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Ecclesiastes 6:10
New English Translation
Ecclesiastes 6:10
New English Translation
The Futile Way Life Works
10 Whatever has happened was foreordained,[a]
and what happens to a person[b] was also foreknown.
It is useless for him to argue with God about his fate
because God is more powerful than he is.[c]
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 6:10 tn Heb “already its name was called.”
- Ecclesiastes 6:10 tn Or “and what a person (Heb “man”) is was foreknown.”
- Ecclesiastes 6:10 tn Heb “he cannot contend with the one who is more powerful than him.” The referent of the “the one who is more powerful than he is” (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity. The words “with God about his fate” have been added for clarity as well.
Ecclesiastes 6:10
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 6:10
New International Version
10 Whatever exists has already been named,(A)
and what humanity is has been known;
no one can contend
with someone who is stronger.
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