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Ecclesiastes 9:11

NETBible	Again,¹ I observed this on the earth:² the race is not always³ won by the swiftest, the battle is not always won by the strongest; prosperity⁴ does not always belong to those who are the wisest, wealth does not always belong to those who are the most discerning, nor does success⁵ always come to those with the most knowledge – for time and chance may overcome⁶ them all.
NIV © biblegateway Ecc 9:11	I have seen something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise or wealth to the brilliant or favour to the learned; but time and chance happen to them all.
NASB © biblegateway Ecc 9:11	I again saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift and the battle is not to the warriors, and neither is bread to the wise nor wealth to the discerning nor favor to men of ability; for time and chance overtake them all.
NLT © biblegateway Ecc 9:11	I have observed something else in this world of ours. The fastest runner doesn’t always win the race, and the strongest warrior doesn’t always win the battle. The wise are often poor, and the skillful are not necessarily wealthy. And those who are educated don’t always lead successful lives. It is all decided by chance, by being at the right place at the right time.
MSG © biblegateway Ecc 9:11	I took another walk around the neighborhood and realized that on this earth as it is--The race is not always to the swift, Nor the battle to the strong, Nor satisfaction to the wise, Nor riches to the smart, Nor grace to the learned. Sooner or later bad luck hits us all.
BBE © SABDAweb Ecc 9:11	And again I saw under the sun that the reward goes not to him who is quick, or the fruits of war to the strong; and there is no bread for the wise, or wealth for men of learning, or respect for those who have knowledge; but time and chance come to all.
NRSV © bibleoremus Ecc 9:11	Again I saw that under the sun the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to the skillful; but time and chance happen to them all.
NKJV © biblegateway Ecc 9:11	I returned and saw under the sun that––The race is not to the swift, Nor the battle to the strong, Nor bread to the wise, Nor riches to men of understanding, Nor favor to men of skill; But time and chance happen to them all.
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KJV	I returned <07725> (8804)_, and saw <07200> (8800) under the sun <08121>_, that the race <04793> [is] not to the swift <07031>_, nor the battle <04421> to the strong <01368>_, neither yet bread <03899> to the wise <02450>_, nor yet riches <06239> to men of understanding <0995> (8737)_, nor yet favour <02580> to men of skill <03045> (8802)_; but time <06256> and chance <06294> happeneth <07136> (8799) to them all.
NASB © biblegateway Ecc 9:11	I again <07725> saw <07200> under <08478> the sun <08121> that the race <04793> is not to the swift <07031> and the battle <04421> is not to the warriors <01368> , and neither <01571> <3808> is bread <03899> to the wise <02450> nor <03808> <1571> wealth <06239> to the discerning <0995> nor <03808> <1571> favor <02580> to men of ability <03045> ; for time <06256> and chance <06294> overtake <07136> them all <03605> .
LXXM	epestreqa <1994> V-AAI-1S kai <2532> CONJ eidon <3708> V-AAI-1S upo <5259> PREP ton <3588> T-ASM hlion <2246> N-ASM oti <3754> CONJ ou <3364> ADV toiv <3588> T-DPM koufoiv {A-DPM} o <3588> T-NSM dromov <1408> N-NSM kai <2532> CONJ ou <3364> ADV toiv <3588> T-DPM dunatoiv <1415> A-DPM o <3588> T-NSM polemov <4171> N-NSM kai <2532> CONJ ge <1065> PRT ou <3364> ADV toiv <3588> T-DPM sofoiv <4680> A-DPM artov <740> N-NSM kai <2532> CONJ ge <1065> PRT ou <3364> ADV toiv <3588> T-DPM sunetoiv <4908> A-DPM ploutov <4149> N-NSM kai <2532> CONJ ge <1065> PRT ou <3364> ADV toiv <3588> T-DPM ginwskousin <1097> V-PAI-3P cariv <5485> N-NSF oti <3754> CONJ kairov <2540> N-NSM kai <2532> CONJ apanthma {N-NSN} sunanthsetai <4876> V-FMI-3S toiv <3588> T-DPM pasin <3956> A-DPM autoiv <846> D-DPM
NET [draft] ITL	Again <07725> , I observed <07200> this on <08478> the earth <08121> : the race <04793> is not <03808> always won by the swiftest <07031> , the battle <04421> is not <03808> always won by the strongest <01368> ; prosperity <03899> does not <03808> always belong to those who are the wisest <02450> , wealth <06239> does not <03808> always belong to those who are the most discerning <0995> , nor <03808> does success <02580> always come to those with the most knowledge <03045> – for <03588> time <06256> and chance <06294> may overcome <07136> them all <03605> .
HEBREW	Mlk <03605> ta <0853> hrqy <07136> egpw <06294> te <06256> yk <03588> Nx <02580> Myedyl <03045> al <03808> Mgw <01571> rse <06239> Mynbnl <0995> al <03808> Mgw <01571> Mxl <03899> Mymkxl <02450> al <03808> Mgw <01571> hmxlmh <04421> Myrwbgl <01368> alw <03808> Uwrmh <04793> Mylql <07031> al <03808> yk <03588> smsh <08121> txt <08478> harw <07200> ytbs (9:11) <07725>

NETBible

Again,¹ I observed this on the earth:² the race is not always³ won by the swiftest, the battle is not always won by the strongest; prosperity⁴ does not always belong to those who are the wisest, wealth does not always belong to those who are the most discerning, nor does success⁵ always come to those with the most knowledge – for time and chance may overcome⁶ them all.

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “I returned and.” In the Hebrew idiom, “to return and do” means “to do again.”

²tn Heb “under the sun.”

³tn The term “always” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation (five times in this verse) for clarity.

⁴tn Heb “bread.”

⁵tn Heb “favor.”

⁶tn Heb “happen to.”