Ecclesiastes 7:14
“In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Ecclesiastes 7:14 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; yea, God hath made the one side by side with the other, to the end that man should not find out anything that shall be after him.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Am Tage der Wohlfahrt sei guter Dinge; aber am Tage des Unglücks bedenke: auch diesen wie jenen hat Gott gemacht, damit der Mensch nicht irgend etwas nach sich finde.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
En el día del bien goza del bien; y en el día del mal considera. Dios también hizo esto delante de lo otro, porque el hombre no halle nada tras de él.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
No dia da prosperidade, alegra-te; mas no dia da adversidade, considera; pois Deus faz um em contraposição ao outro, para que o homem não consiga descobrir o que haverá depois dele.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Quando os tempos forem bons, vive feliz neles; mas, quando os tempos forem maus, considera isto: Deus permitiu que ambos existissem lado a lado. Por essa razão, ninguém descobrirá nada que venha depois de si.
📖 Ecclesiastes 7:14 in Context
12For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.
13Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?
14In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.
15All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness.
16Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?
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