Ecclesiastes 9:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.”
Ecclesiastes 9:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 9:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 9:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one event to all. Yes also, the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.”
Ecclesiastes 9:3 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 9:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea also, the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.”
Ecclesiastes 9:3 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 9:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“This <FI>is<Fi> an evil among all that hath been done under the sun, that one event <FI>is<Fi> to all, and also the heart of the sons of man is full of evil, and madness <FI>is<Fi> in their heart during their life, and after it--unto the dead.”
Ecclesiastes 9:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 9:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“This is an evil among all that is done under the sun, that one thing befalleth all: yea, also the heart of the children of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live; and after that, [they have to go] to the dead.”
Ecclesiastes 9:3 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 9:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“This is euill among all that is done vnder the sunne, that there is one condition to all, and also the heart of the sonnes of men is full of euill, and madnes is in their heartes whiles they liue, and after that, they goe to the dead.”
Ecclesiastes 9:3 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 9:3 in Context — Ecclesiastes 9
1 Oui, j’ai appliqué mon cœur à tout cela, j’ai fait de tout cela l’objet de mon examen, et j’ai vu que les justes et les sages, et leurs travaux, sont dans la main de Dieu, et l’amour aussi bien que la haine; les hommes ne savent rien: tout est devant eux.
2 Tout arrive également à tous; même sort pour le juste et pour le méchant, pour celui qui est bon et pur et pour celui qui est impur, pour celui qui sacrifie et pour celui qui ne sacrifie pas; il en est du bon comme du pécheur, de celui qui jure comme de celui qui craint de jurer.
3 Ceci est un mal parmi tout ce qui se fait sous le soleil, c’est qu’il y a pour tous un même sort; aussi le cœur des fils de l’homme est-il plein de méchanceté, et la folie est dans leur cœur pendant leur vie; après quoi, ils vont chez les morts. Car, qui est excepté?
4 Pour tous ceux qui vivent il y a de l’espérance; et même un chien vivant vaut mieux qu’un lion mort.
5 Les vivants, en effet, savent qu’ils mourront; mais les morts ne savent rien, et il n’y a pour eux plus de salaire, puisque leur mémoire est oubliée.
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