Ecclesiastes 2:14
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The wise man has eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also came to realize that one fate overcomes them both.

Young's Literal Translation
The wise!—his eyes [are] in his head, and the fool in darkness is walking, and I also knew{.htm" title="{"> that one event happeneth with them all;

King James Bible
The wise man's eyes [are] in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.

Hebrew
The wise
הֶֽחָכָם֙ (he·ḥā·ḵām)
Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 2450: Wise

man has eyes
עֵינָ֣יו (‘ê·nāw)
Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain

in his head,
בְּרֹאשׁ֔וֹ (bə·rō·šōw)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 7218: The head

but the fool
וְהַכְּסִ֖יל (wə·hak·kə·sîl)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3684: Stupid fellow, dullard, fool

walks
הוֹלֵ֑ךְ (hō·w·lêḵ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

in darkness.
בַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְ (ba·ḥō·šeḵ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2822: The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness

Yet I
אָ֔נִי (’ā·nî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589: I

also
גַם־ (ḡam-)
Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

came to realize
וְיָדַ֣עְתִּי (wə·yā·ḏa‘·tî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 3045: To know

that one
אֶחָ֖ד (’e·ḥāḏ)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's 259: United, one, first

fate
שֶׁמִּקְרֶ֥ה (šem·miq·reh)
Pronoun - relative | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4745: Something met with, an accident, fortune

overcomes
יִקְרֶ֥ה (yiq·reh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7136: To light upon, to bring about, to impose timbers

them both.
כֻּלָּֽם׃ (kul·lām)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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