Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThe spirit of a man can endure his sickness, but who can survive a broken spirit? Young's Literal Translation The spirit of a man sustaineth his sickness, And a smitten spirit who doth bear? King James Bible The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear? Hebrew The spiritרֽוּחַ־ (rū·aḥ-) Noun - common singular construct Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit of a man אִ֭ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person can endure יְכַלְכֵּ֣ל (yə·ḵal·kêl) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3557: To keep in, to measure, to maintain his sickness, מַחֲלֵ֑הוּ (ma·ḥă·lê·hū) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4245: Sickness, disease but who מִ֣י (mî) Interrogative Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix can survive יִשָּׂאֶֽנָּה׃ (yiś·śā·’en·nāh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take a broken נְ֝כֵאָ֗ה (nə·ḵê·’āh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 5218: Smitten, afflicted spirit? וְר֥וּחַ (wə·rū·aḥ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit |