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Ecclesiastes 9:12
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 9:12
New International Version
12 Moreover, no one knows when their hour will come:
Ecclesiastes 9:12
The Message
Ecclesiastes 9:12
The Message
12 No one can predict misfortune.
Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds in a trap,
So men and women are caught
By accidents evil and sudden.
Ecclesiastes 9:12
Amplified Bible
Ecclesiastes 9:12
Amplified Bible
12 For man also does not know his time [of death]; like fish caught in a treacherous net, and birds caught in the snare, so the sons of men are ensnared in an evil time when a dark cloud suddenly falls on them.
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Ecclesiastes 9:12
New Living Translation
Ecclesiastes 9:12
New Living Translation
12 People can never predict when hard times might come. Like fish in a net or birds in a trap, people are caught by sudden tragedy.
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Ecclesiastes 9:12
New King James Version
Ecclesiastes 9:12
New King James Version
12 For (A)man also does not know his time:
Like fish taken in a cruel net,
Like birds caught in a snare,
So the sons of men are (B)snared in an evil time,
When it falls suddenly upon them.
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New King James Version (NKJV) 
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