Ecclesiastes 4:16
16 There was no end of all the people, all of whom he led. Yet those who come later will not rejoice in him. Surely this also is mvanity and a striving after wind.
Ecclesiastes 4:16 — The New International Version (NIV)
16 There 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.
Ecclesiastes 4:16 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
16 There 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.
Ecclesiastes 4:16 — New Living Translation (NLT)
16 Endless crowds stand around him, but then another generation grows up and rejects him, too. So it is all meaningless—like chasing the wind.
Ecclesiastes 4:16 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
16 There was no end of all the people over whom he was made king;
Yet those who come afterward will not rejoice in him.
Surely this also is vanity and grasping for the wind.
Ecclesiastes 4:16 — New Century Version (NCV)
16 Many followed him at first, but later, they did not like him, either. So fame and power are useless, like chasing the wind.
Ecclesiastes 4:16 — American Standard Version (ASV)
16 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.
Ecclesiastes 4:16 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
16 There is no end of all the people, of all that stood before them; those however that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a striving after the wind.
Ecclesiastes 4:16 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
16 There was no end to all those people, everyone whom he led.But those who will come later will not be happy with the successor. Even this is pointless. ⸤It’s like⸥ trying to catch the wind.
Ecclesiastes 4:16 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
16 There is no limit to all the people who were before them, yet those who come later will not rejoice in him. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
Ecclesiastes 4:16 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
16 there was no end to all those people whom he led. Yet those who come later will not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a chasing after wind.
Ecclesiastes 4:16 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
16 There is no end to all the people, to all who were before him. Yet the later generation will not rejoice in him, for this also is vanity and chasing wind!
Ecclesiastes 4:16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
16 At first, all of 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.
Ecclesiastes 4:16 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
16 There 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.