Verse (Click for Chapter) New Living Translation Endless crowds stand around him, but then another generation grows up and rejects him, too. So it is all meaningless—like chasing the wind. American Standard Version There was no end of all the people, even of all them over whom he was: yet they that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a striving after wind. Berean Study Bible There is no limit to all the people who were before them. Yet the successor will not be celebrated by those who come even later. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind. Douay-Rheims Bible The number of the people, of all that were before him is infinite: and they that shall come afterwards, shall not rejoice in him: but this also is vanity, and vexation of spirit. English Revised Version There was no end of all the people, even of all them over whom he was: yet they that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a striving after wind. King James Bible There is no end of all the people, even of all that have been before them: they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit. World English Bible There was no end of all the people, even of all them over whom he was--yet those who come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a chasing after wind. Young's Literal Translation there is no end to all the people, to all who were before them; also, the latter rejoice not in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit. Ecclesiastes 4:16 Additional Translations ... Links Ecclesiastes 4:16 NIVEcclesiastes 4:16 NLT Ecclesiastes 4:16 ESV Ecclesiastes 4:16 NASB Ecclesiastes 4:16 NKJV Ecclesiastes 4:16 KJV |