Ecc Ecclesiastes, chapter Ecclesiastes, chapter 9
Ecclesiastes 9:12 in different translations
English
KJV (66 books)
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.
ASV
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.
BSB
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.
DRA
Man knoweth not his own end: but as fishes are taken with the hook, and as birds are caught with the snare, so men are taken in the evil time, when it shall suddenly come upon them.
FBV
You can't predict when your end will come. Just like fish caught in a net, or birds caught in a trap, so people are suddenly caught by death when they least expect it.
GNV
For neither doth man knowe his time, but as the fishes which are taken in an euill net, and as the birdes that are caught in the snare: so are the children of men snared in the euill time when it falleth vpon them suddenly.
LSV
For even man does not know his time; as fish that are taken hold of by an evil net, and as birds that are taken hold of by a snare, the sons of man are snared like these at an evil time when it falls on them suddenly.
NASB
For indeed, a person does not know his time: like fish that are caught in a treacherous net and birds caught in a snare, so the sons of mankind are ensnared at an evil time when it suddenly falls on them. NASB 2020
NIV (US)
Moreover, no one knows when their hour will come: As fish are caught in a cruel net, or birds are taken in a snare, so people are trapped by evil times that fall unexpectedly upon them.
OJB
For haAdam also hath no da'as of his et (time, hour); as the dagim that are caught in a metzodah rah (evil net), and as the birds that are trapped in the pach (snare), so are the Bnei HaAdam snared in an et ra'ah (evil time), when it falleth suddenly upon them.
T4T
No one knows when he will die [EUP]; fish are cruelly caught in a net, and birds are caught in snares/traps; similarly [SIM], people experience disasters at times when they do not expect them to happen.
WEB (US)
For man also doesn’t know his time. As the fish 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 falls suddenly on them.
Russian
РСП (66 кн.)
Ибо человек не знает своего времени. Как рыбы попадаются в пагубную сеть, и как птицы запутываются в силках, так сыны человеческие уловляются в бедственное время, когда оно неожиданно находит на них.
НРП
Человек не знает когда придет его час: как рыбы попадаются в губительную сеть, или птицы — в силки, так и люди бывают пойманы в день несчастья, который приходит к ним нежданно.
Заокская (Кулаков)
и люди не ведают срока своего, попадая, словно рыбы, в злую сеть, словно птицы — в силок. Так и встречают смертные злой свой час, настигающий их внезапно.
СП (БЛ)
Человек никогда не знает, что с ним случится вскоре. Он подобен рыбе, пойманной сетью, которая не знала, что вскоре произойдёт. Он подобен птице, попавшей в силки, не ведавшей, что это случится. Также неожиданно случается беда и с человеком.