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Ecclesiastes 2:16
“For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.”
King James Version (KJV)

🌐 Ecclesiastes 2:16 in 8 Translations

King James Version (KJV)English
For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
For of the wise man, even as of the fool, there is no remembrance for ever; seeing that in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. And how doth the wise man die even as the fool!
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Denn dem Weisen, gleichwie dem Toren, wird kein ewiges Andenken zuteil, weil in den kommenden Tagen alles längst vergessen sein wird. Und wie stirbt der Weise gleich dem Toren hin!
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Porque ni del sabio ni del necio habrá memoria para siempre; pues en los días venideros ya todo será olvidado, y también morirá el sabio como el necio.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Porque não haverá lembrança para sempre, nem do sábio, nem do tolo; porque de tudo quanto agora há, nos dias futuros será esquecido; e o sábio morre assim como o tolo.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Tanto o homem sábio quanto o tolo não serão lembrados por muito tempo. Nos dias do porvir, tudo será esquecido. Assim como o tolo, o homem sábio também morre.

📖 Ecclesiastes 2:16 in Context

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.
16For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.
17Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
18Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.
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