ECC 9:11 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) ⇔ I again saw in this world
⇔ that the fastest ones don’t always win the race,
⇔ the most powerful side doesn’t always win the war,
⇔ wise people don’t always have enough to eat,
⇔ intelligent people don’t always get wealthy,
⇔ and people with understanding don’t always win favour,
⇔ because chance and timing affects them all.

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Ἐπέστρεψα καὶ εἶδον ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον, ὅτι οὐ τοῖς κούφοις ὁ δρόμος, καὶ οὐ τοῖς δυνατοῖς ὁ πόλεμος, καί γε οὐ τῷ σοφῷ ἄρτος, καί γε οὐ τοῖς συνετοῖς πλοῦτος, καί γε οὐ τοῖς γινώσκουσι χάρις, ὅτι καιρὸς καὶ ἀπάντημα συνατήσεται σύμπασιν αὐτοῖς.
(Epestrepsa kai eidon hupo ton haʸlion, hoti ou tois koufois ho dromos, kai ou tois dunatois ho polemos, kai ge ou tōi sofōi artos, kai ge ou tois sunetois ploutos, kai ge ou tois ginōskousi ⱪaris, hoti kairos kai apantaʸma sunataʸsetai sumpasin autois. )

BrTr I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor yet bread to the wise, nor yet wealth to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of knowledge; for time and chance will happen to them all.

ULT I again saw under the sun
⇔ that not to the swift is the race
⇔ and not to the mighty is the war
⇔ and even not to the wise is bread
⇔ and even not to discerning people is wealth
⇔ and even not to understanding people is favor,
⇔ for time and occurrence will happen to all of them.

UST I have seen something else here on the earth:
⇔ The person who runs fastest does not always win the race,
⇔ the strongest soldiers do not always win the battle,
⇔ the wisest people do not always have food,
⇔ the smartest people do not always become rich,
⇔ and the people who have studied a lot are not always honored by others.
⇔ We cannot always control what things will happen to us and where they will happen.

BSB I saw something else under the sun The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither [is] the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor the favor to the skillful. For time and chance happen to all.

OEB Once more: I observed that under the sun it is not the swift that win the race, nor the strong that conquer in battle, neither is wisdom rewarded with bread, nor insight with wealth, nor intellect with practical appreciation; all alike are the victims of

WEBBE I returned and saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happen to them all.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Again, I observed this on the earth:
⇔ the race is not always won by the swiftest,
⇔ the battle is not always won by the strongest;
⇔ prosperity does not always belong to those who are the wisest,
⇔ wealth does not always belong to those who are the most discerning,
⇔ nor does success always come to those with the most knowledge –
⇔ for time and chance may overcome them all.

LSV I have turned so as to see under the sun, that not to the swift [is] the race, nor to the mighty the battle, nor even to the wise bread, nor even to the intelligent wealth, nor even to the skillful grace, for time and chance happen with them all.

FBV I thought about other things that happen here on earth. Races are not always won by the fastest runner. Battles are not always decided by the strongest warrior. Also, the wise do not always have food, intelligent people do not always make money, and those who are clever do not always win favor. Time and chance affect all of them.

T4T I have seen something else here on the earth:
⇔ The person who runs fastest does not always win the race,
⇔ the strongest soldiers do not always win the battle,
⇔ the wisest people do not always have food,
⇔ the smartest people do not always become rich,
⇔ and people who have studied a lot are not always ◄honored/treated very specially► by others;
⇔ we cannot always control what things will happen to us and where they will happen.

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BBE And again I saw under the sun that the reward goes not to him who is quick, or the fruits of war to the strong; and there is no bread for the wise, or wealth for men of learning, or respect for those who have knowledge; but time and chance come to all.

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JPS I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

ASV I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

DRA I turned me to another thing, and I saw that under the sun, the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the learned, nor favour to the skillful: but time and chance in all.

YLT I have turned so as to see under the sun, that not to the swift [is] the race, nor to the mighty the battle, nor even to the wise bread, nor even to the intelligent wealth, nor even to the skilful grace, for time and chance happen with them all.

Drby I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to the intelligent, nor yet favour to men of knowledge; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

RV I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but fame and chance happeneth to them all.

SLT I turned back, and saw under the sun that not to the fleet the race, and the war not to the strong, and also not to the wise, bread; and also not to the understanding ones, riches; and also not to the knowing, favor; for time and chance will light upon all of them.

Wbstr I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

KJB-1769 ¶ I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

KJB-1611 ¶ I returned, and saw vnder the Sunne, That the race is not to the swift, nor the battell to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of vnderstanding, nor yet fauour to men of skil; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
(¶ I returned, and saw under the Sun, That the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skil; but time and chance happeneth to them all.)

Bshps No Bshps ECC book available

Gnva I returned, and I sawe vnder the sunne that the race is not to the swift, nor the battell to the strong, nor yet bread to the wise, nor also riches to men of vnderstanding, neither yet fauour to men of knowledge: but time and chance commeth to them all.
(I returned, and I saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor yet bread to the wise, nor also riches to men of understanding, neither yet favour to men of knowledge: but time and chance cometh/comes to them all. )

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ClVg [Verti me ad aliud, et vidi sub sole nec velocium esse cursum, nec fortium bellum, nec sapientium panem, nec doctorum divitias, nec artificum gratiam; sed tempus casumque in omnibus.[fn]
([Turned me to something_else, and I_saw under the_sun but_not velocium to_be cursum, but_not braveum war, but_not sapientium bread/food, but_not doctorum riches, but_not artificum grace; but time/season accidentque in/into/on to_all. )

9.11 Bellum. Victorum vel etiam imitatores belli, secundum illud: Sine me nihil potestis facere. Divitias. Bonorum operum.

9.11 Bellum. Victorum or also imitatores of_war, after/second it/this/that: Sine me nothing canis facere. Divitias. Bonorum works.

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UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

(Occurrence 0) under the sun

(Some words not found in UHB: again and,saw under the,sun that/for/because/then/when not to_the,swift the,race and=not to_the,strong the,battle and=also not to_THE,wise food/grain/bread and=also not to_the,intelligent wealth and=also not to_the,skillful graciousness/kindness/favour/beauty that/for/because/then/when time and,chance happen DOM all_of,them )

This refers to things that are done on earth. See how you translated this in [Ecclesiastes 1:3](../01/03.md). Alternate translation: “on the earth”

(Occurrence 0) The race does not belong to … The battle does not belong to

Alternate translation: “The race is not always won by … The battle is not always won by”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) Bread

Here “Bread” refers to food in general. Alternate translation: “Food”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

(Occurrence 0) time and chance affect them all

This is an idiom. Alternate translation: “what happens and when it happens affect them all”

(Occurrence 0) affect them all

“affects all these things.” Here the words “them all” refer to race, battle, bread, riches, and favor.

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