Ecc 9:12 | HCSB | STEP | For man certainly does not know his time : like fish caught in a cruel net or like birds caught in a trap , so people are trapped in an evil time as it suddenly falls on them.

‏ Ecclesiastes 9:12

12 For man certainly does not know his time: ^a like fish caught in a cruel net or like birds caught in a trap, ^b so people are trapped in an evil time ^c as it suddenly falls on them. ^d