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 Seja o que for, seu nome já foi chamado; e [já] se sabe o que o homem é; e que não pode disputar contra aquele que é mais poderoso do que ele.
11 Pois quanto mais palavras há, maior é a futilidade; e que proveito há [nelas] para o homem?
12 Pois quem sabe o que é bom nesta vida para o homem, durante os dias de sua vida de futilidade, os quais ele gasta como sombra? Pois quem contará ao homem o que haverá depois dele abaixo do sol?
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What Does Ecclesiastes 6:12 Mean?
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