LEB: Who knows what may be good for mortals while they are alive, during the brief, pointless days they live? Mortals pass by like a shadow. Who will tell them about their future under the sun?
AYT: Sebab, siapa yang tahu apa yang baik bagi manusia selama hari-hari hidupnya yang singkat, hidupnya yang sia-sia, yang mereka usahakan seperti bayangan? Sebab, siapa yang dapat memberi tahu manusia yang akan terjadi sesudah dia di bawah matahari?
Assamese: কাৰণ, মানুহে অসাৰ জীৱনৰ যি কেইটা দিন ছাঁৰ দৰে নিয়াই তাৰ জীৱনৰ সেই সকলো দিনত তাৰ মঙ্গল কি, তাক কোনো জানে? আৰু মানুহৰ পাছে, সুৰ্য্যৰ তলত কি ঘটিব, ইয়াকে তাক কোনে কব পাৰে?
Bengali: কারণ কে জানে তার অসারতার দিনে কি ভাল মানুষের জন্য তার জীবনে, তার জীবনের দিনগুলো যার মধ্যে দিয়ে সে ছায়ার মত চলে যায়? কে মানুষকে বলতে পারে তার চলে যাওয়ার পরে কি আসবে সূর্যের নিচে?
Gujarati: કારણ કે મનુષ્ય છાયાની જેમ પોતાનું જીવન વ્યર્થ ગુમાવે છે, તેના જીવનના સર્વ દિવસોમાં તેને માટે શું સારું છે તે કોણ જાણે છે? કેમ કે કોઈ માણસની પાછળ દુનિયામાં શું થવાનું છે તે તેને કોણ કહી શકે?
Hindi: क्योंकि मनुष्य के क्षणिक व्यर्थ जीवन में जो वह परछाई की नाई बिताता है कौन जानता है कि उसके लिये अच्छा क्या है? क्योंकि मनुष्य को कौन बता सकता है कि उसके बाद दुनिया में क्या होगा?
Kannada: ನೆರಳಿನಂತೆ ವ್ಯರ್ಥವಾಗಿ ಕಳೆದುಹೋಗುವ ಮನುಷ್ಯನ ಜೀವಮಾನದ ದಿನಗಳಲ್ಲೆಲ್ಲಾ ಅವನಿಗೆ ಯಾವುದು ಮೇಲೆಂದು ಯಾರಿಗೆ ಗೊತ್ತು? ತಾನು ಸತ್ತುಹೋದ ಮೇಲೆ ಇಹಲೋಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಏನಾಗುವುದೆಂದು ಅವನು ಯಾರಿಂದ ತಿಳಿದುಕೊಂಡಾನು?
Marathi: मनुष्य आपल्या निरर्थक आयुष्याचे छायारूप दिवस घालवतो. त्यात त्याला काय लाभ होतो ते कोणास ठाऊक? कारण त्याच्या मरणानंतर पृथ्वीवर काय होईल हे मनुष्याला कोण सांगेल?
Odiya: କାରଣ ମନୁଷ୍ୟ ଛାୟା ତୁଲ୍ୟ ଆପଣାର ଯେଉଁ ଅସାର ଜୀବନର ଦିନସବୁ କ୍ଷେପଣ କରେ, ସେହି ଜୀବନ କାଳରେ ତାହାର ମଙ୍ଗଳ କଅଣ, ଏହା କିଏ ଜାଣେ ? ଆଉ, ମନୁଷ୍ୟର ମରଣାନ୍ତେ ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ ତଳେ ଯାହା ଘଟିବ, ଏହା କିଏ ତାହାକୁ ଜଣାଇ ପାରେ ?
Punjabi: ਕੌਣ ਜਾਣਦਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਦੇ ਲਈ ਜੀਵਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਚੰਗਾ ਹੈ, ਜਦੋਂ ਉਹ ਆਪਣੇ ਵਿਅਰਥ ਜੀਵਨ ਦੇ ਥੋੜ੍ਹੇ ਜਿਹੇ ਦਿਨ ਪਰਛਾਵੇਂ ਵਾਂਗੂੰ ਕੱਟਦਾ ਹੈ ? ਮਨੁੱਖ ਨੂੰ ਕੌਣ ਦੱਸ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਉਸ ਦੇ ਬਾਅਦ ਸੂਰਜ ਦੇ ਹੇਠ ਕੀ ਹੋਵੇਗਾ ?
Tamil: நிழலைப்போன்ற மாயையான தன்னுடைய வாழ்நாளை போக்கும் மனிதர்களுக்கு இந்த வாழ்வில் நன்மை இன்னதென்று அறிந்தவன் யார்? தனக்குப்பின்பு சூரியனுக்குக் கீழே நடக்கும் காரியம் இன்னதென்று மனிதனுக்கு அறிவிப்பவன் யார்?
Telugu: నీడలాగా తమ జీవితాలను వ్యర్థంగా గడిపేసే మనుషులకు తమకేది మంచిదో ఎవరికి తెలుసు? వారు పోయిన తరువాత ఏమి జరుగుతుందో వారికి ఎవరు చెప్పగలరు?
NETBible: For no one knows what is best for a person during his life – during the few days of his fleeting life – for they pass away like a shadow. Nor can anyone tell him what the future will hold for him on earth.
NASB: For who knows what is good for a man during his lifetime, during the few years of his futile life? He will spend them like a shadow. For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?
HCSB: For who knows what is good for man in life, in the few days of his futile life that he spends like a shadow? Who can tell man what will happen after him under the sun?
NIV: For who knows what is good for a man in life, during the few and meaningless days he passes through like a shadow? Who can tell him what will happen under the sun after he is gone?
ESV: For who knows what is good for man while he lives the few days of his vain life, which he passes like a shadow? For who can tell man what will be after him under the sun?
NRSV: For who knows what is good for mortals while they live the few days of their vain life, which they pass like a shadow? For who can tell them what will be after them under the sun?
REB: For who can know what is good for anyone in this life, this brief span of futile existence through which one passes like a shadow? What is to happen afterwards here under the sun, who can tell?
NKJV: For who knows what is good for man in life, all the days of his vain life which he passes like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will happen after him under the sun?
KJV: 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?
NLT: In the few days of our empty lives, who knows how our days can best be spent? And who can tell what will happen in the future after we are gone?
GNB: How can anyone know what is best for us in this short, useless life of ours -- a life that passes like a shadow? How can we know what will happen in the world after we die?
ERV: Who knows what is best for people during their short life on earth? Their life passes like a shadow. No one can tell them what will happen later.
BBE: Who is able to say what is good for man in life all the days of his foolish life which he goes through like a shade? who will say what is to be after him under the sun?
MSG: And who knows what's best for us as we live out our meager smoke-and-shadow lives? And who can tell any of us the next chapter of our lives?
CEV: Life is short and meaningless, and it fades away like a shadow. Who knows what is best for us? Who knows what will happen after we are gone?
CEVUK: Life is short and meaningless, and it fades away like a shadow. Who knows what is best for us? Who knows what will happen after we are gone?
GWV: Who knows what may be good for mortals while they are alive, during the brief, pointless days they live? Mortals pass by like a shadow. Who will tell them about their future under the sun?
NET [draft] ITL: For <03588> no one <04310> knows <03045> what <04100> is best <02896> for a person <0120> during his life <02416>– during the few <04557> days <03117> of his fleeting <01892> life <02416>– for they pass away <06213> like a shadow <06738>. Nor can anyone <0120> tell <05046> him what <04100> the future will hold <0310> for <08478> him on earth <08121>.