Ecclesiastes 6:10
The Futile Way Life Works
10 Whatever has happened was foreordained, ▼
▼tn Heb “already its name was called.”
and what happens to a person ▼
▼tn Or “and what a person (Heb “man”) is was foreknown.”
was also foreknown. It is useless for him to argue with God about his fate
because God is more powerful than he is. ▼
▼tn Heb “he cannot contend with the one who is more powerful than him.” The referent of the “the one who is more powerful than he is” (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity. The words “with God about his fate” have been added for clarity as well.
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