Ecclesiastes 2:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.”
Ecclesiastes 2:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 2:11 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 2:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then I looked at all the works that my hands had worked, and at the labor that I had labored to do; and behold, all was vanity and a chasing after wind, and there was no profit under the sun.”
Ecclesiastes 2:11 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 2:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labor that I had labored to do; and, behold, all was vanity and a striving after wind, and there was no profit under the sun.”
Ecclesiastes 2:11 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 2:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and I have looked on all my works that my hands have done, and on the labour that I have laboured to do, and lo, the whole <FI>is<Fi> vanity and vexation of spirit, and there is no advantage under the sun!”
Ecclesiastes 2:11 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 2:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that it had cost me to do [them]; and behold, all was vanity and pursuit of the wind, and there was no profit under the sun.”
Ecclesiastes 2:11 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 2:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then I looked on all my workes that mine hands had wrought, and on the trauaile that I had laboured to doe: and beholde, all is vanitie and vexation of the spirit: and there is no profite vnder the sunne.”
Ecclesiastes 2:11 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 2:11 in Context — Ecclesiastes 2
9 Y fuí engrandecido, y aumentado más que todos los que fueron antes de mí en Jerusalem: á más de esto perseveró conmigo mi sabiduría.
10 No negué á mis ojos ninguna cosa que desearan, ni aparté mi corazón de placer alguno, porque mi corazón gozó de todo mi trabajo: y ésta fué mi parte de toda mi faena.
11 Miré yo luego todas las obras que habían hecho mis manos, y el trabajo que tomé para hacer[las]: y he aquí, todo vanidad y aflicción de espíritu, y no hay provecho debajo del sol.
12 Después torné yo á mirar para ver la sabiduría y los desvaríos y la necedad; (porque ¿qué hombre [hay] que [pueda] seguir al rey [en] lo que ya hicieron?)
13 Y he visto que la sabiduría sobrepuja á la necedad, como la luz á las tinieblas.
What Does Ecclesiastes 2:11 Mean?
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