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Ecclesiastes 9:13

Wisdom

11 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.

12 For surely no man knows his time: Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds trapped in a snare, so men are ensnared in an evil time that suddenly falls upon them.

I have also seen this wisdom under the sun, and it was great to me:

14 There was a small city with few men. A mighty king came against it, surrounded it, and built large siege ramps against it.

15 Now a poor wise man was found in the city, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.

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BSB
I have also seen this wisdom under the sun, and it was great to me:
KJV
This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me:
WEB
I have also seen wisdom under the sun in this way, and it seemed great to me.
ASV
I have also seen wisdom under the sun on this wise, and it seemed great unto me:
DARBY
This also have I seen as wisdom under the sun, and it was great unto me.
BLB
This also I have seen [as] wisdom under the sun, and it [was] great to me:
ÅB
Også i dette så jeg visdom under solen, og stor syntes den meg:
OTB
Jeg så også dette eksempelet på visdom under solen, og det imponerte meg stort:
B1930
Også i dette så jeg visdom under solen, og stor syntes den mig:

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Ecclesiastes 8:16

    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—

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  • Ecclesiastes 7:15

    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.

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  • Ecclesiastes 6:1

    There is another evil I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon mankind:

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  • Ecclesiastes 9:11

    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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