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


In Context

10 All that thy hand findeth to do, with thy power do, for there is no work, and device, and knowledge, and wisdom in Sheol whither thou art going.

11 I have turned so as to see under the sun, that not to the swift is the race, nor to the mighty the battle, nor even to the wise bread, nor even to the intelligent wealth, nor even to the skilful grace, for time and chance happen with them all.

12 For even man knoweth not his time; as fish that are taken hold of by an evil net, and as birds that are taken hold of by a snare, like these are the sons of man snared at an evil time, when it falleth upon them suddenly.

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

14 A little city, and few men in it, and a great king hath come unto it, and hath surrounded it, and hath built against it great bulwarks;

15 and there hath been found in it a poor wise man, and he hath delivered the city by his wisdom, and men have not remembered that poor man!

Ecclesiastes 9:13 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

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

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 American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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