Ecclesiastes 4:16
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King James Version (modern wording)
There is no end of all the people, even of all that have been before them: they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
Ecclesiastes 4:16 (KJV)
American Standard Version
There was no end of all the people, even of all them over whom he was: yet they that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a striving after wind.
Ecclesiastes 4:16 (ASV)
Berean Standard Bible
There is no limit to all the people who were before them. Yet the successor will not be celebrated by those who come even later. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
Ecclesiastes 4:16 (BSB)
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What does Ecclesiastes 4:16 say?
Ecclesiastes 4:16 in modern King James wording reads: "There is no end of all the people, even of all that have been before them: they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit."
Where is Ecclesiastes 4:16 found in the Bible?
Ecclesiastes 4:16 is verse 16 of chapter 4 of the book of Ecclesiastes, in the Old Testament. Ecclesiastes has 12 chapters.
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