Ecclesiastes 9:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.”
Ecclesiastes 9:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 9:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 9:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For man also doesn’t know his time. As the fish that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare, even so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falls suddenly on them.”
Ecclesiastes 9:12 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 9:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare, even so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.”
Ecclesiastes 9:12 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 9:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“For even man knoweth not his time; as fish that are taken hold of by an evil net, and as birds that are taken hold of by a snare, like these <FI>are<Fi> the sons of man snared at an evil time, when it falleth upon them suddenly.”
Ecclesiastes 9:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 9:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are taken with the snare, like them are the children of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.”
Ecclesiastes 9:12 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 9:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For neither doth man knowe his time, but as the fishes which are taken in an euill net, and as the birdes that are caught in the snare: so are the children of men snared in the euill time when it falleth vpon them suddenly.”
Ecclesiastes 9:12 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 9:12 in Context — Ecclesiastes 9
10 Todo lo que te viniere á la mano para hacer, hazlo según tus fuerzas; porque en el sepulcro, adonde tú vas, no hay obra, ni industria, ni ciencia, ni sabiduría.
11 Tornéme, y vi debajo del sol, que ni es de los ligeros la carrera, ni la guerra de los fuertes, ni aun de los sabios el pan, ni de los prudentes las riquezas, ni de los elocuentes el favor; sino que tiempo y ocasión acontece á todos.
12 Porque el hombre tampoco conoce su tiempo: como los peces que son presos en la mala red, y como las aves que se prenden en lazo, así son enlazados los hijos de los hombres en el tiempo malo, cuando cae de repente sobre ellos.
13 También vi esta sabiduría debajo del sol, la cual me parece grande:
14 Una pequeña ciudad, y pocos hombres en ella; y viene contra ella un gran rey, y cércala, y edifica contra ella grandes baluartes:
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What Does Ecclesiastes 9:12 Mean?
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