Ecclesiastes 6:12

Ecclesiastes 6:12 in 9 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

12For who knows what is good for a person in life, during the few and meaningless days they pass through like a shadow? Who can tell them what will happen under the sun after they are gone?

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

12For who knows what is good for a person during his lifetime, during the few years of his futile life? He will spend them like a shadow. For who can tell a person what will happen after him under the sun?

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

12For who [limited by human wisdom] knows what is good for man during his lifetime, during the few days of his futile life? He spends them like a shadow [staying busy, but achieving nothing of lasting value]. For who can tell a man what will happen after him [to his work, his treasure, his plans] under the sun [after his life is over]?

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

12For who knows what is good for a man during the few days in which he passes through his fleeting life like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come after him under the sun?

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American Standard Version (ASV)

12For who knoweth what is good for man in hislife, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?

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World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)

12For who knows what is good for man in life, all the days of his vain life which he spends like a shadow? For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

12Who knows what’s good for a person? They live for only a few meaningless days. They pass through life like a shadow. Who can tell them what will happen on earth after they are gone?

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EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)

12Nobody knows the best way for us to live our lives.
We live for only a few years
and our lives seem to have no purpose.
Our lives quickly disappear, like a shadow.
Nobody can tell us what will happen on the earth after our death.

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Literal Standard Version (LSV)

12For who knows what [is] good for a man in life, the number of the days of the life of his vanity, and he makes them as a shadow? For who declares to man what is after him under the sun?

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