


Ecclesiastes 9:12
Bible Versions
For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so [are] the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.
For man {H120} also knoweth {H3045} not his time {H6256}: as the fishes {H1709} that are taken {H270} in an evil {H7451} net {H4685}, and as the birds {H6833} that are caught {H270} in the snare {H6341}; so {H1992} are the sons {H1121} of men {H120} snared {H3369} in an evil {H7451} time {H6256}, when it falleth {H5307} suddenly {H6597} upon them.
For people don't know when their time will come any more than fish taken in the fatal net or birds caught in a snare; similarly, people are snared at an unfortunate time, when suddenly it falls on them.
For surely no man knows his time: Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds trapped in a snare, so men are ensnared in an evil time that suddenly falls upon them.
For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare, even so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.
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