Ecclesiastes 6:10
World English Bible (WEB)
Whatever has been, its name was given long ago; and it is known what man is; neither can he contend with him who is mightier than he.
In context
8 For what advantage has the wise more than the fool? What has the poor man, that knows how to walk before the living?
9 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.
10 Whatever has been, its name was given long ago; and it is known what man is; neither can he contend with him who is mightier than he.
11 For there are many words that create vanity. What does that profit man?
12 For who knows what is good for man in life, all the days of his vain life which he spends like a shadow? For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?
Ecclesiastes 6:10 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- Whatever has been, its name was given long ago; and it is known what man is; neither can he contend with him who is mightier than he.
- KJV King James Version
- That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Whatever exists was named long ago, and what happens to a man is foreknown; but he cannot contend with one stronger than he.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Whatsoever hath been, the name thereof was given long ago; and it is known what man is; neither can he contend with him that is mightier than he.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- What [is] that which hath been? already is its name called, and it is known that it [is] man, and he is not able to contend with him who is stronger than he.
- DBY Darby Translation
- That which is hath already been named; and what man is, is known, and that he cannot contend with him that is mightier than he.
- WBS Webster Bible
- That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.