Ecclesiastes 9:11-18 English Standard Version (ESV) Wisdom Better Than Folly 11 Again I saw that under the sun the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to those with knowledge, but time and chance happen to them all. 12 For man does not know his time. Ecclesiastes 4. 11 rAgain I saw that under the sun sthe race is not to the swift, nor tthe battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to those with knowledge, but time and uchance vhappen to them all. 112:9; Matt. Ecclesiastes 3:19; Ecclesiastes 9:11. What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun. Whether it is love or hate, man does not know; both are before him. 25 pI turned my heart to know and to search out and to seek wisdom and the scheme of things, and to know the wickedness of folly and the foolishness that is madness. in the place where the tree falls, there it will lie. 28 which my soul has sought repeatedly, but I have not found. 12 For man (V)does not know his time. Ecclesiastes 5 English Standard Version (ESV) Fear God. He has made everything beautiful in its time. 9:8; Gal. Ecclesiastes 9:11 - ESV: Again I saw that under the sun the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to those with knowledge, but time and chance happen to them all. 7 Go, (J)eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart, for God has already approved what you do. 24 That which has been is far off, and ndeep, very deep; owho can find it out? and he who regards the clouds will not reap. 22 Your heart knows that lmany times you yourself have cursed others. Ecclesiastes 3 - For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: 6 In the morning sow your seed, and at evening (BL)withhold not your hand, for you do not know which will prosper, this or that, or whether both alike will be good. As the good one is, so is the sinner, and he who gswears is as he who shuns an oath. 10  Say not, “Why were the former days better than these?”. 3  Even when the fool walks on the road, he lacks sense. Ecclesiastes 3:1-2,9-11 Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 ESV For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted 9 But all this I laid to heart, examining it all, (A)how the righteous and the wise and their deeds are (B)in the hand of God. Ecclesiastes 9:11-12. 9  rHe who quarries stones is hurt by them. 13  The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness. 7 Go, keat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart, for God has already approved what you do. Wisdom Better Than Folly 11 rAgain I saw that under the sun sthe race is not to the swift, nor tthe battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to those with knowledge, but time and uchance vhappen to them all. 1. Ecclesiastes 9:11–12 Wisdom Better Than Folly 11 r Again I saw that under the sun s the race is not to the swift, nor t the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to those with knowledge, but time and u chance v happen to them all. 13 But it will snot be well with the wicked, neither will he prolong his days like ta shadow, because he does not fear before God. Ecclesiastes 1 - The words of the Preacher,* the son of David, king in Jerusalem. Ecclesiastes 9:11 Again I saw that under the sun the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to those with knowledge, but time and chance happen to them all. To draw near to listen is better than to p offer the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they are doing evil. 15 But there was found in it (Y)a poor, wise man, and he by his (Z)wisdom delivered the city. Bible Language … (BQ)Walk in the ways of your heart and (BR)the sight of your eyes. Ecclesiastes 9:11 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Ecclesiastes 9:11, NIV: "I have seen something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise or wealth to the brilliant or favor to the learned; but time and chance happen to them all." What gain has the worker from his toil? Whether it is love or hate, man does not know; both are before him. Ecclesiastes 9-11. Give a portion to seven, or even to eight, for you know not what disaster may happen on earth. Whether it is love or hate, man does not know; both are before him. Death Comes to All. Ecc 9:1 ¶ Ecc 9:1 - But all this I laid to heart, examining it all, how the righteous and the wise and their deeds are in the hand of God. Gain a concise, fundamental grasp of what the Bible is all about with our NEW "Know the Bible" series. Ecclesiastes 9:11–18 Wisdom Better Than Folly 11 r Again I saw that under the sun s the race is not to the swift, nor t the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to those with knowledge, but time and u chance v happen to them all. 9 Enjoy life with the wife whom you love, all the days of your (M)vain[b] life that he has given you under the sun, because that is your (N)portion in life and in your toil at which you toil under the sun. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! Again I saw that under the sun the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to those with knowledge, but time and chance happen to them all. 4 But he who is joined with all the living has hope, for a living dog is better than a dead lion. Sign up for an account to try it FREE for 30 days. 10 Whatever your hand finds to do, (O)do it with your might,[c] (P)for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going. but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. 11 (BE)Cast your bread upon the waters,    (BF)for you will find it after many days.2 (BG)Give a portion to (BH)seven, or even to eight,    (BI)for you know not what disaster may happen on earth.3 If the clouds are full of rain,    they empty themselves on the earth,and if a tree falls to the south or to the north,    in the place where the tree falls, there it will lie.4 He who observes the wind will not sow,    and he who regards the clouds will not reap. Ecclesiastes 3:9-11 ESV. Ecclesiastes 9 English Standard Version Death Comes to All 1 But all this I laid to heart, examining it all, how the righteous and the wise and their deeds are in the hand of God. Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 ESV. 10 Dead flies make (AF)the perfumer's ointment give off a stench;    so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.2 (AG)A wise man's heart inclines him to the right,    but a fool's heart to the left.3 Even when the fool walks on the road, he lacks sense,    and he (AH)says to everyone that he is a fool.4 If the anger of the ruler rises against you, (AI)do not leave your place,    (AJ)for calmness[d] will lay great offenses to rest. Ecclesiastes 9:11 ESV Again I saw that under the sun the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to those with knowledge, but time and chance happen to them all. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! 10  If the iron is blunt, and one does not sharpen the edge. 2 eIt is the same for all, since fthe same event happens to the righteous and the wicked, to the good and the evil,1 to the clean and the unclean, to him who sacrifices and him who does not sacrifice. Ecclesiastes 3:9-11 ESV. The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. 27 Behold, this is what I found, says uthe Preacher, while adding one thing to another to find the scheme of things— Therefore q let your words be few. Whether it is love or hate, man does not know; both are before him. Footnotes: a 1 Or Convener, or Collector; Hebrew Qoheleth (so throughout Ecclesiastes) b 2 The Hebrew term hebel, translated vanity or vain, refers concretely to a "mist," "vapor," or "mere breath," and metaphorically to something that is fleeting or elusive (with different nuances depending on the context).It appears five times in this verse and in 29 other verses in Ecclesiastes 9 But all this I laid to heart, examining it all, chow the righteous and the wise and their deeds are din the hand of God. Do not take your stand in an evil cause, for he does whatever he pleases. That the race is not to the swift. Ecclesiastes 9:11 I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor the favor to the skillful; rather, time and chance happen to all. Ecclesiastes 9 Death Comes to All. Amos 9:1; Ecclesiastes 9:11. sfor anger lodges in the heart2 of fools. 5 [] Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. But time … 11 Because nthe sentence against an evil deed is not executed speedily, othe heart of the children of man is fully set to do evil. Ecclesiastes 9:11 Wisdom Better Than Folly 11 r Again I saw that under the sun s the race is not to the swift, nor t the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to those with knowledge, but time and u chance v happen to them all. 14 There was a little city with few men in it, and a great king came against it and besieged it, building great siegeworks against it. Ecclesiastes 9:11 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. As the good one is, so is the sinner, and he who (E)swears is as he who shuns an oath. 4 But he who is joined with all the living has hope, for a living dog is better than a dead lion. 2 [] Be not rash with your mouth, nor let your heart be hasty to utter a word before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth. It may be worrisome to contemplate and very painful to experience, but we are admonished through Solomon that such things will occur. It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for this is the end of all mankind, and the living will lay it to heart. can avail against the L ord. Wisdom Better Than Folly. 2 1 Be not rash with your mouth, nor let your heart be hasty to utter a word before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth. 10 Then I saw the wicked buried. 11 (Q)Again I saw that under the sun (R)the race is not to the swift, nor (S)the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to those with knowledge, but time and (T)chance (U)happen to them all. To sum up, Ecclesiastes provides instruction on how to live meaningfully, purposefully and joyfully within the theocratic arrangement -- primarily by placing God at the center of one's life, work and activities, by contentedly accepting one's divinely appointed lot in life, and by reverently trusting in … As the good one is, so is the sinner, and he who swears is as he who shuns an oath. 2  It is better to go to the house of mourning. 7 Light is sweet, and it is pleasant for the eyes to (BM)see the sun. in the place where the tree falls, there it will lie. 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