Ecclesiastes 2:12
“And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Ecclesiastes 2:12 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for whatcanthe mandothat cometh after the king? even that which hath been done long ago.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und ich wandte mich, um Weisheit und Unsinn und Torheit zu betrachten. Denn was wird der Mensch tun, der nach dem Könige kommen wird? Was man schon längst getan hat.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Después torné yo á mirar para ver la sabiduría y los desvaríos y la necedad; (porque ¿qué hombre hay que pueda seguir al rey en lo que ya hicieron?)
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Então passei a observar a sabedoria, as loucuras e a tolice; porque o que o homem pode fazer depois do rei, que já não tenha sido feito?
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Então, voltei a considerar a sabedoria e também a insensatez do tolo: que poderá fazer o rei? Apenas o que não tenha sido feito.
📖 Ecclesiastes 2:12 in Context
10And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.
11Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
12And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.
13Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
14The wise man’s eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.
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