Ecclesiastes 9:13
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This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me:I have also seen this wisdom under the sun, and it was great to me:
In other translations
This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me:I have also seen this wisdom under the sun, and it was great to me:
Hebrew words
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Related verses
- Ecclesiastes 8:16When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes:)When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the task that one performs on the earth—though his eyes do not see sleep in the day or even in the night—
- Ecclesiastes 6:1There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:There is another evil I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon mankind:
- Ecclesiastes 7:15All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness.In my futile life I have seen both of these: A righteous man perishing in his righteousness, and a wicked man living long in his wickedness.
- Ecclesiastes 9:11I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor the favor to the skillful. For time and chance happen to all.
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