Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleWhy is life given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in? Young's Literal Translation To a man whose way hath been hidden, And whom God doth shut up? King James Bible [Why is light given] to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in? Hebrew Why is life given to a manלְ֭גֶבֶר (lə·ḡe·ḇer) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1397: A valiant man, warrior, a person simply whose אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that way דַּרְכּ֣וֹ (dar·kōw) Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action is hidden, נִסְתָּ֑רָה (nis·tā·rāh) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 5641: To hide, conceal whom God אֱל֣וֹהַּ (’ĕ·lō·w·ah) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 433: God -- a deity, the Deity has hedged in? וַיָּ֖סֶךְ (way·yā·seḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5526: To entwine as a, screen, to fence in, cover over, protect |