Ecclesiastes 7:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?”
Ecclesiastes 7:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 7:13 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 7:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Consider the work of God, for who can make that straight which he has made crooked?”
Ecclesiastes 7:13 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 7:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?”
Ecclesiastes 7:13 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 7:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“See the work of God, For who is able to make straight that which He made crooked?”
Ecclesiastes 7:13 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 7:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Consider the work of God; for who can make straight what he hath made crooked?”
Ecclesiastes 7:13 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 7:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Wisedome is good with an inheritance, and excellent to them that see the sunne.”
Ecclesiastes 7:13 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 7:13 in Context — Ecclesiastes 7
11 La sagesse vaut autant qu’un héritage, et même plus pour ceux qui voient le soleil.
12 Car à l’ombre de la sagesse on est abrité comme à l’ombre de l’argent; mais un avantage de la science, c’est que la sagesse fait vivre ceux qui la possèdent.
13 Regarde l’œuvre de Dieu: qui pourra redresser ce qu’il a courbé?
14 Au jour du bonheur, sois heureux, et au jour du malheur, réfléchis: Dieu a fait l’un comme l’autre, afin que l’homme ne découvre en rien ce qui sera après lui.
15 J’ai vu tout cela pendant les jours de ma vanité. Il y a tel juste qui périt dans sa justice, et il y a tel méchant qui prolonge son existence dans sa méchanceté.
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What Does Ecclesiastes 7:13 Mean?
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