⁷ For he knoweth not that which shall be, for when it shall be who declareth to him?

¹² For even man knoweth not his time; as fish that are taken hold of by an evil net, and as birds that are taken hold of by a snare, like these `are' the sons of man snared at an evil time, when it falleth upon them suddenly.

¹² For who knoweth what `is' good for a man in life, the number of the days of the life of his vanity, and he maketh them as a shadow? for who declareth to man what is after him under the sun?

¹⁴ And the fool multiplieth words: `Man knoweth not that which is, And that which is after him, who doth declare to him?'

²² For suddenly doth their calamity rise, And the ruin of them both -- who knoweth!

¹ And concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need of my writing to you,

² for yourselves have known thoroughly that the day of the Lord as a thief in the night doth so come,

³ for when they may say, Peace and surety, then sudden destruction doth stand by them, as the travail `doth' her who is with child, and they shall not escape;

⁶ and in the middle of the night a cry was made, Lo, the bridegroom doth come; go ye forth to meet him.

⁷ `Then rose all those virgins, and trimmed their lamps,

⁸ and the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, because our lamps are going out;

⁹ and the prudent answered, saying -- Lest there may not be sufficient for us and you, go ye rather unto those selling, and buy for yourselves.

¹⁰ `And while they are going away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those ready went in with him to the marriage-feasts, and the door was shut;

¹¹ and afterwards come also do the rest of the virgins, saying, Sir, sir, open to us;

¹² and he answering said, Verily I say to you, I have not known you.

¹³ `Watch therefore, for ye have not known the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man doth come.

⁵⁰ the lord of that servant will arrive in a day when he doth not expect, and in an hour of which he doth not know,

⁴⁴ because of this also ye, become ye ready, because in what hour ye do not think, the Son of Man doth come.

²² And I have seen that there is nothing better than that man rejoice in his works, for it `is' his portion; for who doth bring him in to look on that which is after him?

¹ A man often reproved, hardening the neck, Is suddenly broken, and there is no healing.