Ecclesiastes 4:16

Ecclesiastes 4:16 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

16There was no end to all the people who were before them. But those who came later were not pleased with the successor. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

16There is no end to all the people, to all who were before them. Even the ones who will come later will not be happy with him; for this too is futility and striving after wind.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

16There is no end to all the people, to all who were before them, and even the ones who will come later will not be happy with him, for this too is vanity and striving after wind.

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

16There is no end to all the people; to all who were before them. Yet those who come later will not be happy with him. Surely this also is vanity (emptiness) and chasing after the wind.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

16There is no limit to all the people who were before them. Yet the successor will not be celebrated by those who come even later. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

16At first, all the people served him when he became king. But those who came later weren’t pleased with the way he was ruling. That doesn’t have any meaning either. It’s like chasing the wind.

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