Ecclesiastes 11:8
“But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Ecclesiastes 11:8 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Yea, if a man live many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Denn wenn der Mensch auch viele Jahre lebt, möge er in ihnen allen sich freuen und der Tage der Finsternis gedenken, daß ihrer viele sein werden: alles, was kommt, ist Eitelkeit.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Mas si el hombre viviere muchos años, y en todos ellos hubiere gozado alegría; si después trajere á la memoria los días de las tinieblas, que serán muchos, todo lo que le habrá pasado, dirá haber sido vanidad.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Mesmo se o homem viver muitos anos, e em todos eles se alegrar, ele também deve se lembrar dos dias de trevas, porque serão muitos. Tudo o que acontece é futilidade.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Se alguém vive muitos anos, deixa-o ser feliz em todos eles, mas deixa-o pensar sobre os dias vindouros da escuridão, pois eles serão muitos. Tudo o que virá será vaidade.
📖 Ecclesiastes 11:8 in Context
6In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
7Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:
8But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.
9Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
10Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.
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