Ecclesiastes 6:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?”
Ecclesiastes 6:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 6:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 6:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For who knows what is good for man in life, all the days of his vain life which he spends like a shadow? For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?”
Ecclesiastes 6:12 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 6:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For who knoweth what is good for man in his life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?”
Ecclesiastes 6:12 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 6:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“For who knoweth what <FI>is<Fi> good for a man in life, the number of the days of the life of his vanity, and he maketh them as a shadow? for who declareth to man what is after him under the sun?”
Ecclesiastes 6:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 6:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For who knoweth what is good for man in life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell man what shall be after him under the sun?”
Ecclesiastes 6:12 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 6:12 in Context — Ecclesiastes 6
10 Ce qui existe a déjà été appelé par son nom; et l’on sait que celui qui est homme ne peut contester avec un plus fort que lui.
11 S’il y a beaucoup de choses, il y a beaucoup de vanités: quel avantage en revient-il à l’homme?
12 Car qui sait ce qui est bon pour l’homme dans la vie, pendant le nombre des jours de sa vie de vanité, qu’il passe comme une ombre? Et qui peut dire à l’homme ce qui sera après lui sous le soleil?
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What Does Ecclesiastes 6:12 Mean?
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