What does the poor man have,
Who knows how to walk before the living?
This also is vanity and grasping for the wind.
For it is known that he is man;
bAnd he cannot contend with Him who is mightier than he.
How is man the better?
| << Ecclesiastes 6:9 | Ecclesiastes 6:11 >> |
American Standard Version
Whatsoever hath been, the name thereof was given long ago; and it is know what man is; neither can he contend with him that is mightier than he.
Amplified® Bible
Whatever [man] is, he has been named that long ago, and it is known that it is man [Adam]; nor can he contend with Him who is mightier than he [whether God or death].
Contemporary English Version
Everything that happens was decided long ago. We humans know what we are like, and we can't argue with God, because he is too strong for us.
Darby English Version
That which is hath already been named; and what man is, is known, and that he cannot contend with him that is mightier than he.
Good News Bible
Everything that happens was already determined long ago, and we all know that you cannot argue with someone who is stronger than you.
King James Version
That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.
New American Standard Bible
Whatever exists has already been named, and it is known what man is; for he cannot dispute with him who is stronger than he is.
New International Version
Whatever exists has already been named,
and what man is has been known;
no man can contend
with one who is stronger than he.
New King James Version
Whatever one is, he has been named already,
For it is known that he is man;
And he cannot contend with Him who is mightier than he.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Whatever exists has already received a name, and we knows what man does; for he cannot dispute with him who has more strength than he has.
Revised Standard Version
Whatever has come to be has already been named, and it is known what man is, and that he is not able to dispute with one stronger than he.
Young's Literal Translation
What `is' that which hath been? already is its name called, and it is known that it `is' man, and he is not able to contend with him who is stronger than he.
| << Ecclesiastes 6:9 | Ecclesiastes 6:11 >> |
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