Ecclesiastes 11:8 - Common English BibleEven those who live many years should take pleasure in them all. But they should be mindful that there will also be many dark days. Everything that happens is pointless. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769but if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic EditionYes, if a man should live many years, let him rejoice in them all; yet let him [seriously] remember the days of darkness, for they will be many. All that comes is vanity (emptiness, falsity, vainglory, and futility)! See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)Yea, if a man live many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain VersionIf a man lives for many years, and if he has rejoiced in all of these, he must remember the many days of the dark times, which, when they will have arrived, will accuse the past of vanity. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 versionIf a man live many years, and have rejoiced in them all, he must remember the darksome time, and the many days: which when they shall come, the things past shall be accused of vanity. See the chapter |