Berean Standard Bible
“So banish sorrow from your heart, and cast off pain from your body, for youth and vigor are fleeting.”
Ecclesiastes 11 encourages taking bold action and enjoying life, but it keeps in view that there is a day of accounting. The Teacher then turns to advice for the young in the closing verses.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
So banish sorrow from your heart, and cast off pain from your body, for youth and vigor are fleeting.
World English Bible (WEB)
Therefore remove sorrow from your heart, and put away evil from your flesh; for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.
King James Version (KJV)
Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh; for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
So put away trouble from your heart, and sorrow from your flesh; because the early years and the best years are to no purpose.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Quita pues el enojo de tu corazón, y aparta el mal de tu carne: porque la mocedad y la juventud son vanidad.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Aleja el sufrimiento y la pena, pero recuerda que el joven, ante el cual se extiende una vida entera, puede cometer graves errores.
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