Verse
Ecclesiastes 9:10 — Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is…
“Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.”
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The verses around Ecclesiastes 9:10.
8Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.
9Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun.
10Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
11I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
12For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.
Verse explanation
The complete absence of activity in the grave works as an argument for acting with energy now: there is no second chance after death to finish what was left undone.
From the Ecclesiastes 9 study in Bible in Stories.
Ecclesiastes 9:10 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Tudo quanto te vier á mão para fazer, faze-o conforme as tuas forças, porque na sepultura, para onde tu vaes, não ha obra, nem industria, nem sciencia, nem sabedoria alguma.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Tudo quanto vier à tua mão para fazer, faze conforme as tuas forças; porque no Xeol, para onde vais, não há trabalho, nem planos, nem conhecimento, nem sabedoria alguma.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Todo lo que hagas, hazlo con todas tus fuerzas, porque cuando vayas a la tumba ya no habrá trabajo ni pensamiento, ni conocimiento ni sabiduría.
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