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Ecclesiastes 6:11-12 in English

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Ecclesiastes 6:11-12 in American Standard Version (1901)

11 Seeing there are many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
12 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 in American Standard Version (1901)

Ecclesiastes 6:11-12 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

11 For there are many things which increase vanity.
12 What advantage has a man? for who knows what is good for a man in his life, during the number of the life of the days of his vanity? and he has spent them as a shadow; for who shall tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?
Ecclesiastes 6 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

Ecclesiastes 6:11-12 in King James Version + Apocrypha

11 Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
12 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 in King James Version + Apocrypha

Ecclesiastes 6:11-12 in King James (Authorized) Version

11 Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
12 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 in King James (Authorized) Version

Ecclesiastes 6:11-12 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

11 For there are many things which increase vanity.
Ecclesiastes 6 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

ECCLESIASTES 6:11-12 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

11 Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
12 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 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

Ecclesiastes 6:11-12 in Translation for Translators

11 The more that we talk, the more often we say things that are senseless, so it certainly does not RHQ benefit us to talk a lot.
12 We live for only a short time; we disappear like SIM a shadow disappears in the sunlight. No one RHQ knows what is best for us while we are alive, and no one RHQ knows what will happen to us after we die EUP.
Ecclesiastes 6 in Translation for Translators

Ecclesiastes 6:11-12 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

11 For there are many things which increase vanity.
Ecclesiastes 6 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

Ecclesiastes 6:11-12 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

11 For there are many words that create vanity. What does that profit man?
12 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 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

Ecclesiastes 6:11-12 in World English Bible (Catholic)

11 For there are many words that create vanity. What does that profit man?
12 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 in World English Bible (Catholic)

Ecclesiastes 6:11-12 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

11 For there are many words that create vanity. What does that profit man?
12 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 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

Ecclesiastes 6:11-12 in Bible in Basic English

11 There are words without number for increasing what is to no purpose, but what is man profited by them?
12 Who is able to say what is good for man in life all the days of his foolish life which he goes through like a shade? who will say what is to be after him under the sun?
Ecclesiastes 6 in Bible in Basic English

Ecclesiastes 6:11-12 in Darby Translation

11 For there are many things that increase vanity: what is man advantaged?
12 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 in Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 6:11-12 in Douay-Rheims 1899

11 There are many words that have much vanity in disputing.
Ecclesiastes 6 in Douay-Rheims 1899

Ecclesiastes 6:11-12 in Free Bible Version

11 For the more words you use, the harder it is to make sense. So what's the point?
12 Who knows what's best for us and our lives? During our short lives that pass like shadows we have many unanswered questions. And who can tell us what will happen when we're gone?
Ecclesiastes 6 in Free Bible Version

Ecclesiastes 6:11-12 in Geneva Bible 1599

Ecclesiastes 6:11-12 don't exist in Geneva Bible 1599.
Ecclesiastes 6 in Geneva Bible 1599

Ecclesiastes 6:11-12 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

11 Seeing there are many words that increase vanity, what is man the better?
12 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 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

Ecclesiastes 6:11-12 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

11 Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
12 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 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

Ecclesiastes 6:11-12 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

11 For there are many things that increase vanity: what advantage cometh thence for man?
12 For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, the number of the days of his vain life, that he should spend them as a shadow? for who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?
Ecclesiastes 6 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

Ecclesiastes 6:11-12 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

11 For there are many things which increase vanity.
12 What advantage has a man? For who knows what is good for a man in his life, During the number of the life of the days of his vanity? And he has spent them as a shadow; For who shall tell a man What shall be after him under the sun?
Ecclesiastes 6 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Ecclesiastes 6:11-12 in Nyangumarta English Bible

Ecclesiastes 6:11-12 don't exist in Nyangumarta English Bible.

Ecclesiastes 6:11-12 in George Noyes Bible

11 Seeing there are many things which increase vanity, what advantage hath man from them?
12 For who knoweth what is good for man in life, in 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 in George Noyes Bible

Ecclesiastes 6:11-12 in Unlocked Literal Bible

11 The more words that are spoken, the more futility increases, so what advantage is that to a man?
12 For who knows what is good for man in his life during his futile, numbered days through which he passes like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come under the sun after he passes?
Ecclesiastes 6 in Unlocked Literal Bible

Ecclesiastes 6:11-12 in World English Bible

11 For there are many words that create vanity. What does that profit man?
12 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 in World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 6:11-12 in World English Bible British Edition

11 For there are many words that create vanity. What does that profit man?
12 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 in World English Bible British Edition

Ecclesiastes 6:11-12 in Noah Webster Bible

11 Seeing there are many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
12 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 in Noah Webster Bible

Ecclesiastes 6:11-12 in World Messianic Bible

11 For there are many words that create vanity. What does that profit man?
12 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 in World Messianic Bible

Ecclesiastes 6:11-12 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

11 For there are many words that create vanity. What does that profit man?
12 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 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

Ecclesiastes 6:11-12 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling

11 Words be full many, and have much vanity in disputing. What need is it to a man to seek greater things than himself;
12 since he knoweth not, what shall befall to him in his life, in the number of days of his pilgrimage, and in the time that passeth as shadow? either who may show to him, what thing under the sun shall come after him?

Ecclesiastes 6:11-12 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling (Enhanced)

11 Words be full many, and have much vanity in disputing. What need is it to a man to seek greater things than himself; (There can be a great many words, but there is much that is empty and futile in disputing, or in arguing. What profiteth it to someone,)
12 since he knoweth not, what shall befall to him in his life, in the number of (the) days of his pilgrimage, and in the time that passeth as (a) shadow? either who may show to him, what thing under the sun shall come after him?

Ecclesiastes 6:11-12 in Young's Literal Translation

11 For there are many things multiplying vanity; what advantage is to man?
12 For who knoweth what is 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?