Ecclesiastes 2:21
“For 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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Ecclesiastes 2:21 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
For 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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, and with knowledge, and with skilfulness; yet to a man that hath not labored therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Denn da ist ein Mensch, dessen Mühe mit Weisheit und mit Kenntnis und mit Tüchtigkeit geschieht: und doch muß er sie einem Menschen als sein Teil abgeben, der sich nicht darum gemüht hat. Auch das ist Eitelkeit und ein großes Übel. -
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
¡Que el hombre trabaje con sabiduría, y con ciencia, y con rectitud, y que haya de dar su hacienda á hombre que nunca trabajó en ello! También es esto vanidad y mal grande.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Porque há um tipo de homem que trabalha com sabedoria, conhecimento e habilidade; porém deixará tudo como herança a um outro homem que não trabalhou naquilo; também isto é fútil e muito desagradável.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Pois pode haver alguém que trabalhe com sabedoria, com conhecimento e habilidade, mas deixará tudo o que fez para quem não fez nada disso. Isso também é ilusão e uma grande tragédia.
📖 Ecclesiastes 2:21 in Context
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.
22For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?
23For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.
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