Ecclesiastes 1:15

 

That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.”
King James Version (KJV)


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Other Translations of Ecclesiastes 1:15

That which is crooked, cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbred.
- King James Version (1611) - Compare to scan of original Ecclesiastes chapter 1

What is crooked cannot be straightened and what is lacking cannot be counted.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

That which is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
- American Standard Version (1901)

That which is bent may not be made straight, and that which is not there may not be numbered.
- Basic English Bible

That which is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
- Darby Bible

The perverse are hard to be corrected, and the number of fools is infinite.
- Douay Rheims Bible

That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
- Webster's Bible

That which is crooked can't be made straight; and that which is lacking can't be counted.
- World English Bible

A crooked thing [one] is not able to make straight, and a lacking thing is not able to be numbered.
- Youngs Literal Bible

That which is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible


 

Shay's comment on 2014-06-19 11:50:59:

It is futile to spend time and energy trying to correct the oppression and injustice that see today. Only Gods kingdom can do away with wickedness.

 


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