Ecclesiastes 2:12
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Then I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly; for what more can the king’s successor do than what has already been accomplished?

Young's Literal Translation
And I turned to see wisdom, and madness, and folly, but what [is] the man{.htm" title="{"> who cometh after the king? that which [is] already—they have done it!

King James Bible
And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what [can] the man [do] that cometh after the king? [even] that which hath been already done.

Hebrew
Then I
אֲנִי֙ (’ă·nî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589: I

turned
וּפָנִ֤יתִֽי (ū·p̄ā·nî·ṯî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 6437: To turn, to face, appear, look

to consider
לִרְא֣וֹת (lir·’ō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 7200: To see

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

and madness
וְהוֹלֵל֖וֹת (wə·hō·w·lê·lō·wṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 1947: Madness

and folly;
וְסִכְל֑וּת (wə·siḵ·lūṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5531: Silliness

for
כִּ֣י ׀ (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

what [more]
מֶ֣ה (meh)
Interrogative
Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

can the king’s
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

successor
שֶׁיָּבוֹא֙ (še·yā·ḇō·w)
Pronoun - relative | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

do
אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

than what has already
כְּבָ֖ר (kə·ḇār)
Adverb
Strong's 3528: Extent of time, a great while, long ago, formerly, hitherto

been accomplished?
עָשֽׂוּהוּ׃ (‘ā·śū·hū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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