Ecclesiastes 4:16 - American Standard Version (1901)There was no end of all the people, even of all them over whom he was: yet they that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a striving after wind. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769There is no end of all the people, even of all that have been before them: they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic EditionThere was no end to all the people; he was over all of them. Yet those who come later will not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity (emptiness, falsity, vainglory) and a striving after the wind and a feeding on it. See the chapterCommon English BibleThere was no counting the number of people he ruled, but those who came later aren’t happy with him. This too is pointless and a chasing after wind. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain VersionThe number of people, out of all who existed before these, is boundless. And those who will exist afterwards shall not rejoice in them. But this, too, is emptiness and an affliction of the spirit. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 versionThe number of the people, of all that were before him is infinite: and they that shall come afterwards, shall not rejoice in him: but this also is vanity, and vexation of spirit. See the chapter |