10 Whatever happens has already been designated, and human beings are fully known. They can't contend with the one who is stronger than they are.
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Whatever exists has already been named, and what humanity is has been known; no one can contend with someone who is stronger.
11 Because the more words increase, the more everything is pointless. What do people gain by it?
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The more the words, the less the meaning, and how does that profit anyone?
12 Because who knows what's good for human beings during life, during their brief pointless life, which will pass away like a shadow? Who can say what the future holds for people under the sun?
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For who knows what is good for a person in life, during the few and meaningless days they pass through like a shadow? Who can tell them what will happen under the sun after they are gone?