Ecclesiastes 6:12
For who knoweth what is good for man in life, in all the days of his vain life, which he spendeth as a shadow? For who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
11Seeing there are many things which increase vanity, what advantage hath man [[from them]]?
Cross References
Job 8:9(For we are of yesterday and know nothing, Since our days upon the earth are but a shadow;)
Job 14:21His sons come to honor, but he knoweth it not; Or they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not.
Psalms 16:5Jehovah is my portion and my cup; Thou wilt maintain my lot!
Psalms 39:5Behold, thou hast made my days as a hand-breadth, And my life is as nothing before thee; Yea, every man in his firmest state is altogether vanity. [[Pause.]]
Psalms 89:47Remember how short is my life, To what frailty thou hast created all men!
Psalms 102:11My life is like a declining shadow, And I wither like grass.
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 6:12
The Insatiableness of Desire. 11 Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better? 12 For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun? Here, 1. Solomon lays down his conclusion which he had undertaken to prove, as that which was fully confirmed by the foregoing discourse: There be many things that increase vanity; the life of man is vain, at the best, and there are… Read the whole commentary →