Ecclesiastes 2:13
“Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Ecclesiastes 2:13 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und ich sah, daß die Weisheit den Vorzug hat vor der Torheit, gleich dem Vorzuge des Lichtes vor der Finsternis:
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y he visto que la sabiduría sobrepuja á la necedad, como la luz á las tinieblas.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Então eu vi que a sabedoria é melhor do que a tolice, assim como a luz é melhor do que as trevas.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Então, comecei a entender que sabedoria é melhor do que insensatez, exatamente como a luz é melhor do que as trevas.
📖 Ecclesiastes 2:13 in Context
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.
15Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.
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