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Ecclesiastes 9:1

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 9 So I took all of this to heart and concluded that the righteous and the wise, as well as their works, are in the hands of the true God.+ Men are not aware of the love and the hate that took place prior to them.

Ecclesiastes 9:1

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 9 For I took all this to my heart, even to search out all this,+ that the righteous ones and the wise ones and their works are in the hand of the [true] God.+ Mankind are not aware of either the love or the hate that were all prior to them.+

Ecclesiastes 9:1

The Bible in Living English
- 9 For I took all this into my heart, and my heart saw all this, that the righteous and the wise and their doings are in God’s hands: neither love nor hate does man know about.

Ecclesiastes 9:1

American Standard Version
- 9 For all this I laid to my heart, even to explore all this: that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God; whether it be love or hatred, man knoweth it not; all is before them.

Ecclesiastes 9:1

The Emphasized Bible
- 9 For unto all this I applied my heart and my heart considered all this, that the righteous and the wise and their servants were in the hand of God,—neither love nor hatred could any man know, every one was before Him.

Ecclesiastes 9:1

King James Version
- 9 For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them.