Ecclesiastes 4:16
“There is no end of all the people, even of all that have been before them: they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Ecclesiastes 4:16 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
There is no end of all the people, even of all that have been before them: they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
There was no end of all the people, even of all them over whom he was: yet they that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a striving after wind.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
kein Ende all des Volkes, aller derer, welchen er vorstand; dennoch werden die Nachkommen sich seiner nicht freuen. Denn auch das ist Eitelkeit und ein Haschen nach Wind.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
No tiene fin todo el pueblo que fué antes de ellos: tampoco los que vendrán después estarán con él contentos. Y esto es también vanidad y aflicción de espíritu.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Não tem fim todo o povo, todo o que houve antes deles; assim como também os descendentes não se alegrarão por ele, de modo que isto também é fútil como perseguir o vento.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Não tem fim o número de pessoas sobre quem o novo rei governa; mas, depois, muitas delas não o exaltarão mais. Certamente, essa situação é vaidade, e como a tentativa de agarrar o vento.
📖 Ecclesiastes 4:16 in Context
14For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.
15I considered all the living which walk under the sun, with the second child that shall stand up in his stead.
16There is no end of all the people, even of all that have been before them: they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
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