What Does Ecclesiastes 9:10 Mean?

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

“findeth”

properly, to come forth to, i.e., appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e., find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present

“Whatsoever thy hand”

a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v

“do”

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

“it with thy might”

vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce)

“do”

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

a nonentity; generally used as a negative particle

“for there is no work”

an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property

“nor device”

properly, contrivance; by implication, intelligence

“nor knowledge”

knowledge

“nor wisdom”

wisdom (in a good sense)

“in the grave”

hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you

“whither thou goest”

to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)

there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence