Berean Standard Bible
“He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men, yet they cannot fathom the work that God has done from beginning to end.”
After his poem about the seasons of life, the Teacher reflects on what these seasons mean for human beings. He has just asked what a worker gains from his toil.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men, yet they cannot fathom the work that God has done from beginning to end.
World English Bible (WEB)
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in their hearts, yet so that man can’t find out the work that God has done from the beginning even to the end.
King James Version (KJV)
He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
American Standard Version (ASV)
He hath made everything beautiful in its time: also he hath set eternity in their heart, yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath done from the beginning even to the end.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
He has made everything right in its time; but he has made their hearts without knowledge, so that man is unable to see the works of God, from the first to the last.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Todo lo hizo hermoso en su tiempo: y aun el mundo dió en su corazón, de tal manera que no alcance el hombre la obra de Dios desde el principio hasta el cabo.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Todo está bien en su momento oportuno. Pero si bien Dios ha plantado la eternidad en el corazón de todo hombre y mujer, el ser humano es incapaz de una plena visión de la obra de Dios de principio a fin.
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