptcl—
- la
- to
- prep
- -n-nᵉvōnīm
- understand
- n √ni part m pl abs
- ʿṓšer
- riches
- n m sg abs
- wᵉ
- and
- cnj
- gam
- even
- adv
- lō
- not
- ptcl—
- la
- to
- prep
- -y-yōdᵉʿī́m
- know
- n √qal part m pl abs
- ḥēn
- grace
- n m sg abs
- kī
- that
- cnj
- ʿēt
- time
- n sg abs
- wā
- and
- cnj
- fégaʿ
- occurrence
- n m sg abs
- yiqré
- meet
- v √qal imperf III m sg
- ʾet
- [object marker]
- prep
- kullā́m
- whole
- n m sg abs + III m pl
Syntactic structures
- Verbal clausesZero-qatal-null clause
- Adjunct
Prepositional phrase - šaˈvtî wᵊ
- Adjunct
- Verbal clausesx-qatal-null clause
- Object
Nominal phrase - rāʔōˈ
- Predicate
Verbal phrase- ṯaˈḥaṯ
- Object
- Nominal clausesNominal clause
- Predicate complement
Nominal phrase - ha ššeˈmeš
- Subject
Personal pronoun phrase - kî
- Complement
Prepositional phrase - lō
- Predicate complement
- Nominal clausesNominal clause
Coordinated clause- Predicate complement
Nominal phrase - la qqallîˈm
- Predicate complement
- Verbal clausesx-qatal-null clause
- Object
Nominal phrase - ha
- Predicate
Verbal phrase- mmērôˈṣ
- Object
- Verbal clausesWayyiqtol-null clause
- Conjunction
Conjunctive phrase- wᵊ
- Predicate with object suffix
Verbal phrase- lō
- Conjunction
- Verbal clausesZero-qatal-null clause
- Predicate with object suffix
Verbal phrase- la
- Object
Nominal phrase
- Predicate with object suffix
- Verbal clausesZero-qatal-null clause
- Predicate
Verbal phrase- ggibbôrîˈm
- Object
Nominal phrase - ha
- Predicate
- Verbal clausesWayyiqtol-null clause
- Conjunction
Conjunctive phrase- mmilḥāmāˈ
- Predicate with object suffix
Verbal phrase- wᵊ
- Adjunct
Prepositional phrase - ḡam lō la
- Complement
Prepositional phrase - ḥᵃḵāmîˈm leˈḥem
- Conjunction
- Verbal clausesZero-qatal-null clause
- Predicate
Verbal phrase- wᵊ
- Complement
Prepositional phrase - ḡam lō
- Object
Nominal phrase - la
- Predicate
- Verbal clausesZero-qatal-null clause
- Predicate
Verbal phrase- nnᵊvōnîm
- Predicate complement
Nominal phrase - ʕōˈšer
- Adjunct
Prepositional phrase - wᵊ ḡam lō
- Predicate
- Nominal clausesNominal clause
Coordinated clause- Predicate complement
Nominal phrase - la
- Time reference
Nominal phrase - yyōḏᵊʕîˈm ḥēn
- Predicate complement
- Verbal clausesZero-qatal-null clause
- Predicate with object suffix
Verbal phrase- kî
- Complement
Prepositional phrase - ʕēṯ wā feˈḡaʕ
- Predicate with object suffix
- Verbal clausesZero-qatal-null clause
- Predicate with object suffix
Verbal phrase- yiqreˈ
- Complement
Nominal phrase - ʔeṯ
- Predicate with object suffix
- Verbal clausesWayyiqtol-null clause
- Conjunction
Conjunctive phrase- kullāˈm
- Conjunction