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Verse: Ecclesiastes 6:12
KJV
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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?
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YLT
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For who knoweth what [is] good for a man in life, the number of the days of the life of his vanity, and he maketh them as a shadow? for who declareth to man what is after him under the sun?
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RV
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For who knoweth what is good for man in {cf15i his} 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?
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RSV
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For who knows what is good for man while he lives the few days of his vain life, which he passes like a shadow? For who can tell man what will be after him under the sun?
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ASV
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For who knoweth what is good for man in his 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?
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ESV
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For who knows what is good for man while he lives the few days of his vain life, which he passes like a shadow? For who can tell man what will be after him under the sun?
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ERVEN
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Who knows what is best for people during their short life on earth? Their life passes like a shadow. No one can tell them what will happen later.
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