Ecclesiastes 9:11
“I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Ecclesiastes 9:11 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Ich wandte mich und sah unter der Sonne, daß nicht den Schnellen der Lauf gehört, und nicht den Helden der Krieg, und auch nicht den Weisen das Brot, und auch nicht den Verständigen der Reichtum, und auch nicht den Kenntnisreichen die Gunst; denn Zeit und Schicksal trifft sie alle.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Tornéme, y vi debajo del sol, que ni es de los ligeros la carrera, ni la guerra de los fuertes, ni aun de los sabios el pan, ni de los prudentes las riquezas, ni de los elocuentes el favor; sino que tiempo y ocasión acontece á todos.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Voltei-me, e vi abaixo do sol, que a corrida não é dos velozes, nem dos guerreiros a batalha, nem dos sábios o pão, nem dos prudentes as riquezas, nem dos conhecedores o favor; mas que o tempo e a ocasião imprevista acontece a todos estes.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Eu tenho visto algumas coisas interessantes debaixo do sol: a corrida não pertence aos ligeiros; a batalha não pertence aos fortes; o pão não pertence aos sábios; as riquezas não pertencem aos prudentes; o favor não pertence aos entendidos. Entretanto, tempo e acaso afetam a todos.
📖 Ecclesiastes 9:11 in Context
9Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun.
10Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
11I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
12For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.
13This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me:
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