The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.
KJV
Parallel translations
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4 additional translationsASV
The labor of fools wearieth every one of them; for he knoweth not how to go to the city.
WEB
The toil of a fool wearies him, for he does not know the way to the city.
YLT
The labour of the foolish wearieth him, In that he hath not known to go unto the city.
DBT
The labour of fools wearieth them, because they know not how to go to the city.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentEcclesiastes — Qohelet the Preacher — ''vanity of vanities, all is vanity.'' The book's relentless examination of life under the sun, resolving not in despair but in ''fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.''
- Author
- Traditional: Solomon (''son of David, king in Jerusalem''). Critical: a later Qohelet figure writing in Solomonic persona. §7.9 surfaces; Pastor Marc's drawer carries the position.
- Date
- Solomonic reading: c. 940 BC. Critical reading: Persian or early Hellenistic period (5th–3rd century BC).