Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsyea, though he live a thousand years twice told, and yet enjoy no good, do not all go to one place?
even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place?
And though he had lived a thousand years twice over, yet good he hath not seen; to the same place doth not every one go?
Yea, though he live twice a thousand years, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?
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).