13This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me:


In Context

10 Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

11 I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

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

13 This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me:

14 There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it:

15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.

Ecclesiastes 9:13 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

9:13I also saw under the sun this example of wisdom that greatly impressed me:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:13This wisdom also I have seen under the sun, and it seemed to me to be very great:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:13I have also seen wisdom under the sun on this wise, and it seemed great unto me:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:13This also have I seen as wisdom under the sun, and it was great unto me.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:13I have also seen wisdom under the sun on this wise, and it seemed great unto me:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:13This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed to me great:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:13I have also seen wisdom under the sun in this way, and it seemed great to me.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:13This also I have seen: wisdom under the sun, and it is great to me.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:13This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great to me: