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Ecclesiastes 9:1

NETBible	So I reflected on all this,¹ attempting to clear² it all up. I concluded that³ the righteous and the wise, as well as their works, are in the hand of God; whether a person will be loved or hated⁴ – no one knows what lies ahead.⁵
NIV © biblegateway Ecc 9:1	So I reflected on all this and concluded that the righteous and the wise and what they do are in God’s hands, but no man knows whether love or hate awaits him.
NASB © biblegateway Ecc 9:1	For I have taken all this to my heart and explain it that righteous men, wise men, and their deeds are in the hand of God. Man does not know whether it will be love or hatred; anything awaits him.
NLT © biblegateway Ecc 9:1	This, too, I carefully explored: Even though the actions of godly and wise people are in God’s hands, no one knows whether or not God will show them favor in this life.
MSG © biblegateway Ecc 9:1	Well, I took all this in and thought it through, inside and out. Here's what I understood: The good, the wise, and all that they do are in God's hands--but, day by day, whether it's love or hate they're dealing with, they don't know. Anything's possible.
BBE © SABDAweb Ecc 9:1	All this I took to heart, and my heart saw it all: that the upright and the wise and their works are in the hand of God; and men may not be certain if it will be love or hate; all is to no purpose before them.
NRSV © bibleoremus Ecc 9:1	All this I laid to heart, examining it all, how the righteous and the wise and their deeds are in the hand of God; whether it is love or hate one does not know. Everything that confronts them
NKJV © biblegateway Ecc 9:1	For I considered all this in my heart, so that I could declare it all: that the righteous and the wise and their works are in the hand of God. People know neither love nor hatred by anything they see before them.
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KJV	For all this I considered <05414> (8804) in my heart <03820> even to declare <0952> (8800) all this, that the righteous <06662>_, and the wise <02450>_, and their works <05652>_, [are] in the hand <03027> of God <0430>_: no man <0120> knoweth <03045> (8802) either <01571> love <0160> or hatred <08135> [by] all [that is] before <06440> them. {I considered...: Heb. I gave, or, set to my heart}
NASB © biblegateway Ecc 9:1	For I have taken <05414> all <03605> this <02088> to my heart <03820> and explain <0952> it that righteous <06662> men <06662> , wise <02450> men <02450> , and their deeds <05652> are in the hand <03027> of God <0430> . Man <0120> does not know <03045> whether <01571> it will be love <0160> or <01571> hatred <08135> ; anything <03605> awaits <06440> him.
LXXM	oti <3754> CONJ sun <4862> PREP pan <3956> A-ASN touto <3778> D-ASN edwka <1325> V-AAI-1S eiv <1519> PREP kardian <2588> N-ASF mou <1473> P-GS kai <2532> CONJ kardia <2588> N-NSF mou <1473> P-GS sun <4862> PREP pan <3956> A-ASN eiden <3708> V-AAI-3S touto <3778> D-ASN wv <3739> CONJ oi <3588> T-NPM dikaioi <1342> A-NPM kai <2532> CONJ oi <3588> T-NPM sofoi <4680> A-NPM kai <2532> CONJ ergasiai <2039> N-NPF autwn <846> D-GPM en <1722> PREP ceiri <5495> N-DSF tou <3588> T-GSM yeou <2316> N-GSM kai <2532> CONJ ge <1065> PRT agaphn <26> N-ASF kai <2532> CONJ ge <1065> PRT misov {A-ASN} ouk <3364> ADV estin <1510> V-PAI-3S eidwv <3708> V-RAPNS o <3588> T-NSM anyrwpov <444> N-NSM ta <3588> T-NPN panta <3956> A-NPN pro <4253> PREP proswpou <4383> N-GSN autwn <846> D-GPM
NET [draft] ITL	So I reflected <05414> on all <03605> this <03820> <02088> , attempting to <0413> clear it all <03605> up. I concluded <0952> that <0834> the righteous <06662> and the wise <02450> , as well as their works <05652> , are in the hand <03027> of God <0430> ; whether a person will be loved <0160> or hated <08135> – no <0369> one <0120> knows <03045> what lies <03605> ahead <06440> .
HEBREW	Mhynpl <06440> lkh <03605> Mdah <0120> edwy <03045> Nya <0369> hanv <08135> Mg <01571> hbha <0160> Mg <01571> Myhlah <0430> dyb <03027> Mhydbew <05652> Mymkxhw <02450> Myqyduh <06662> rsa <0834> hz <02088> lk <03605> ta <0853> rwblw <0952> ybl <03820> la <0413> yttn <05414> hz <02088> lk <03605> ta <0853> yk (9:1) <03588>

NETBible

So I reflected on all this,¹ attempting to clear² it all up. I concluded that³ the righteous and the wise, as well as their works, are in the hand of God; whether a person will be loved or hated⁴ – no one knows what lies ahead.⁵

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “I laid all this to my heart.”

²tn The term וְלָבוּר (velavur, conjunction + Qal infinitive construct from בּוּר, bur, “to make clear”) denotes “to examine; to make clear; to clear up; to explain” (HALOT 116 s.v. בור; BDB 101 s.v. בּוּר). The term is related to Arabic baraw “to examine” (G. R. Driver, “Supposed Arabisms in the Old Testament,” JBL 55 [1936]: 108). This verb is related to the Hebrew noun בֹּר (bor, “cleanness”) and adjective בַּר (bar, “clean”). The term is used in the OT only in Ecclesiastes (1:13; 2:3; 7:25; 9:1). This use of the infinitive has a connotative sense (“attempting to”), and functions in a complementary sense, relative to the main verb.

³tn The words “I concluded that” do not appear in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation for clarity.

⁴tn Heb “whether love or hatred.”

⁵tn Heb “man does not know anything before them.”