¹²For ^cman also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil ^dnet, and as ^ethe birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men ^fsnared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.

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Footnotes

cSee ch. 8:7.
dSee Prov. 12:12 text.
fSo Prov. 29:6. Luke 21:35.

Cross references

e Prov. 7:23.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

For man does not know his time. Like fish that are taken in an evil net, and like birds that are caught in a snare, so the children of man are snared at an evil time, when it suddenly falls upon them.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Moreover, no one knows when their hour will come:

As fish are caught in a cruel net,

or birds are taken in a snare,

so people are trapped by evil times

that fall unexpectedly upon them.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For certainly no one knows his time: like fish caught in a cruel net or like birds caught in a trap, so people are trapped in an evil time as it suddenly falls on them.

NLTNew Living Translation

People can never predict when hard times might come. Like fish in a net or birds in a trap, people are caught by sudden tragedy.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For man does not know his time. Just as fish are caught in a cruel net and like birds who are seized in a snare, so also humans are ensnared at a cruel time when it falls suddenly upon them.