Ecclesiastes 9:11

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9 ¹Live joyfully with the wife whom you love all the days of your vain life which He has given you under the sun, all your days of vanity; ^afor that is your portion in life, and in the labor which you perform under the sun.

10 ^aWhatever your hand finds to do, do it with your ^bmight; for there is no work or device or knowledge or wisdom in the grave where you are going.

11 I returned ^aand saw under the sun that—
The race is not to the swift,
Nor the battle to the strong,
Nor bread to the wise,
Nor riches to men of understanding,
Nor favor to men of skill;
But time and ^bchance happen to them all.

12 For ^aman also does not know his time:
Like fish taken in a cruel net,
Like birds caught in a snare,
So the sons of men are ^bsnared in an evil time,
When it falls suddenly upon them.

Wisdom Superior to Folly

13 This wisdom I have also seen under the sun, and it seemed great to me:

14 ^aThere was a little city with few men in it; and a great king came against it, besieged it, and built great¹ snares around it.

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Interlinear Bible for Ecclesiastes 9:11:

I returned,
shuwb (#7725) and saw
ra'ah (#7200) under
tachath (#8478) the sun,
shemesh (#8121) that
kiy (#3588) the race
merowts (#4793) is not
lo' (#3808) to the swift,
qal (#7031) nor
lo' (#3808) the battle
milchamah (#4421) to the strong,
gibbowr (#1368) neither
lo' (#3808) yet
gam (#1571) bread
lechem (#3899) to the wise,
chakam (#2450) nor
lo' (#3808) yet
gam (#1571) riches
`osher (#6239) to men of understanding,
biyn (#995) nor
lo' (#3808) yet
gam (#1571) favor
chen (#2580) to men of skill;
yada` (#3045) but
kiy (#3588) time
`eth (#6256) and chance
pega` (#6294) happeneth
qarah (#7136) to
'eth (#853) them all.
kol (#3605)

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