Ecclesiastes 4:16
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
There is no limit to all the people who were before them. Yet the successor will not be celebrated by those who come even later. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

Young's Literal Translation
there is no end to all the people, to all who were before them; also, the latter rejoice not in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

King James Bible
[There is] no end of all the people, [even] of all that have been before them: they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also [is] vanity and vexation of spirit.

Hebrew
There is no
אֵֽין־ (’ên-)
Adverb
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

limit
קֵ֣ץ (qêṣ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7093: An extremity, after

to all
לְכָל־ (lə·ḵāl)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the people
הָעָ֗ם (hā·‘ām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

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

were
הָיָה֙ (hā·yāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

before them,
לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם (lip̄·nê·hem)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 6440: The face

yet
גַּ֥ם (gam)
Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

those who come later
הָאַחֲרוֹנִ֖ים (hā·’a·ḥă·rō·w·nîm)
Article | Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 314: Hinder, late, last, western

will not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

rejoice
יִשְׂמְחוּ־ (yiś·mə·ḥū-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 8055: To brighten up, be, blithe, gleesome

in [the successor].
ב֑וֹ (ḇōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

This
זֶ֥ה (zeh)
Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

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

is futile
הֶ֖בֶל (he·ḇel)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1892: Emptiness, vanity, transitory, unsatisfactory

and a pursuit
וְרַעְי֥וֹן (wə·ra‘·yō·wn)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7475: Longing, striving

of the wind.
רֽוּחַ׃ (rū·aḥ)
Noun - common singular
Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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