Ecclesiastes 1:18
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
For with much wisdom comes much sorrow, and as knowledge grows, grief increases.

Young's Literal Translation
for, in abundance of wisdom [is] abundance of sadness, and he who addeth knowledge addeth pain.’

King James Bible
For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

Hebrew
For
כִּ֛י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

with much
בְּרֹ֥ב (bə·rōḇ)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7230: Multitude, abundance, greatness

wisdom
חָכְמָ֖ה (ḥāḵ·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2451: Wisdom

comes much
רָב־ (rāḇ-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7227: Much, many, great

sorrow,
כָּ֑עַס (kā·‘as)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3708: Vexation, anger

and as knowledge
דַּ֖עַת (da·‘aṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 1847: Knowledge

grows,
וְיוֹסִ֥יף (wə·yō·w·sîp̄)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3254: To add, augment

grief
מַכְאֽוֹב׃ (maḵ·’ō·wḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4341: Anguish, affliction

increases.
יוֹסִ֥יף (yō·w·sîp̄)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3254: To add, augment

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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