Ecclesiastes 2:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.”
Ecclesiastes 2:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 2:19 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 2:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will have rule over all of my labor in which I have labored, and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.”
Ecclesiastes 2:19 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 2:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And who knoweth whether he will be a wise man or a fool? yet will he have rule over all my labor wherein I have labored, and wherein I have showed myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity. ”
Ecclesiastes 2:19 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 2:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And who knoweth whether he is wise or foolish? yet he doth rule over all my labour that I have laboured at, and that I have done wisely under the sun! this also <FI>is<Fi> vanity.”
Ecclesiastes 2:19 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 2:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And who knoweth whether he will be a wise [man] or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour at which I have laboured, and wherein I have been wise under the sun. This also is vanity. ”
Ecclesiastes 2:19 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 2:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And who knoweth whether he shalbe wise or foolish? yet shall hee haue rule ouer all my labour, wherein I haue trauailed, and wherein I haue shewed my selfe wise vnder the sunne. This is also vanitie.”
Ecclesiastes 2:19 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 2:19 in Context — Ecclesiastes 2
17 Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
18 Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.
19 And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.
20 Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.
21 For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.
What Does Ecclesiastes 2:19 Mean?
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