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Ecclesiastes 11:8

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Ecclesiastes 11:8 — The New International Version (NIV)

However many years anyone may live,

let them enjoy them all.

But let them remember the days of darkness,

for there will be many.

Everything to come is meaningless.

Ecclesiastes 11:8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

But 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.

Ecclesiastes 11:8 — New Living Translation (NLT)

When people live to be very old, let them rejoice in every day of life. But let them also remember there will be many dark days. Everything still to come is meaningless.

Ecclesiastes 11:8 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

But if a man lives many years

And rejoices in them all,

Yet let him remember the days of darkness,

For they will be many.

All that is coming is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 11:8 — New Century Version (NCV)

People ought to enjoy every day of their lives,

no matter how long they live.

But they should also remember this:

You will be dead a long time.

Everything that happens then is useless.

Ecclesiastes 11:8 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Ecclesiastes 11:8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

but 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.

Ecclesiastes 11:8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Even though people may live for many years, they should enjoy every one of them. But they should also remember there will be many dark days. Everything that is coming is pointless. 

Ecclesiastes 11:8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Indeed, if a man lives many years,

let him rejoice in them all,

and let him remember the days of darkness, since they will be many.

All that comes is futile.

Ecclesiastes 11:8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Even those who live many years should rejoice in them all; yet let them remember that the days of darkness will be many. All that comes is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 11:8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

For if a man lives many years,

let him rejoice in all of them!

Let him remember that the days of the darkness will be many—

all that is coming is vanity!

Ecclesiastes 11:8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

No matter how many years a man might live,

let him enjoy all of them.

But let him remember the dark days.

There will be many of them.

Nothing that’s going to happen will have any meaning.

Ecclesiastes 11:8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Indeed, if a man should live many years, let him rejoice in them all, and let him remember the days of darkness, for they will be many. Everything that is to come will be futility.


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