Ecclesiastes 6:12

79 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

American Standard Version (1901)

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?

ASV Byzantine Text

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?

Asang Khongca Bible

Tahlip baktiah kalaem thaih, avanghaih om ai hing thungah, kami han atho om hmuen mi maw panoek thaih? Kami duek pacoengah loe ni tlim ah timaw om tih, tiah mi mah maw thui thai tih?

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Hingnah khohnin tarhing kah hingnah dongah a honghi neh khokhawn bangla a khum te hlang hamla metla a then khaw unim aka ming? Khomik hmuiah anih hnukla aka om te hlang taengah ulong a thui thai?

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Hingnah khohnin tarhing kah hingnah dongah a honghi neh khokhawn bangla a khum te hlang hamla metla a then khaw unim aka ming? Khomik hmuiah anih hnukla aka om te hlang taengah ulong a thui thai?

Hawaiian Bible 1868

No ka mea, owai ka mea i ike i ka mea e pono ai ke kanaka i kona ola ana, i na la a pau o kona ola lapuwale ana i hoopau ai me he aka la; a owai hoi ka mea nana e hai aku i ke kanaka i na mea e hiki mai ana mahope ona malalo iho o ka la?

English Berean Standard Bible

For who knows what is good for a man during the few days in which he passes through his fleeting life like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come after him under the sun?

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Ki moun ki konnen sa ki bon pou yon moun k'ap mennen yon lavi ki pa vo anyen, yon lavi k'ap pase tankou yon nwaj, pandan de twa jou l'ap pase sou tè a? Ki moun ki ka fè lèzòm konnen sa ki gen pou rive sou latè apre y'a fin mouri?

Bible in Basic English

Who is able to say what is good for man in life all the days of his foolish life which he goes through like a shade? who will say what is to be after him under the sun?

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Car qui sait ce qui est bon pour l’homme dans la vie, tous les jours de la vie de sa vanité, qu’il passe comme une ombre ? Et qui déclarera à l’homme ce qui sera après lui sous le soleil ?

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Nebo kdo ví, co by bylo dobrého člověku v tomto životě, v počtu dnů marného života jeho, kteříž pomíjejí jako stín? Aneb kdo oznámí člověku, co se díti bude po něm pod sluncem?

Kosraean Bible

Su ku in etu lah mea ac wo emeet nu sin sie mwet ke lusen moul fototo ac lusrongten se inge — sie moul su ac wanginla oana lul in pukunyeng? Su ku in etu ma ac sikyak fin faclu tukun kut misa?

World Portuguese Bible

Pois quem sabe o que é bom para o homem na vida, todos os dias da sua vida de vaidade, os quais ele passa como uma sombra? Pois quem pode dizer ao homem o que será depois dele debaixo do sol?

Romanian BTF Bible

Căci cine cunoaște ce este bine pentru om în această viață, în toate zilele vieții sale deșerte pe care el le petrece ca o umbră? Căci cine poate spune unui om ce va fi după el sub soare?

Brenton English Septuagint

What advantage has a man? for who knows what is good for a man in his life, during the number of the life of the days of his vanity? and he has spent them as a shadow; for who shall tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?

Burmese Common Language Bible

အရိပ်အကဲသို့ လွန်တတ်သော အနတ္တအသက် ကာလပတ်လုံး၊ လူ၌ကျေးဇူးပြုတတ်သောအရာကို အဘယ်သူသိနိုင်သနည်း။ နေအောက်၌ လူနောက်မှာ ဖြစ်လတံ့သော အမှုအရာတို့ကိုလည်း၊ အဘယ်သူပြော နိုင်သနည်း။

Darby Translation

For who knoweth what is good for man in life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell man what shall be after him under the sun?

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

(06:11) Denn wer weiß, was dem Menschen gut ist im Leben, die Zahl der Tage seines eitlen Lebens, welche er wie ein Schatten verbringt? Denn wer kann dem Menschen kundtun, was nach ihm sein wird unter der Sonne?

Dutch Bible 1917

Want wie weet, wat goed is voor den mens in dit leven, gedurende het getal der dagen van het leven zijner ijdelheid, welke hij doorbrengt als een schaduw? Want wie kan den mens aanzeggen, wat na hem wezen zal onder de zon?

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Wie zal den mens kunnen zeggen, Wat goed voor hem is in het leven, In het gering getal van zijn dagen, Die als een schaduw voorbijgaan. Wie zal den mens kunnen zeggen, Wat er na hem gebeurt onder de zon.

Italian Diodati Bible

Perciocchè, chi sa qual cosa sia buona all'uomo in questa vita, tutti i giorni della vita della sua vanità, i quali egli passa come un'ombra ? imperocchè, chi dichiarerà all'uomo ciò che sarà dopo lui sotto il sole ?

Noyes Bible

For who knoweth what is good for man in life, in 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?

Danish Bible 1931

Thi hvo ved, hvad der båder et Menneske i Livet, det Tal af tomme Levedage han henlever som en Skygge? Thi hvo kan sige et Menneske, hvad der skal ske under Solen efter hans Død?

Leeser Tanakh

For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, the number of the days of his vain life, that he should spend them as a shadow? for who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?

JPS TaNaKH 1917

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?

King James Version

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 + Apocrypha

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?

Vietnamese Bible 1923

vả, trong những ngày của đời hư không mà loài người trải qua như bóng, ai biết điều gì là ích cho mình? Vì ai có thể nói trước cho người nào về điều sẽ xảy ra sau mình dưới mặt trời?

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

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?

Revised West Version

He ko hai ʻoku ne ʻilo ʻae meʻa ʻoku lelei ki he tangata ʻi he moʻui ni, ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē ʻo ʻene moʻui vaʻinga, ʻaia ʻoku mole atu ʻo hangē ko e ʻata? He ko hai ʻoku faʻa tala ki he tangata ʻae meʻa ʻe hoko kimui ʻiate ia ʻi he lalo laʻā?

French Ostervald Bible

Car qui sait ce qui est bon pour l'homme dans la vie, pendant les jours de la vie de sa vanité, qu'il passe comme une ombre? Et qui peut dire à un homme ce qui sera après lui sous le soleil?

Esperanto Bible

Ĉar kiu scias, kio estas bona por la homo dum la tagoj de lia vanta vivo, kiun li pasigas kiel ombro? kaj kiu diros al la homo, kio estos post li sub la suno?

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Car qui sait ce qui est bon pour l’homme dans la vie, pendant le nombre des jours de sa vie de vanité, qu’il passe comme une ombre? Et qui peut dire à l’homme ce qui sera après lui sous le soleil?

German Luther Bible 1912

Denn wer weiß, was dem Menschen nütze ist im Leben, solange er lebt in seiner Eitelkeit, welches dahinfährt wie ein Schatten? Oder wer will dem Menschen sagen, was nach ihm kommen wird unter der Sonne?

Majority Standard BIble

For who knows what is good for a man during the few days in which he passes through his fleeting life like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come after him under the sun?

Webster Bible

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?

Revised Version

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?

Italian Riveduta Bible

Poiché chi sa ciò ch’è buono per l’uomo nella sua vita, durante tutti i giorni della sua vita vana, ch’egli passa come un’ombra? E chi sa dire all’uomo quel che sarà dopo di lui sotto il sole?

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Car qui sait ce qui est bon pour l'homme durant tous les jours de sa vaine existence, qui passe comme une ombre ? Qui peut lui annoncer ce qui sera après lui sous le soleil ?

Reina Valera 1909

Porque ¿quién sabe cuál es el bien del hombre en la vida, todos los días de la vida de su vanidad, los cuales él pasa como sombra? Porque ¿quién enseñará al hombre qué será después de él debajo del sol?

Spanish BLL

Pues, ¿quién sabe qué es lo mejor para el hombre durante los contados días de su vana vida, que pasa como una sombra? ¿Quién puede decirle lo que sucederá bajo el sol después de su muerte?

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Porque ¿quién sabe lo que es bueno para el hombre en los días de su vanidad, los cuales él pasa como sombra? ¿Y quién enseñará al hombre lo que ha de ser después de él debajo del sol?

Croatian Bible

Tko zna što je dobro čovjeku u životu njegovu, za ono malo dana koje tako isprazno živi, koji mu prolaze kao sjena? Tko će kazati čovjeku što će biti poslije njega pod suncem?

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Jer ko zna šta je dobro čoveku u životu, za malo dana taštog života njegovog, koji mu prolaze kao sen? Ili ko će kazati čoveku šta će biti posle njega pod suncem?

German Textbibel

Denn wer weiß, was dem Menschen gut ist im Leben, alle die Tage seines eitlen Lebens hindurch, die er zubringt wie ein Schatten? Denn wer verrät dem Menschen, was nach ihm sein wird unter der Sonne?

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

What advantage has a man? For who knows what is good for a man in his life, During the number of the life of the days of his vanity? And he has spent them as a shadow; For who shall tell a man What shall be after him under the sun?

Hebrew OT (WLC)

כִּ֣י מִֽי־יוֹדֵעַ֩ מַה־טּ֨וֹב לָֽאָדָ֜ם בַּֽחַיִּ֗ים מִסְפַּ֛ר יְמֵי־חַיֵּ֥י הֶבְל֖וֹ וְיַעֲשֵׂ֣ם כַּצֵּ֑ל אֲשֶׁר֙ מִֽי־יַגִּ֣יד לָֽאָדָ֔ם מַה־יִּהְיֶ֥ה אַחֲרָ֖יו תַּ֥חַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃