Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleI once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread. Young's Literal Translation Young I have been, I have also become old, And I have not seen the righteous forsaken, And his seed seeking bread. King James Bible I have been young, and [now] am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. Hebrew I once wasהָיִ֗יתִי (hā·yî·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be young נַ֤עַר ׀ (na·‘ar) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer and גַּם־ (gam-) Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and now am old, זָ֫קַ֥נְתִּי (zā·qan·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 2204: To be or become old yet never וְֽלֹא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no have I seen רָ֭אִיתִי (rā·’î·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 7200: To see the righteous צַדִּ֣יק (ṣad·dîq) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6662: Just, righteous abandoned נֶעֱזָ֑ב (ne·‘ĕ·zāḇ) Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5800: To loosen, relinquish, permit or their children וְ֝זַרְע֗וֹ (wə·zar·‘ōw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity begging מְבַקֶּשׁ־ (mə·ḇaq·qeš-) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after for bread. לָֽחֶם׃ (lā·ḥem) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3899: Food, bread, grain |