Textus Receptus Bibles
John Wycliffe Bible 1382
| 6:1 | Also another yuel is, which Y siy vndur the sunne; and certis it is oft vsid anentis men. |
| 6:2 | A man is, to whom God yaf richessis, and catel, and onour; and no thing failith to his soule of alle thingis which he desirith; and God yyueth not power to hym, that he ete therof, but a straunge man shal deuoure it. This is vanyte, and a greet wretchidnesse. |
| 6:3 | If a man gendrith an hundrid fre sones, and lyueth many yeris, and hath many daies of age, and his soule vsith not the goodis of his catel, and wantith biriyng; Y pronounce of this man, that a deed borun child is betere than he. |
| 6:4 | For he cometh in veyn, and goith to derknessis; and his name schal be don a wei bi foryetyng. |
| 6:5 | He siy not the sunne, nether knew dyuersyte of good and of yuel; |
| 6:6 | also thouy he lyueth twei thousynde yeeris, and vsith not goodis; whether alle thingis hasten not to o place? |
| 6:7 | Al the trauel of a man is in his mouth, but the soule of hym schal not be fillid with goodis. |
| 6:8 | What hath a wijs man more than a fool? and what hath a pore man, no but that he go thidur, where is lijf? |
| 6:9 | It is betere to se that, that thou coueitist, than to desire that, that thou knowist not; but also this is vanyte, and presumpcioun of spirit. |
| 6:10 | The name of hym that schal come, is clepid now, and it is knowun, that he is a man, and he mai not stryue in doom ayens a strongere than hym silf. |
| 6:11 | Wordis ben ful manye, and han myche vanyte in dispuytinge. |
| 6:12 | n/a |
John Wycliffe Bible 1382
The Wycliffe Bible is the only Bible here that was not translated from the Textus Receptus. Its inclusion here is for the Bible's historic value and for comparison in the English language.
John Wycliffe, an Oxford professor produced the first hand-written English language Bible manuscripts in the 1380's. While it is doubtful Wycliffe himself translated the versions that bear his name, he certainly can be considered the driving force behind the project. He strongly believed in having the scriptures available to the people.
Wycliffe, was well-known throughout Europe for his opposition to the teaching of the organized Church, which he believed to be contrary to the Bible. With the help of his followers (called Lollards), Wycliffe produced dozens of English language manuscript copies of the scriptures. They were translated out of the Latin Vulgate, which was the only source text available to Wycliffe. The Pope was so infuriated by his teachings and his translation of the Bible into English, that 44 years after Wycliffe died, he ordered the bones to be dug-up, crushed, and scattered in the river.