Ecclesiastes 2:19
“And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Ecclesiastes 2:19 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And who knoweth whether he will be a wise man or a fool? yet will he have rule over all my labor wherein I have labored, and wherein I have showed myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und wer weiß, ob er weise oder töricht sein wird? Und doch wird er schalten über alle meine Mühe, womit ich mich abgemüht habe, und worin ich weise gewesen bin unter der Sonne. Auch das ist Eitelkeit.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
¿Y quién sabe si será sabio, ó necio, el que se enseñoreará de todo mi trabajo en que yo me afané, y en que ocupé debajo del sol mi sabiduría? Esto también es vanidad.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Pois quem sabe se ele será sábio ou tolo? Contudo ele terá controle de todo o meu trabalho em que trabalhei, e que sabiamente conduzi abaixo do sol; também isso é futilidade.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Quem sabe se ele será um sábio ou um tolo? No entanto, ele será senhor sobre tudo o que meu trabalho e sabedoria construíram. Isso também é ilusão.
📖 Ecclesiastes 2:19 in Context
17Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
18Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.
19And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.
20Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.
21For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.
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