Ecclesiastes 6:12 Cross References - NSB

¹² Who knows what is good for man in this life? Are all the days of his vain life that he spends like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will happen after his existence under the sun?

¹⁵ »You know, O Jehovah that we pass through life like exiles and strangers, as our ancestors did. Our days are like a passing shadow, and we cannot escape death.

⁹ »After all we were born only yesterday and know nothing, and our days on earth are a mere shadow.

²¹ »His sons are honored and he does not know it. They are brought low and he does not see it.

² »He springs up like a flower and fades away. He is like a fleeting shadow and does not endure.

⁶ Many are saying: »Who will show us good?« Lift up the light of your countenance (face) (presence) upon us, O Jehovah!

⁵ Jehovah is the portion of my inheritance and my cup. You determine my position in life.

¹⁵ I will see your face (be in your presence) when I am declared righteous. When I wake up, I will be satisfied to see (perceive) (comprehend) you.

⁴ He chooses our inheritance for us, the grandeur (excellency) (glory) of Jacob whom he loves.

⁵ »Indeed, you have made the length of my days very short. My life span is nothing compared to yours. Certainly, everyone alive is like a whisper in the wind. ⁶ »Every man walks about like a vain illusion. He makes a lot of noise over nothing. He hoards riches and does not know who will receive them.

⁴⁷ Remember how short my life span is! Have you created the sons of men for no reason?

¹⁰ The days of our lives are seventy or eighty years if we are in good health. But the best of them bring trouble and misery. Indeed, they are soon gone, and we fly away. ¹¹ Who understands the power of your anger, and your fury according to the reverence that is due you? ¹² Teach us to number each of our days so that we may present to you a heart of wisdom.

¹¹ My days are like a lengthened shadow and I wither away like grass.

²³ I fade away like a lengthening shadow. I have been shaken off like a grasshopper.

⁴ Man is like a mere breath. His days are like a passing shadow.

³ I searched in my mind how to stimulate my flesh with wine. My mind guided my heart with wisdom. I possessed foolishness until I could see what was good for the sons of men. I saw what they should do under the heavens all the days of their life.

²² I see there is nothing better than that a man should rejoice in his own works. That is his portion. Who will bring him to see what will happen after him?

⁷ For he does not know what will be and who can tell him how and when it will be?

¹³ Things will not go well with the wicked. He will not prolong his days. His days are like a shadow. He does not respect God.

⁶ Their love, their hatred, and their envy, is now gone, perished! They do not share anything that is done under the sun.

¹³ Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Respect God, and obey his commandments for this is the whole duty of man.

²⁴ I said to myself, »Jehovah is my heritage. For this reason I will hope in him.« ²⁵ Jehovah is good to those who are waiting for him, to the person seeking him. ²⁶ It is good to go on hoping and quietly waiting for the salvation of Jehovah. ²⁷ It is good for a man to carry the yoke when he is young.

⁸ He told you, O lowly man, what is good and what Jehovah requires of you. You should display justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with your God!

¹⁴ You do not know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? For you are a vapor (puff of air) that appears for a little while and then vanishes away.