Ecclesiastes 2:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.”
Ecclesiastes 2:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 2:21 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 2:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, with knowledge, and with skillfulness; yet he shall leave it for his portion to a man who has not labored for it. This also is vanity and a great evil.”
Ecclesiastes 2:21 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 2:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, and with knowledge, and with skilfulness; yet to a man that hath not labored therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.”
Ecclesiastes 2:21 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 2:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“For there is a man whose labour <FI>is<Fi> in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity, and to a man who hath not laboured therein he giveth it--his portion! Even this <FI>is<Fi> vanity and a great evil.”
Ecclesiastes 2:21 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 2:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For there is a man whose labour hath been with wisdom, and with knowledge, and with skill, and who leaveth it to a man that hath not laboured therein, to be his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.”
Ecclesiastes 2:21 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 2:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For there is a man whose trauaile is in wisdome, and in knowledge and in equitie: yet to a man that hath not trauailed herein, shall he giue his portion: this also is vanitie and a great griefe.”
Ecclesiastes 2:21 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 2:21 in Context — Ecclesiastes 2
19 ¿Y quién sabe si será sabio, ó necio, el que se enseñoreará de todo mi trabajo en que yo me afané, y en que ocupé debajo del sol mi sabiduría? Esto también es vanidad.
20 Tornéme por tanto á desesperanzar mi corazón acerca de todo el trabajo en que me afané, y en que había ocupado debajo del sol mi sabiduría.
21 ¡Que el hombre trabaje con sabiduría, y con ciencia, y con rectitud, y que haya de dar su hacienda á hombre que nunca trabajó en ello! También es esto vanidad y mal grande.
22 Porque ¿qué tiene el hombre de todo su trabajo, y fatiga de su corazón, con que debajo del sol él se afanara?
23 Porque todos sus días [no] son [sino] dolores, y sus trabajos molestias: aun de noche su corazón no reposa. Esto también es vanidad.
What Does Ecclesiastes 2:21 Mean?
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