Verse 12
Ecclesiastes 9:12
Darby Translation
12
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.
Original Language Text
hebrew
כִּ֡י גַּם֩ לֹֽא יֵדַ֨ע הָ/אָדָ֜ם אֶת עִתּ֗/וֹ כַּ/דָּגִים֙ שֶׁ/נֶּֽאֱחָזִים֙ בִּ/מְצוֹדָ֣ה רָעָ֔ה וְ/כַ֨/צִּפֳּרִ֔ים הָ/אֲחֻז֖וֹת בַּ/פָּ֑ח כָּ/הֵ֗ם יֽוּקָשִׁים֙ בְּנֵ֣י הָֽ/אָדָ֔ם לְ/עֵ֣ת רָעָ֔ה כְּ/שֶׁ/תִּפּ֥וֹל עֲלֵי/הֶ֖ם פִּתְאֹֽם
English Translation
For like fish caught in a cruel net, and like birds caught in a trap, so the children of man are ensnared at an evil time when it suddenly falls upon them.
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