Ecclesiastes 6:12
“For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the dayes of his vaine life, which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shal be after him vnder the sunne?”
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Ecclesiastes 6:12 Context
10That which hath bene, is named already, and it is knowen that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier then he. 11¶ Seeing there be many things that increase vanitie, what is man the better? 12For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the dayes of his vaine life, which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shal be after him vnder the sunne?
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For who knoweth what [is] good for man in [this] life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?
- King James Version
For who knows what is good for a man during {his} lifetime, {during} the few years of his futile life? He will spend them like a shadow. For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?
- New American Standard Version (1995)