Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsWEB
The fool folds his hands and consumes his own flesh.
ASV
The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
YLT
The fool is clasping his hands, and eating his own flesh:
DBT
The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
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).