Ecclesiastes 4:14
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
For the youth has come from the prison to the kingship, though he was born poor in his own kingdom.

Young's Literal Translation
For from a house of prisoners he hath come out to reign, for even in his own kingdom he hath been poor.

King James Bible
For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also [he that is] born in his kingdom becometh poor.

Hebrew
For
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

[the youth] came
יָצָ֣א (yā·ṣā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

from prison
מִבֵּ֥ית (mib·bêṯ)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

to be king,
לִמְלֹ֑ךְ (lim·lōḵ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 4427: To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel

even though
כִּ֛י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

he was born
נוֹלַ֥ד (nō·w·laḏ)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage

poor
רָֽשׁ׃ (rāš)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 7326: To be in want or poor

in his kingdom.
בְּמַלְכוּת֖וֹ (bə·mal·ḵū·ṯōw)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4438: Royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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