Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
And the fool multiplieth words: yet man knoweth not what shall be; and what shall be after him, who will tell him?
New American Standard Bible
Yet the
King James Version
A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?
Holman Bible
No one knows what will happen,
and who can tell anyone what will happen after him?
International Standard Version
The fool overflows with words, and no one can predict what will happen. As to what will happen after him, who can explain it?
A Conservative Version
A fool also multiplies words; [yet] man knows not what shall be, and that which shall be after him, who can tell him?
American Standard Version
A fool also multiplieth words: yet man knoweth not what shall be; and that which shall be after him, who can tell him?
Amplified
Yet the fool multiplies words, though no man knows what will happen, and who can tell him what will come after he is gone?
Bible in Basic English
The foolish are full of words; man has no knowledge of what will be; and who is able to say what will be after him?
Julia Smith Translation
And the foolish one will multiply words: man shall not know what shall be; and what shall be after him, who shall announce to him?
King James 2000
A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?
Lexham Expanded Bible
The fool {talks too much}, for no one knows what will be. Who can tell anyone what will happen {in the future}?
Modern King James verseion
A fool also makes many words; a man knows not what they shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
A fool is so full of words, that a man cannot tell what end he shall make. Who will then warn him of it that shall follow after him?
NET Bible
yet a fool keeps on babbling. No one knows what will happen; who can tell him what will happen in the future?
New Heart English Bible
A fool also multiplies words. Man doesn't know what will be; and that which will be after him, who can tell him?
The Emphasized Bible
Yet, a foolish man, multiplieth words, - though no man knoweth that which hath been, and, that which shall be after him, who can tell him?
Webster
A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?
World English Bible
A fool also multiplies words. Man doesn't know what will be; and that which will be after him, who can tell him?
Youngs Literal Translation
And the fool multiplieth words: 'Man knoweth not that which is, And that which is after him, who doth declare to him?'
Themes
Man » Ignorant of what is to come after him
Speech/communication » The mouth of a fool
Interlinear
Rabah
Yada`
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 10:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Burden Of Folly
13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is folly; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness. 14 And the fool multiplieth words: yet man knoweth not what shall be; and what shall be after him, who will tell him? 15 The labour of fools wearieth them, because they know not how to go to the city.
Names
Cross References
Proverbs 15:2
The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright; but the mouth of the foolish poureth out folly.
Ecclesiastes 3:22
And I have seen that there is nothing better than that man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion; for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?
Ecclesiastes 5:3
For a dream cometh through the multitude of business, and a fool's voice through a multitude of words.
Ecclesiastes 6:12
For who knoweth what is good for man in life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell man what shall be after him under the sun?
Ecclesiastes 8:7
for he knoweth not that which shall be; for who can tell him how it shall be?
Job 34:37
For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God.
Job 35:16
For Job hath opened his mouth in vanity, and made words abundant without knowledge.
Proverbs 10:19
In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; but he that restraineth his lips doeth wisely.
James 4:13-14
Go to now, ye who say, To-day or to-morrow will we go into such a city and spend a year there, and traffic and make gain,