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Ecclesiastes 9:9-11
New King James Version
Ecclesiastes 9:9-11
New King James Version
9 [a]Live joyfully with the wife whom you love all the days of your vain life which He has given you under the sun, all your days of vanity; (A)for that is your portion in life, and in the labor which you perform under the sun.
10 (B)Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your (C)might; for there is no work or device or knowledge or wisdom in the grave where you are going.
11 I returned (D)and saw under the sun that—
The race is not to the swift,
Nor the battle to the strong,
Nor bread to the wise,
Nor riches to men of understanding,
Nor favor to men of skill;
But time and (E)chance happen to them all.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 9:9 Lit. See life
Ecclesiastes 9:9-11
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 9:9-11
New International Version
9 Enjoy life with your wife,(A) whom you love, all the days of this meaningless life that God has given you under the sun—all your meaningless days. For this is your lot(B) in life and in your toilsome labor under the sun. 10 Whatever(C) your hand finds to do, do it with all your might,(D) for in the realm of the dead,(E) where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom.(F)
11 I have seen something else under the sun:
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