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Ecclesiastes 9:9-11
New American Standard Bible
Ecclesiastes 9:9-11
New American Standard Bible
9 [a]Enjoy life with the wife whom you love all the days of your (A)futile life which He has given you under the sun, [b]all the days of your futility; for this is your (B)reward in life and in your work which you have labored under the sun.
Whatever Your Hand Finds to Do
10 Whatever your hand finds to do, (C)do it with all your might; for there is no (D)activity, planning, knowledge, or wisdom in (E)Sheol where you are going.
11 I again saw under the sun that the (F)race is not to the swift and the (G)battle is not to the warriors, and neither is bread to the wise nor (H)wealth to the discerning, nor favor to the skillful; for time and (I)chance overtake them all.
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- Ecclesiastes 9:9 Lit See
- Ecclesiastes 9:9 all...your futility not found in some ancient versions
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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