Ecclesiastes 2:19
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King James Version (modern wording)
And who knows whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have showed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.
Ecclesiastes 2:19 (KJV)
American Standard Version
And who knoweth whether he will be a wise man or a fool? yet will he have rule over all my labor wherein I have labored, and wherein I have showed myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.
Ecclesiastes 2:19 (ASV)
Berean Standard Bible
And who knows whether that man will be wise or foolish? Yet he will take over all the labor at which I have worked skillfully under the sun. This too is futile.
Ecclesiastes 2:19 (BSB)
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What does Ecclesiastes 2:19 say?
Ecclesiastes 2:19 in modern King James wording reads: "And who knows whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have showed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity."
Where is Ecclesiastes 2:19 found in the Bible?
Ecclesiastes 2:19 is verse 19 of chapter 2 of the book of Ecclesiastes, in the Old Testament. Ecclesiastes has 12 chapters.
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