Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsYLT
Give a portion to seven, and even to eight, For thou knowest not what evil is on the earth.
ASV
Give a portion to seven, yea, even unto eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
WEB
Divide your portion among seven, or even eight, for you do not know what disaster may befall the land.
DBT
Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentEcclesiastes — Qohelet the Preacher — ''vanity of vanities, all is vanity.'' The book's relentless examination of life under the sun, resolving not in despair but in ''fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.''
- Author
- Traditional: Solomon (''son of David, king in Jerusalem''). Critical: a later Qohelet figure writing in Solomonic persona. §7.9 surfaces; Pastor Marc's drawer carries the position.
- Date
- Solomonic reading: c. 940 BC. Critical reading: Persian or early Hellenistic period (5th–3rd century BC).