For man also knows 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 falls suddenly on them. Treasury of Scripture man Ecclesiastes 8:5-7,11 Whoever keeps the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerns both time and judgment... Luke 19:42-44 Saying, If you had known, even you, at least in this your day... 2 Corinthians 6:2 (For he said, I have heard you in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succored you: behold, now is the accepted time... 1 Peter 2:12 Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works... as the fishes Proverbs 7:22,23 He goes after her straightway, as an ox goes to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks... Habakkuk 1:14-17 And make men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them... 2 Timothy 2:26 And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will. the sons Job 18:8-10 For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walks on a snare... Psalm 11:6 On the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup. Psalm 73:18-20 Surely you did set them in slippery places: you cast them down into destruction... Proverbs 6:15 Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy. Proverbs 29:6 In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous does sing and rejoice. Isaiah 30:13 Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall... Luke 12:20,39 But God said to him, You fool, this night your soul shall be required of you: then whose shall those things be... Luke 17:26-31 And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man... Luke 21:34-36 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life... 1 Thessalonians 5:3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction comes on them, as travail on a woman with child... 2 Peter 2:12 But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not...
Context Enjoy Your Portion in This Life
7Go your way, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God now accepts your works. 8Let your garments be always white; and let your head lack no ointment. 9Live joyfully with the wife whom you love all the days of the life of your vanity, which he has given you under the sun, all the days of your vanity: for that is your portion in this life, and in your labor which you take under the sun. 10Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, where you go. 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 favor to men of skill; but time and chance happens to them all. 12For man also knows 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 falls suddenly on them. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
For 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, even so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Man knoweth not his own end: but as fishes are taken with the hook, and as birds are caught with the snare, so men are taken in the evil time, when it shall suddenly come upon them.
Darby Bible Translation
For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are taken with the snare, like them are the children of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.
King James Bible
For 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.
Young's Literal Translation
For even man knoweth not his time; as fish that are taken hold of by an evil net, and as birds that are taken hold of by a snare, like these are the sons of man snared at an evil time, when it falleth upon them suddenly.
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