10Whatever exists has already been named, and what man is has been known; no man can contend with one who is stronger than he.


In Context

7 All man's efforts are for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied.

8 What advantage has a wise man over a fool? What does a poor man gain by knowing how to conduct himself before others?

9 Better what the eye sees than the roving of the appetite. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

10 Whatever exists has already been named, and what man is has been known; no man can contend with one who is stronger than he.

11 The more the words, the less the meaning, and how does that profit anyone?

12 For who knows what is good for a man in life, during the few and meaningless days he passes through like a shadow? Who can tell him what will happen under the sun after he is gone?

Ecclesiastes 6:10 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:10That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it [is] man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

6:10He that shall be, his name is already called: and it is known, that he is man, and cannot contend in judgment with him that is stronger than himself.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

6:10Whatsoever hath been, the name thereof was given long ago; and it is know what man is; neither can he contend with him that is mightier than he.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:10That which is hath already been named; and what man is, is known, and that he cannot contend with him that is mightier than he.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

6:10Whatsoever hath been, the name thereof was given long ago, and it is known that it is man: neither can he contend with him that is mightier than he.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:10That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:10Whatever has been, its name was given long ago; and it is known what man is; neither can he contend with him who is mightier than he.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

6:10What is that which hath been? already is its name called, and it is known that it is man, and he is not able to contend with him who is stronger than he.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:10That which has been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.